NISSEN'S CATERING
7495 PARK LANE RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33449
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee(s) entered establishment/food preparation area from outside and began preparing/packaging food for customers without washing hands. Advised Operator of hand washing requirements. **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employees handling cellphones/ then continued preparing food without washing hands. Advised Operator of hand washing requirements. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washed/rinsed heavily soiled food preparation utensils/equipment in hand washing sink without required subsequent sanitization. Operator discussed with employee who then moved utensils/equipment, set up triple sink to 200ppm quaternary to properly sanitize. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-8High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 4 live, small flying insects in food preparation/order packaging area flying around/landing on single service packaging materials. Approximately 8 live, small flying insects in kitchen flying around/landing on in-use food preparation tables, equipment and utensils. Advised Operator to eliminate live, small flying insects, clean/sanitize areas. **Warning**
01B-01-4High Priority – Multiple dented canned food items (black olives/tomatoes) on canned food storage rack. See stop sale. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk-in cooler; raw chicken over butter, raw beef over cooked chicken. Advised Operator to store/separate items properly. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk-in cooler; raw chicken stored over raw beef. Advised Operator to store raw chicken below raw beef. **Warning**
01B-35-5High Priority – Raw eggs not broken, immediately cooked for an individual serving and served; broken and combined as an ingredient immediately before baking at item such as a cake; or substituted with pasteurized eggs at an establishment serving a highly susceptible population. No specific HACCP plan available for preparation of the eggs. Establishment cracks, pools and then batch cooks raw shell eggs for highly susceptible population accounts. See stop sale. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach in kitchen crawling on wall over/behind triple sink. Approximately 2 live roaches in kitchen crawling into lighting timer control box behind triple sink/dish washer. Advised Operator to eliminate live roaches, clean/sanitize areas. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 6 rodent droppings in kitchen on floor under prep tables/storage shelves/equipment. Advised Operator to remove rodent droppings clean/sanitize areas. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At food preparation area; cut melon (46F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (45F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (46F – Cold Holding). Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, removed from temperature control approximately 30 minutes prior to be packed for transport to delivery location. At kitchen; cooked vegetables (46F – Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, removed from temperature control 30 minutes prior to create space. Advised Operator to return product temperature to 41F or below within a total of 4 hours/maintain at 41F or below. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
03C-89-4Intermediate – Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Establishment is cooking whole muscle beef partially, not to a minimum of 145F for 15 seconds and not for longer than 1 hour. Advised Operator of non continuous cooking requirements. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Kitchen hand washing sink being used to wash/rinse heavily soiled food preparation equipment/utensils. Advised Operator of hand washing sink use/ requirements. **Warning**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Proof of required employee food handler training provided for only 1 employee out of approximately 10+ employees. Advised Operator of requirements. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk-in cooler; multiple ready to eat food items prepared 1-2 days prior, no date mark. Advised Operator of date marking requirements. **Warning**
Basic 1
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 3 dead roaches in kitchen at ware-washing area. Advised Operator to remove dead roaches, clean/sanitize areas. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 11:07 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.