HILTON PALM BEACH AIRPORT
150 AUSTRALIAN AVE · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33406
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee bringing dirty plates with gloved hands at dishwashing area and returned to cook line and started working with foods and clean utensils, before changing gloves and washing hands; manager educated; employee washed hands; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately: 50 live flies landing on uncooked potatoes, containers of foods like raisins and chocolate chip, clean plates and cooking pans at prep area adjacent to main cook line; 4 live flies landing on the handwashing sink at dishwasher area 1 live by cooler at cook line Operator started to clean areas; **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish over not commercially packaged over bags of gnocchi in reach in freezer at cook line; stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp and chicken over cooked shrimp in one door cooler at cook line Raw shell eggs over cooked broccoli in double doors cooler at cook line; Foods stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed numerous bowls with foods like cut melon, shredded cheese with no sneezing guard Advised to protect foods; **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 50 pounds of potatoes **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. lasagna (45F – Cold Holding); ; cooked chicken wings (45F – Cold Holding); raw steak (45F – Cold Holding); marinara sauce (45F – Cold Holding); meatballs (45F – Cold Holding)in walk-in cooler #5 Food not prepared or portioned today; foods out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; foods moved to other walk-in coolers ; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink at cook line used for purposes other than handwashing- knives and utensils stored inside. All removed ; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at cook line; operator provided; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Coffee and pastry area added – as per operator no plans approved; **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 3
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed ROP mahi and salmon no longer frozen still in the package; as per operator since last night; package removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drink on prep table at cook line; advised to remove **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed a large area with tiles missing on the ceiling, with tiles stained with mold like substance tiles all above storage racks used to store single service items, and canned foods; Advised to replace and change the damaged tiles and remove racks **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:40 AM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.