APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL AND BAR
6706 FOREST HILL BLVD · GREENACRES · Palm Beach County · FL 33413
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds (3-5 seconds) while washing hands before touching clean equipment, clean utensils and food items. Discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while wiping then touched clean tray and plastic wrapped cooked ribs without washing hands. Discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **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 mechanically tenderized beef stored over raw pork bacon. Operator moved raw mechanically tenderized beef under bacon. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. portioned cooked rice (50F – Cold Holding). Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, Portioned cooked rice held over 4 hours. Expo line; sour cream (49F – Cold Holding); milk (45F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes pico (44F – Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held over 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upright reach-in and make top on cook line; cooked rice (50F – Cold Holding); cooked pasta (47F – Cold Holding); portioned cooked rice (50F – Cold Holding). Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, cooked rice and cooked pasta held less than 4 hours, moved to walk-in cooler. Portioned cooked rice held overnight/more than 4 hours. Expo line; sour cream (49F – Cold Holding); milk (45F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes pico (44F – Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held over 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cut lettuce (55F – Ambient Cooling 2:40/56F 3:20)cut tomatoes (50F – Ambient Cooling 2:40/3:20 52F). Operator stated cut at 1:00pm, at this rate will not reach 41F within 4 hours, moved to walk-in cooler to facilitate faster cooling. cooked pasta (47F – Cooling2:40/47F 3:15). Operator stated cooling since 1:00 at this rate will not 41F within 6 hours, uncovered/unstacked to facilitate faster cooling. **Warning** **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:18 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.