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OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

6266 LANTANA RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33463

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 20, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3714844
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13753337
DBPR license6011454

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 6

#2High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler Cooked peppers at 2pm (45F cooling ) since 9am at 3:06pm 48F cooling product did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale

Stop Sale
#3High Priority12A-12-4

High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw shrimp, removed gloves, handled clean bottle with melted butter without washing hands first. Employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Fryer cooler Raw shrimp stored above cut mushrooms Walk in cooler Raw steaks stored above cooked ribs Operator stored properly both products **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler Cooked peppers at 2pm (45F cooling ) since 9am at 3:06pm 48F cooling product did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale

Stop Sale
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo side ice bath container overflow with Garlic butter 52F cold holding . Per operator stored for approximately 1 hour and not prepared or portioned today. Operator removed overstocked product and placed on walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#7High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Cook line and expo butter , butter on bottles, butter balls, chimichurri. Per operator products stored for approximately 1 hour, operator timed marked **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Walk in cooler Deep cover container with Melted Butter at 2:16pm (101F cooling) since 2pm at 3;10pm ( 105F cooling.) at this rate product will not cool to 70F within 2 hours. Operator uncovered and moved to walk in freezer Walk in cooler Cooked peppers at 2pm (45F cooling ) since 9am at 3:06pm 48F cooling product did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale

Stop Sale

Basic 1

#1Basic03G-53-1

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Walk in cooler Observed cook-chill seal bags with potatoes soup and chili prepared and sealed on premises without any label of time and date preparation, per operator product prepared yesterday, operator dated and timed marked products **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 11:05 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
5 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
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.