Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

TARBOOCH HOOKAH CAFE

1233A S MILITARY TRAIL · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33415

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3715696
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13754189
DBPR license6021641

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#2High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from dining area/market and began preparing/serving food without washing hand. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer; prepped/skewered/plastic wrapped raw chicken, raw lamb and raw beef stored over ready to eat cheese sticks and cooked potatoes. Operator moved raw below ready to eat. **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. At cook line lowboy; raw chicken stored over yogurt. Operator moved raw chicken to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority08B-01-4

High Priority – Self-service Olive Bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Olives in open air cooler at dining room/market for self service no cover/lid/sneeze guard, not adequately protected from contamination. Operator covered olives with lids until able to acquire sneeze guards. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line make top cooler; cheese (48F – Cold Holding). Operator stated cheese being held in styrofoam container on pans in make top for less than 2 hours, moved to reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler under make top interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Advised Operator to clean/sanitize.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 11:04 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.