TARBOOCH HOOKAH CAFE
1233A S MILITARY TRAIL · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33415
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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 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**
08A-02-6High 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**
08A-05-6High 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**
08B-01-4High 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**
03A-02-5High 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**
Intermediate 1
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 1
22-16-4Basic – 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
1 observation(s)
3 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.