MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
6418 LAKE WORTH RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
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 cleaning counter and then engaged cutting lemon without washing hand and putting gloves on hand. Discussed with operator. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure….employee cutting lemon with bare hands . Discussed with employee by sign language. Employee discarded lemon at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….tomatillos sauce 44° , red tomatillos sauce 45° temperature Control in ice at service station by the bar . Food being held less than four hours.Employee putting more ice on food at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-05-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. …fried beans 47° with covered at walk in cooler. Per operator food was cooked yesterday. See stop sale. Operator discarded food at time of inspection. **Warning**
08A-05-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food….raw beef above cooked beef at walk in cooler . Operator properly stored food at time of inspection. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found….one live roach in handwashing sink , one live roach on the wall by the handwashing sink and 7 live roaches inside rare cabinet at bar…..one live roach in prep area, two live roaches underneath prep table at kitchen. **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse….. Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. …fried beans 47° with covered at walk in cooler. Per operator food was cooked yesterday. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
03D-16-4Intermediate – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling….fried beans at walk in cooler . Reviewed cooling procedures with operator. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked….beef soup, chicken soup , beef tripe soup, fish soup in walk in cooler. Employee date marked food at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 2
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises….5 dead roaches on the floor at corner bar by the rest room. Two dead roaches on the floor at kitchen. **Warning**
08A-27-4Basic – Raw animal food not properly separated from unwashed produce….raw shell eggs above tomatoes at walk in cooler. Operator properly stored food at time of inspection. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:27 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.