FLANIGAN'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL
2405 10 AVE N · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33461
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
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. Observed expo server touching bake potatoes ready to be served to customers on expo window with no gloves. Educated operator on proper handling of ready to eat food, Employee washed hands and wear gloves **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.at 0 ppm at the bar. Operator corrected to 200 ppm quaternary **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed a container with chopped garlic stored on same container with raw clams and a container with raw chicken stored above cooked potatoes inside fryer station flip top cooler, top and bottom not protected by solid separation. Operator stored products properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed a deep covered container inside walk-in cooler and a deep container on pantry station with chopped romaine at 2:19pm( 48°F cooling) since 8:30am . Per operator product cooling for over 4 hours. Product did not cool to 41°F within 4 hours. See stop sale **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed multiple items on cook line and expo line Butter 53°F cold Holding, salsa 49°F cold Holding raw fish 46°F cold Holding , cheese 51°F cold Holding raw chicken 46°F cold Holding , tuna salad 47°F cold Holding Per operator all products stored for approximately 2 hours. Per operator products not prepared or portioned today. Operator iced down products **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-06-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed a deep covered container inside walk-in cooler and a deep container on pantry station with chopped romaine at 2:19pm( 48°F cooling) since 8:30am . Per operator product cooling for over 4 hours. Product did not cool to 41°F within 4 hours. See stop sale **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed overstocked Cooked chicken 112°F hot Holding inside steam table and cooked chicken wings 102°F hot Holding , Per operator products stored for approximately 1 hour. Operator moved products to fryer for reheating, rechecked 187°F reheating **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitation tablets stored next to dry spices above prep table were portioned burgers were made Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.at 0 ppm. Operator corrected to200 ppm quaternary **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:18 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 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.