RIPPER'S RESTAURANT
4207 SW MARTIN HWY · PALM CITY · Martin County · FL 34990
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee Cracking raw shell eggs then used spatula to scramble eggs with no hand wash. Educated employee and operator on proper hand washing procedures. Employee removed gloves and washed hands.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw beef country fried steak opened from commercial packaging over hot dogs at reach in freezer. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw shell egg batter over diced onions reach in cooler by flat top. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter: raw shell eggs (61F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 2 hours. Time control procedure sent to operator. – Reach in cooler: diced ham (48F – Cold Holding) Observed in a plastic pan on top portion of flip top cooler resting on top of another pan of shredded cheese. Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator placed ham inside bottom portion of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. home fries (120F – Hot Holding) Observed in fryer basket. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 20 minutes. Operator put back in fryer to reheat to 165+F and then placed in steam table. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket, Chlorine sanitizer 200ppm. Operator corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. sliced tomatoes (50F – Cooling) at 9:30 since 9:15 – 50F 9:55 Observed in metal pan overflowing 1 inch above pan at reach in cooler. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator split in half and placed inside cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:58 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
2 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.