Inspection Report

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DOWNTOWN PIZZA

608 LAKE AVENUE · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 31, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3386441
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8486488
DBPR license6012971

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High 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. Cook started work put on gloves and stirred marinara sauce , without washing his hands first. Cook washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority12A-18-4

High Priority – Employee dried hands on apron after washing because there were no paper towels provided at hand sink in wait area. Operator provided paper towels and employee washed his hands and dried hands with paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority09-01-4

High 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 lemons for beverages without gloves. Employee put gloves on. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper towel used as liner for cooked egg plant container in prep area. Operator removed paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority41-15-5

High 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. 200+ppm chlorine in wait area. Operator set up fresh solution at 75ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in wait area and pizza prep. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink in wait area. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic21-04-4

Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board in prep area. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Pizza Dough stored on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 2:54 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.