GABRIEL'S CAFE & GRILLE
12793 FOREST HILL BLVD STE G · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414-4763
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 4 door Stainless steel cooler next to dishwasher: turkey soup (49F at 10:15am – Cooling) As per operator prepared yesterday and left to cooling overnight. Item did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At single door reach in freezer#1: Raw beef steak fritters over ready to eat sweet potato fries, neither items were commercially packaged. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 6 rodent droppings between shelves in dry storage area behind metal prep table where clean pots are stored in kitchen. 2 rodent droppings under storage rack for clean pans in kitchen. 2 rodent droppings next to Ragu sauce on dry storage shelf with seasonings near office area, to the backend of kitchen. 2 rodent droppings under dry storage shelf with big containers of sugar, flour near office, to the backend of kitchen.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 4 door Stainless steel cooler next to dishwasher: turkey soup (49F at 10:15am – Cooling) As per operator prepared yesterday and left to cooling overnight. Item did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At 4 door Stainless steel reach in cooler next to dishwasher: hard boiled eggs (44F – Cold Holding); cut water melon (47F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At 4 door Stainless steel reach in cooler next to dishwasher: hard boiled eggs (44F – Cold Holding); cut water melon (47F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At steam table: oatmeal (115F – Hot Holding) As per cook made at 3.5 hours prior. Item was sitting on top of steam table and not in the steam table. Operator decided to place item on TPHC. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At double door stainless steel reach in cooler: beef burger (50F at 9:20am; 48F at 9:56am – ambient Cooling) As per operator prepped today and cooling since 2 hours. At current rate of cooling, burgers will not cool to 41F within a total of 4 hours. Burgers stored tightly stacked. Advised operator to store in a way to enable quicker cooling.
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Menu offers raw smoked salmon, served raw not identified as being raw.
Basic 1
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth chlorine solution was 10ppm. Operator replaced solution and provided one of 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:20 AM.
Violation category totals
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4 observation(s)
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.