LAS AMERICAS LATIN RESTAURANT
1336 S MILITARY TRL · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33415
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 5
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing a pot with only soap and water, then she proceeded to put it with the rest of clean pots with out sanitizing first. Educated employee and pot returned to 3 compartment sink for sanitation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on Dec1 2023. Operator renewed license during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food(raw liver) stored over or with unwashed produce.( tomatoes) inside reach in cooler. Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on front counter area. milk 47F cold Holding, chiimicurri 60F cold Holding , Per operator product stored for approximately 1 hour. Per operator products not prepared or portioned today Operator iced down milk and moved sauce to reach in 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. Under steam table front counter area Cooked rice 110 F hot Holding . Per operator product stored for approximately 1,5 hours . Operator decided to use time control , marked product for the remaining 2 hours. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed procedures to operator
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On front counter area Milk shake at 9:49am(46F cooling) since 30 minutes., at 10am (47F cooling). At this current cooling rate product will not cool to 41F within 4 hours. Operator moved to time control . On kitchen area Cooked ox tail at 9:00 am (107F cooling) 30 minutes,at 9:59am ( 101F cooling) , chicken soup at 9am (99F cooling) 30 minutes , rechecked at 9:57am (105F cooling). At this current cooling rate product will not cool to 70F within 2 hours. Operator moved to reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 10, 2026 1:12 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
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.