GONZALEZ FOOD SERVICE
585 E MAIN ST · PAHOKEE · Palm Beach County · FL 33476
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 2
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At glass door stainless steel cooler near front counter: Raw shelled eggs stored over mozzarella cheese. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At glass door reach in cooler near front counter: cooked chicken (44F – Cold Holding) As per operator, taken out of cooler at 7am for 20 minutes. Not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed in freezer to quick chill Standing refrigerator, in cooler section:; raw pork (49F – Cold Holding) As per operator, placed in cooler from truck cooler about 3 hours; chorizo(48F – Cold Holding) As per operator, bought from store about 2 hours. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator moved items to the freezer section to quick chill. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed to operator. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At single glass door reach in cooler near front counter: sliced tomatoes (47F at 10:56am; 47F at 11:19am- Ambient Cooling) As per operator: sliced and cooling since 9am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within a total of 4 hours. A container was blocking reach in cooler's fan. Operator moved to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Printed a copy for operator. **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure available for items at front counter that are time marked for time as a public health control. Operator completed written procedures. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser in unlabelled spray bottle at triple sink. Operator labelled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 2
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displayed license expired on 12/01/23. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine solution was 50ppm. Operator corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:04 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.