LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTRO
10312 FOREST HILL BLVD STE 204 · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-11-4High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Observed employee leave from restroom to preparing food at fryer; no hand wash. Advised operator that employee should wash hands.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 small flying insects flying around in storage area over onions. 2 small flying insects flying around in warehouse washing area. 1 small flying insect flying along at expo line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. At walk in freezer: Raw beef stored over as per operator, unwashed chilli peppers. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer: Open package of raw beef stored over open box of raw scallop. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At sushi bar: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged Escolar and tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use in vaccum packaging no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Items stored thawed since yesterday. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler near cook line: cooked pork belly (52F – Cold Holding) As per operator, placed from cooler into flip top at 11am. Not prepped or portioned today. Item stored over stacked. Operator moved to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At Sushi bar: cut salmon (44F at 1:15pm; 45F at 2:10pm- Cooling) As per operator; cut today and cooling since 10:30am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within a total of 4 hours. Item stored over-stacked. At double door stainless steel reach in cooler near dishwasher: rehydrated noodles (78F at 1:45pm; 78F at 2:07pm- Cooling) As per operator, rehydrated with room temperature water and cooling since 11:00am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within a total of 4 hours. Noodles stored in a a bag in large quantity. Operator moved items to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Scallop served raw not identified on menu as being raw.
Basic 3
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At sushi bar: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged Escolar and tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use in vaccum packaging no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Items stored thawed since yesterday. See stop sale.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer: Various food items stored on floor. At storage area: Rice vinegar stored on floor. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Fly catcher installed over prep table on expo line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:01 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.