Inspection Report

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GONZALEZ FOOD SERVICE

585 E MAIN ST · PAHOKEE · Palm Beach County · FL 33476

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 12, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number1289789
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8708501
DBPR license6051614

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority3 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#1High 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. Observed chef leave food truck, return to food truck then handle tortilla to prepare order; no hand wash. Chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At single glass door reach in cooler close to door: raw cracked shelled eggs stored over bags of mozzarella cheese and various other ready to eat food items. Operator discarded egg. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At Stove top: cooked steak (88F at 10:10am – Hot Holding) As per operator, cooked and stored since 6am, over 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#4High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Items held using time as a public health control not time marked. Operator time marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At Stove top: cooked steak (88F at 10:10am – Hot Holding) As per operator, cooked and stored since 6am, over 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 3

#6Intermediate53B-01-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**

Warning
#7Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – 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. Employee employed 3 days. Emailed form to operator. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#8Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with degreaser not labelled. Operator labelled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:27 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.