PARK AVE BBQ & GRILL
13897 WELLINGTON TRCE · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414-8554
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed chef touch cellphone then handled utensil to stir sauce in flip top cooler; no hand wash. Observed chef handled soiled wiping cloth then handled fryer basket; no hand wash. Chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
09-20-5High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not immediately heated to 145 degrees F after bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator touch cooked ribs with bare hands in walk in cooler. Advised operator to use gloves or utensils when handling ready to eat food items. **Warning**
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. Raw chicken in metal pan stored over raw pork. Raw ground beef stored over portioned raw pork wrapped in plastic. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: cooked collared green (47F – Cold Holding) As per operator stored overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: cooked collared green (47F – Cold Holding) As per operator stored overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. At walk in cooler: cooked ribs (46F – Cold Holding) As per operator, was taken out for 30 mins for an order. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator placed to quick chill. At flip top coolers: cut lettuce (52F – Cold Holding) As per operator stored in unit, since 11am, came from walk in. Not prepped or portioned today. Stored over stacked. Operator moved to quick chill. **Warning**
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: cooked beef (109F – Hot Holding); cooked pork (115F – Hot Holding) As per operator, reheated and hot held since 2 hours. Operator moved to reheat on grill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm). Operator corrected to Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **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 walk in cooler: cut lettuce (69F at 12:45pm; 66F at 1:15pm – Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 11:30am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Stored in deep covered container. Advised operator to cool in shallow, uncovered container. **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Burgers that as per operator are served medium well unless requested to be done well done. **Warning**
Basic 1
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:24 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.