Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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THIRSTY TURTLE

13981 US HWY 1 · JUNO BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33408

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3441908
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8730934
DBPR license6010289

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#3High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 cans of Beets dented.

Stop Sale
#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee cooking chicken then removing glove and doing cleaning activities and then put on clean gloves without washing hands, operator spoke to employee who then washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority01B-13-4

High 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 cookline bottom pullout drawer tuna thawed out in vacuum sealed plastic, see stop sale.

Stop Sale

Basic 2

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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 cookline bottom pullout drawer tuna thawed out in vacuum sealed plastic, see stop sale.

Stop Sale
#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several open employee drinks on prep table, operator discarded all drinks. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:15 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
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.