LA PITAYA
400 S DIXIE HWY #16 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee handled bleach to make sanitizer bucket and immediately began handling tortillas and cooking equipment. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over ready to eat broth for chicken soup in two door stainless steal cooler in kitchen Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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 over raw beef in freezer chest in prep area. Items not commercially packaged Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Steak thawing in hand sink in kitchen. removed from sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – 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. Two employees on site during inspection **Warning**
Basic 1
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef in hand sink at room temperature **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 1:07 PM.
Violation category totals
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.