Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE

4364 NORTHLAKE BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDEN · Palm Beach County · FL 33410

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 20, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3450177
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8739204
DBPR license6011042

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate2 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

#3High 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. Employee came from back room kitchen to cook line and started cooking foods without washing hands before; educated; advised to wash hands

#4High Priority01B-07-4

High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Whole washed rotten tomatoes inside cooler at cook line

Stop Sale
#5High Priority10-05-5

High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Advised operator to discard

#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter packets(76F – Cold Holding) in ice at expo line; as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; ice bath not properly set up to keep food under 41 F; operator added ice ; pancake batter (77F – Cold Holding);next to waffles irons on prep table at cook line; as per operator food not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; food moved back to cooler; **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked potatoes (78F – Hot Holding)on the flat top at cook line; as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; advised to reheat to 165 F for hot holding or move to cold holding unit; operator placed inside cooler; **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk – per person in charge not sure exactly when milk was opened; more than 24 hours; dated **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues at cook line

#2Basic21-07-4

Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Triple Sink (Chlorine 200ppm); advised to set up between 50-100 ppm. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:38 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.