Inspection Report

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LILIS CAFE

10961 N MILITARY TRL STE 123 · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3458886
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8762555
DBPR license6011573

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
9 High Priority5 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical18 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 9

#5High Priority12A-27-4

High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs and touched and opened cooler lid to grab more raw shell eggs without changing gloves and washing hands; **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority12A-13-4

High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee loading dishwasher with dirty dishes and unloading cleaning dishes afterwards without washing hands; observed one handwashing sink only in the entire kitchen and prep area; Educated; employee washed hands; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority12A-12-4

High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee touched raw cheese steak meet and after started to cook pancakes without washing hands before; educated; employee washed hands; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched bread toast placed on the plate and served the costumer; no AOP in place; educated ; operator provided tongs; **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags used in direct contact with bread at cook line; removed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10High Priority08A-14-5

High Priority – Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Raw burgers and fish over cooked hash brown potatoes in drawers at cook line ( top drawer contained raw foods). Raw shell eggs and egg wash over cooked bacon in reach in cooler at cook line ; Raw smoked salmon over cooked potatoes in 3 door reach in cooler at cook line; Raw bacon over cooked turkey; raw sausage over corn beef hash on the speed rack in walk-in cooler; all stored properly **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw steak over cooked potatoes; raw beef over cooked chicken wings not commercially packaged in reach in freezer at prep station at the back of the kitchen Stored properly **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#12High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (51F – Cold Holding);at toast area; as per operator outside since 7 am; emailed and printed form during inspection;,placed on TPHC for 7-11 waffle batter (62F – Cold Holding);in cooler at servers area; as per operator food not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes due to being left outside while making waffles; advised to place on ice bath or add on TPHC form; **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#13High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. gravy 119-142 F ( – Hot Holding) in steam table at cook line; food not covered or stirring; food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; advised operator to cover and stir food frequently **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 5

#14Intermediate11-07-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed and printed poster **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#15Intermediate16-33-4

Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer- chlorine sanitizer bucket

#16Intermediate12A-03-4

Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in three compartment sink after touching dirty dishes and touched clean dishes to unload dishwasher. Educated; observed only one handwashing in the entire kitchen and dishwasher area;

#17Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed poster and posted during inspection; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#18Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. chicken soup (135-133F – Cooling)at 10:00 to 132 at 10:26 since 8:30; chicken soup (100-98F – Cooling)at 10:00 to 97 F at 10:26 since 8:30 on prep table at the back of the kitchen; food cooled while covered and stored in big plastic bins; food moved to reach in freezer; **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 4

#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. Removed from packaging **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Water bottle on prep station at cook line; removed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic21-07-4

Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 10ppm); fixed to 50 ppm; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sauces in plastic bottles; flour and sugar containers not labeled; educated operator; suggested to label; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:13 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
5 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
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.