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11924 W FOREST HILL BLVD #12 · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
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 8
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed chef cracked several raw shelled eggs, wipe hand on dry wiping cloth then handled clean spatula to flip pancake; no hand wash. Chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-13-4High 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. Observed dishwasher handle dirty dishes then handled clean dishes; no glove change; no hand wash. Advised kitchen manager/ chef that dishwasher should wash hands.
09-01-4High 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. Observed chef touched cut lettuce with bare hands. Chef discarded cut lettuce. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. At flip top cooler: cracked raw shelled eggs stored with intact shelled eggs.
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 flip top cooler near cook line: sliced tomatoes (49F – Cold Holding) ; cooked chicken (58F – Cold Holding) As per chef, items stored in unit overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. Tomatoes stored over stacked. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler near cook line: sliced tomatoes (49F – Cold Holding) ; cooked chicken (58F – Cold Holding) As per chef, items stored in unit overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. Tomatoes stored over stacked. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Salmon in flip top cooler near freezers identified on written procedure not time marked. Chef discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On shelf above stovetop: molten butter (117F – Hot Holding) As per operator, stored since 30 mins. On expo line: hollandaise sauce (98F at 9:33am – Hot Holding) As per operator, stored since 7:00am. Advised operator to reheat items to 165F.
Intermediate 1
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Various food items with poached eggs.
Basic 1
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile in disrepair and leaking water into passage between stainless steel reach in freezer and storage rack
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:24 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.