EL MOLINO RESTAURANT
1989 S MILITARY TRL · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33415
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-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee wiped wet hands in pants then put gloves on and handled clean utensils. Advised employee who washed hands **Corrected On-Site**
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. At Make Table; Raw chicken stored above sausages Operator fixed **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Walk-in Freezer; raw beef stored above cooked potatoes Operator fixed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in Cooler; Raw shrimp stored above shredded cheese Operator fixed **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Reach-in Cooler; Raw chicken stored above raw beef Operator fixed **Corrected On-Site**
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. Walk-in Freezer; Raw portioned chicken above raw shrimp Operator fixed **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish (salmon and tilapia)bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Per operator items being thawed in sealed vacuum packages since yesterday. See stop sale
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At Steam Table; sausages (120F – Hot Holding) Per operator held on steam table for approximately an hour Advised to reheat to 165F+
Intermediate 1
11-27-4Intermediate – 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
Basic 1
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish (salmon and tilapia)bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Per operator items being thawed in sealed vacuum packages since yesterday. See stop sale
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:57 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 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.