FRANCO ITALIAN BISTRO
10160 W FOREST HILL BLVD #130 · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed chef touch face then touched clean cutting board; no hands wash. Chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk in cooler on rolling racks: raw chicken stored above raw pork. Chef stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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 small refrigerator: butter chips(52F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over night. At make tables across from cook line: cooked chicken (49F – Cold Holding) double panned; raw breaded chicken (55F – Cold Holding) stored over stacked As per operator, items stored over night. None of these items were prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At small refrigerator: butter chips (52F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over night. At make tables across from cook line: cooked chicken (49F – Cold Holding) double panned; raw breaded chicken (55F – Cold Holding) stored over stacked As per operator, items stored over night. None of these items were prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. On rack under steam table: ; raw pork (55F – Cold Holding) As per operator, taken out to defrost 40 mins prior. Not prepped or portioned today. Chef placed to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At make tables across from cook line: cut tomatoes (46F at 3:22pm; 46F at 3:53pm- Cooling) As per operator, since 2 mins. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Stored over stacked. Advised operator to quick chill. **Warning**
01C-10-4Intermediate – Mussels tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. Operator corrected. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 1
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm). Operator corrected: Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:23 PM.
Violation category totals
2 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.