TACO KING RESTAURANT
5776 S JOG ROAD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In reach in cooler cooked tomato sauce (56F – Cooling) per operator sauce cooked yesterday and left in cooler overnight and not portioned or prepared product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. see stop sale. **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer at front counter plastic wrapped raw tenderized beef stored above bags of French fries. Operator corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. In reach in freezer at front counter plastic wrapped raw tenderized beef stored above plastic wrapped fish.operated corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In reach in cooler cooked tomato sauce (56F – Cooling) per operator sauce cooked yesterday and left in cooler overnight and not portioned or prepared product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. see stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table cooked rice (106F – Hot Holding) per operator product cooked this morning on stove approximately 2 hours ago. Discussed hot holding procedure with operator who moved product to be reheated to 165+F and turned on steam table. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In reach in cooler gallon of milk not date marked per operator product opened on Saturday; operator added date mark to container to show 2/1/25. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53A-02-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Establishment has no proof of certified food manager. Discussed with operator. **Warning**
02C-08-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. In reach in cooler bag of cooked chicken marked 1/20/25 per operator product made on 1/20/25 and frozen then removed on Saturday 2/1/25 discussed date marking with operator who added pull date to container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:30 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.