LIFE CAFE AND BAR
11701 LAKE VICTORIA DR · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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 employees loading dishwasher and going back at the front counter and preparing smoothies and other foods, without washing foods first; observed employee removing the full garbage bag and started to store boxes of foods and started to move food containers inside coolers without washing hands first Manager educated and employees washed hands **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced ham (41-45F – Cold Holding); sliced cheese (41-46F – Cold Holding); in reach in cooler at cook line; as per operator food not prepared or portioned today; foods overstocked ; manager made smaller portions **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. brown rice salad (60-50F – Cooling)at 9:45 to 71 F at 1:12 since 9:00 ; brown rice (132-118F – Cooling)at 9:45 to 123 F at 10:12 since 9:00 ;in walk-in cooler; at this rate food will not reach 70 F within 2 hours; food was covered and stored in big plastic bins; operator uncovered and moved to walk-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- microwave at prep station
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink at front counter in the dinning room used for purposes other than handwashing- cartons of orange juice stored inside Removed **Corrected On-Site**
02D-02-4Intermediate – Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Rice container no label Operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks next to customers' foods at front counter on the storage rack Operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bag and jumper stored on the shelf next to protein powder used for customers' drinks at front counter Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation- employee with long beard at cook line Manager unable to provide **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 1:22 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.