Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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HURRICANE CAFE

14050 US HWY 1 · JUNO BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33408

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 12, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3496631
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8870206
DBPR license6012506

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#5High Priority12A-25-4

High 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. Employee touched face, touched phone and started to touch various foods at cook line; chef educated; employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over dressings in walk-in cooler Stored properly **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. meatballs (50F- Cold Holding ); shredded cheese (50F – Cold Holding) in cooler #1 at cook line; as per operator foods on ice due to equipment not able to maintain 41 F or below; food not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; ice bath properly set up; **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High 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- Boiled eggs, smoked salmon, and other TCS foods at cook line- operator time marked 9:00 am **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. marinara (129F – Hot Holding)in steam table ; food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; food in double pans; food placed on the stove to reheat to 165 F **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#10Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- cutting boards with heavy black like mold substance at cook line and throughout prep areas

Basic 4

#1Basic14-74-7

Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Cooler #1 at cook line; foods stored in ice bath. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting boards have cut marks and is no longer cleanable- cook line me other prep areas

#3Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink at servers station used by food employees. Recommended to place sigh

#4Basic08B-54-4

Basic – Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Ice tea pitchers and coffee pot stored near hand wash sink at servers area. Advised operator to move to different area or install a splash guard;

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:50 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.