LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTRO
10312 FOREST HILL BLVD STE 204 · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed chef touched hat on his head then touched flip top cooler and open it; no hand wash. Chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator touched cut vegetable mix with bare hand. Advised operator to wear gloves.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler across from stovetop: cooked pork (54F – Cold Holding); egg rolls (52F – Cold Holding) As per employee, both items were stored in unit from walk in cooler since 3.5 hours. Not prepped or portioned today. Egg rolls were stored double panned and over stacked, cooked pork stored stacked. Advised operator to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At sushi bar: raw salmon (46F at 2:20pm; 46F at 3:02pm- Cooling) As per employee, cooling since 11:15am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Employee moved to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 2
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:51 PM.
Violation category totals
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.