Pizza Palace Inc, 1962 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PIZZA PALACE INC
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1962 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33461
License #: 6020445
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 07/23/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Behind bar area. Plates, napkins, cups.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Chest freezer.
  • Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Shelf rack in walk in cooler
  • Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Chest freezer.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Pizza reach in cooler
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen area.
  • Basic - Mats and duckboard not easily cleanable. Kitchen area
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
  • Intermediate - Interior of refrigerator soiled with accumulation of food residue.
07/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Men's room
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Refrigerators
  • Basic - Evidence of employee smoking in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen area.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Container of tomato sauce. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One small roach inside cabinet.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
1/22/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Vent
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • High 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.
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter or product containing fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter mixture held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.- corrective action - in reach in cooler
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No metal stem-type thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again.lasagna
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels.
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Corrected On-Site**
9/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food stored on floor.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
3/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Observed: Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Observed: Food stored on floor. WALK IN COOLER.
  • Basic - Observed: Hole in wall. By HWS.
  • Basic - Observed: No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • Intermediate - Observed: Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
2/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. ALL HWS SINKS MISSING PAPER TOWELS
  • No copy of latest inspection report. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. UNDER PREP TABLE KITCHEN
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.SEVERAL ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER
9/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/21/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. UNTENSILS NOT INVERTED WITH HANDEL DOWN
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. HWS AT BAR Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. KITCHEN HWS Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. BEING BLOCKED BY BOXES OF CANS OF SODA FRONT COUNTER HWS Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. SHELVE INSIDE WAITSTAFF AREA
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. SHELVES KITCHEN
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 4 SMALL DEAD ROACHES BY PIZZA OVEN FLOOR Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. ONE DEAD ROACH INSIDE HWS KITCHEN
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. ONE SMALL ROACH INSIDE HWS KITCHEN
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. BOXES IN WALK IN COOLER
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. BAR AREA HWS Repeat Violation.
  • Observed hole in wall. NEXT TO KITCHEN HWS Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed soiled dry wiping cloth ON PREP TABLE
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler shelves.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. BLACK JACK ROACH SPRAY Repeat Violation.
2/20/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/19/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. BAR HWS
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. KITCHEN HWS
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. BAR HWS BEING BLOCK BY BOXES
  • Observed REACH IN cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. COOK LINE
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 5 DEAD ROACHES BEHIND REACH IN COOLER KITCHEN AREA Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. CHICKEN WINGS IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. BAG OF SUGAR ON SHELVE NOT CLOSED TO AVOID CONTAMINATION
  • Critical - Observed toxic item on premise that is not APPROVED for the operation of COMMERCIAL KITCHEN establishment. WHITE TOXIC SUBTANCE BEING USE FOR PEST CONTROL MUST USE A LICENSE PEST CONTROL This violation must be corrected by : 10/19/2011.
10/18/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. HWS BY WAITSTAFF AREA
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. KITCHEN HWS
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. KITCHEN SHIELD MISSING
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. OPEN BOTTLE OF WATER IN PREP TABLE
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. COOK TOUCHING RAW CHICKEN THEN SWITCH TASK WITHOUT WASHING HANDS
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. BOX OF ONION ON WIC
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. CUP HWS WAITSTAFF AREA
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
3/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. tuna salad, ham.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. cheese pizza.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese, ham,
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. cheese pizza
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical. License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
12/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. FLOUR IN WALK IN COOLER Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. LARGE CUTTING BOARD COOK LINE
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. COOK LINE GASKETS RIC
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. HWS BAR
5/18/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. BEEF AND WINGS
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. HAM ON TOP OF RAW WINGS WIC
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. WIC FLOUR BAG
  • Observed RIC cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. ALL RIC GASKETS
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical. Observed RAT TRAPS KITCHEN AND BAR AREA
  • Critical. Observed dead roaches on premises. TWO DEAD ROACHES
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present.
  • Critical. Observed screen in window torn/in poor repair.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only.
1/26/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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