Park Tavern Delray Beach Not Ordered To Close. Violations Ultimately Cleared.
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Popular Delray Beach Restaurant “Park Tavern” at 32 SE 2nd Avenue received eight violations — five considered “high priority” — when it was inspected on March 19th by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The restaurant was not ordered to shut down.
Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is the unedited list of violations as recorded by the State of Florida.
High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse…. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit…cabbage juice 48F , bchamel 50F , creamy horseradish 45F in walk in cooler by the door . Chef not determined how long food being held out of temperature. … Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours… kimchi 60F in walk in cooler . Food was prepped yesterday at walk in cooler . **Warning**
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit…cabbage juice 48F , bchamel 50F , creamy horseradish 45F in walk in cooler by the door . Chef not determined how long food being held out of temperature. Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours… kimchi 60F in walk in cooler . Food was prepped yesterday at walk in cooler . Stop sale issue. Employee discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Warning**
High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly…00 ppm. **Warning**
Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing…stacking containers in handwashing sink at dishwashing area. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. **Warning**
Basic – 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…. Salmon thawing in reduce oxygen packaging in ice at room temperature. Label states to remove before thawing. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic – 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…. Salmon thawing in reduce oxygen packaging in ice at room temperature. Label states to remove before thawing. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Park Tavern was not ordered to close. The violations were cleared during a mandatory follow-up inspection.
