Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach
Last inspected: Nov 18, 2025
30
Score
Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach has been inspected 14 times since 2022. The most recent visit was on Nov 18, 2025. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near four violations per visit.
“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing six times across the record.
The city-wide average sits at 79, which Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach's 30 doesn't quite reach. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
14
Inspections
7
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 18, 2025
Complaint Full
7 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 9 violations
High Priority - 1 Live, small flying insects found in kitchen flying around dish area/mop sink/rear exit door . Operator eliminated live, small flying insect. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7
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/nose while adjusting glasses then handled plates of food to be served to customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched visibly soiled wiping cloth then continued preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. 1 dead insect in/on vanilla flavored milk. See stop sale. **Admin Complaint**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 1 dead insect in/on vanilla flavored milk. See stop sale.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top; cut lettuce (49F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held overfilled in make top for less than 2 hours, moved overfilled portion to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-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 (TPHC) has no time marking. Honey butter/buttermilk no time mark. Operator stare held using time as a public health control for less than 4 hours, applied time mark. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at hand wash sink in prep area not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Operator repaired/dispensing. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
Basic - Visibly soiled dry wiping cloth in use on cook line cutting board. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-10-4
30
Aug 27, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 26, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled cellphone while removing from pocket and then handled clean equipment, utensils and unwrapped single service articles to prepare/package food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through all floor drains in kitchen from triple sink/prep sink/hand wash sinks/mop sink. Areas cannot be isolated or closed off to prevent employee exposure/food/equipment contamination. Operator able to unclog grease trap, floor drains all draining properly, cleaned and sanitized areas. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
28-26-5
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. At make line; honey butter, no time mark. Operator stated held less than 4 hours, applied appropriate time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At front line; milk, no date mark. Operator stated milk opened 3 days prior, applied appropriate date mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-03-5
58
Mar 3, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
52
Oct 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled personal cellphone out of pocket, was eating and then handled clean utensils to serve food to customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-29-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage container stored on prep table at cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer doors/lids heavy rust pitted/no longer smooth, easily cleanable.
14-11-5
78
Jun 25, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Operator moved sanitizing procedure to triple sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-06-25: Tested 3 times with operators and state thermo tape. Thermo tape failed to turn black **Admin Complaint**
22-57-6
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen, buttermilk (56F -Cold holding, raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items prepared 2hours prior. Advised operator to place ice on items to fascilitate quick chill. Operator placed ice onto products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-06-25: Garlic palm butter 68 f in prep room less than one hour. ( Not prepared or portioned today.) buttermilk 46 f at breading station. Both less than 1 hour. Manager added both to existing time as public health control plan and time marked **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in freezer doors rust pitted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-06-25: Chest freezer door rusted ( in prep room ) **Time Extended**
14-33-4
70
Jun 17, 2024
Routine - Food
8 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 10 violations
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. Observed employee wrapping cookies, then pushing trash down into trash can, and proceeding to bag cookies with bare hands. Advised operator of proper bare hand contact with ready to eat foods. **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Operator moved sanitizing procedure to triple sink. **Warning**
22-57-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, carton of raw shelled eggs stored over milk. Operator removed eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen, buttermilk (56F -Cold holding, raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items prepared 2hours prior. Advised operator to place ice on items to fascilitate quick chill. Operator placed ice onto products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed honey butter with no time mark. Per operator, item stored for approximately 2 hours. Operator time marked item. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed garlic bread(80F- Hot holding) on untoasted white garlic bread stored in bin on counter. Operator decided to use time control for garlic bread, added it to the procedure. garlic Parmesan butter (80F (Hot holding) Operator stated item stored for 45 minutes. Operator decided to add to Time is public health control. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle with sanitizer stored on counter with sauces. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
29-42-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Warning**
16-62-1
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in freezer doors rust pitted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-33-4
26
Jul 19, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Chest freezer lid with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-19: Same .time extended to next unannounced inspection **Time Extended**
14-33-4
95
Jul 18, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 on black tile wall behind shake machine at front counter 3 on white tile wall behind shake machine at front counter 3 on cardboard cup holder stored on top of another shake machine near drive thru window 1 on clear plastic container of breading flower mix behind soda machine on cook line 1 on black tile wall on cook line 1 on plastic shelf in dishwasher area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. grilled chicken breast 130 ,grilled chicken tenders130 in holding unit. Manager discarded both. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
Basic - Chest freezer lid with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-33-4
70
Jul 7, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. White chest freezer lid rusted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-07: Same **Time Extended**
14-36-5
95
Jul 6, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 on paper product box on plastic shelve rack in dishwasher area 1 on another box 2 on another box 1 on another box 1 on another box all on same shelve. 4 on plastic shelve rack in dishwasher area 1 on sugar packet box on shelve in dishwasher area 2 on red insulated bags in prep room 1 on black insulated bag in prep room 4 in a pan with heating element on top of white chest freezer in prep room 1 on mayonnaise container on shelf in prep room 3 on sandwich Bun box in prep room 1 on reach in cooler door on cook line 4 on white wall tiles on cook line 2 on black wall tiles on cook line 3 on hot fudge container lid by soft serve machine at front line 2 on white wall tiles at hand sink on cook line 1 on soft serve machine hopper lid at front line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs ( 12 pack carton) stored on top of strawberry container in walk in cooler. Manager rearranged. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pepper jack cheese 45, cheddar cheese 46, raw chicken nuggets 47 in reach in cooler on cook line. Not prepared or portioned today.As per manager less than 2 hours. Manager moved all three to walk in cooler to cool quickly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink in dishwasher area. Manager stocked the towel dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quat 0 ppm( dispenser broken ) **Warning**
21-08-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Ice machine sliding doors and microwave door handle. **Warning**
23-24-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Loaded potato salad container ( as per manager establishment does not sell potato salad) stored with and above food in walk in cooler. Manager moved container to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-49-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. White chest freezer lid rusted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-36-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wash cloth on green cutting board. **Warning**
21-12-4
45
Jun 7, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
95
Jun 6, 2023
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 on card board box in prep room, 2 on window ledge in prep room **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Several small ants crawling all over at condiment station between soda stations in dining room **Admin Complaint**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pepper jack cheese 51 top section 41 bottom section as per manager 1.5 hours here, manager discarded over stocked cheese , sliced tomatoes 44 on top section over stocked as per manager sliced yesterday brought to this cooler 1.5 hours ago, raw chicken tenders 48, **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on both sides of the splitter at mop sink. **Warning**
29-34-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair ( white chest freezer lid rusted. **Warning**
14-36-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handles in contact with brown sugar. Employee stored handle above sugar **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several plastic containers **Warning**
14-38-4
47
Jul 29, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee handle cell phone, touch face then proceed to put on gloves and handle ready to eat food and utensils without washing hands. Discussed with operator **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. left side soft machine (51°F - Cold Holding); right side soft serve machine (49°F - Cold Holding). Monitored units for 30 minutes with no significant changes in temperature. Operator states mix has been in units for 3 hours. DO NOT STORE TCS FOODS IN UNIT UNTIL UNIT CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINS 41°F OR BELOW. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing pink substance at front counter not labeled, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Observed at hand wash sink in prep area. Operator provided **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-05-4
Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Discussed with operator **Warning**
33-09-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Discussed with operator **Warning**
33-19-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris. Observed behind cook line equipment. Discussed with operator **Warning**
23-03-4
52
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach on file is from Nov 18, 2025. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach.
How does Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach compare to other restaurants in West Palm Beach?
Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach most recently scored 30 out of 100, which is lower than the West Palm Beach average of 79.
Has Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Pdq 1011 West Palm Beach is inspected around four times per year on average.
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