BEES KNEES DINER
1776 N MILITARY TRAIL, West Palm Beach FL 33409
Last inspected May 14, 2024 · 4 visits since September 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
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SEP 23
MAR 24
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2023
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2024020438 | Mar 13, 2024 | Apr 23, 2024 | $200 |
| 2--2017052022 | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
May 14, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2023
Mar 14, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2023
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Menu offers smoked salmon; served raw and not identified as being raw. Advised Operator to identify smoked salmon as being raw.
Mar 13, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 15 violations recorded, 11 high priority.
11 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 #10 cans of grape jelly dented at seam 2 #10 cans of pineapple dented at seam
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 touch hair/hat and then continued preparing food without washing hands. Discussed with operator and advised employee to wash hands.
Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without properly cooking the food to the temperature and time specified in the Food Code for that animal food prior to service. Establishment partially cooks raw shell eggs (poached), cools, cold holds and then reheats for immediate service (not to a minimum temperature of 155F). Advised Operator eggs née to be fully cooked when using a non-continuous cooking method.
Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. At walk in cooler, cut washed potatoes stored in a re-used 5 gallon dish detergent bucket. Operator removed potatoes.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2023
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged At reach in freezer, shucked raw oysters stored over ready to eat uncovered potatoes. Operator moved oysters to lower shelf.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound 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 salmon, raw mahi-mahi labeled to remove from packaging prior to thawing no longer frozen. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, cooked potatoes (70F - Cold Holding) Operator stated potatoes not prepared or portioned today being held at room temperature for 2 hours. Operator put them in reach in freezer.
Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At cook line pancake batter (51F -Ambient cooling)9:05am; pancake batter (53F - Ambient Cooling)11:05am since 6:30am;; milk/flour mixture (59F - Ambient coolin)9:05; 59F Ambient cooling at 11:05am, since 6:30am At this rate product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At cook line pancake batter (51F -Ambient cooling)9:05am; pancake batter (53F - Ambient Cooling)11:05am since 6:30am;; milk/flour mixture (59F - Ambient coolin)9:05; 59F Ambient cooling at 11:05am, since 6:30am At this rate product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. At cook line Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200 +ppm) Operator diluted sanitizer bucket to 100ppm
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Menu offers smoked salmon; served raw and not identified as being raw. Advised Operator to identify smoked salmon as being raw.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. At walk in cooler multiple ready to eat/temperature controlled for safety foods prepared on site, frozen, thawed, held refrigerated date marked with date prepared( exceeding 7days) Operator stated items thawed 2 days prior. Advised operator to properly date mark items.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
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 salmon, raw mahi-mahi labeled to remove from packaging prior to thawing no longer frozen. See stop sale.
Sep 21, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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