BIG SURF CAFE
6566 N MILITARY TRL, West Palm Beach FL 33407 · 561.848.6277
Last inspected Apr 24, 2026 · 5 visits since September 2023
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At ice cream machine; ice cream mix (55F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned held in machine overnight. See stop sale.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
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. At ice cream machine; ice cream mix (55F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned held in machine overnight. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At ice cream machine; ice cream mix (55F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned held in machine overnight. See stop sale.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing- plastic bucket stored inside Removed
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink used to store cleaning supplies. Operator removed.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. At ice machine(s); accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned/sanitized.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked...tuna salad at walk in cooler. Operator date marked.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled....cleaner spray bottles, manager labeled.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside...hole in the exit door.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.