CULVER'S OF LAKE PARK
260 N CONGRESS AVE, Lake Park FL 33403 · 561-904-6994
Last inspected Aug 11, 2026 · 10 visits since January 2024
5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding);
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese (40-48F - Cold Holding); veggie burgers (46-38F - Cold Holding)in coolers at cook line; as per operator food not prepared or portioned today; food overstocked; food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; smaller portions made;
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding);
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered establishment through public entrance walked behind counter, put on gloves and began preparing/packaging food for customers without washing hands. Employee(s) standing on cook line with hands in pockets/hands on/under clothing then put on gloves and began preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee(s) who then washed hands.
Hand wash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Kitchen hand wash sink blocked by tall stack of bread trays. Operator moved stack of bread trays/unblocked sink.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler; unwashed bananas stored over individual/single serve bottled beverages and storage container of custard mix. Operator moved bananas to bottom shelf.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk in cooler - butter (44F - Cold Holding); Fish (48F - Cold Holding); cut greens (48F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding); raw burgers (48F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (48F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held in walk in cooler over 4 hours - see stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler - butter (44F - Cold Holding); Fish (48F - Cold Holding); cut greens (48F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding); raw burgers (48F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (48F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held in walk in cooler over 4 hours - see stop sale.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine sanitizer = 0ppm, advised operator to discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Operator set up triple sink to 200ppm quaternary
Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer cases of French fries stored on floor. Operator removed from floor.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee observed cooking raw hamburger patty and then dropping buns into toaster oven without washing hands, pointed out behavior to operator who then spoke to employee.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. At walk in cooler employee can of Red Bull stored with ready to eat items for customer use, operator removed
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of sauerkraut dented. 1 can of chicken gravy dented.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At dry storage area bin of flour has plastic drink cup as a scoop, operator removed drink cup from flour
Food stored in a prohibited area. At walk in cooler open employee water bottle stored on same shelf and above ready to eat cheeses and sauces, operator discarded water bottle.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At sundae station bottle containing vanilla syrup not labeled, operator labeled.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At lift top cooler left of grill; raw hamburger (47F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, being held overfilled in top portion of cooler less than 2 hours, moved to grill to cook for immediate service.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front line; custard dispensing utensils stored in standing water 77F. Operator turned on running water.
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.