DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

THIRSTY TURTLE

Donald Ross Road
Florida, 33410
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/23/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10824868

  • 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-23: Same **Time Extended**
  • 24-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-23: Same **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 4/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10824470

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance. Warning
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, crab stuffing dated 4/12, exceeding 7 days from preparation. See stop sale. Warning
  • 12A-25-4: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. At kitchen, Server touched glasses on face then proceeded to fix drinks without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, pico de gallo (47F - Cold Holding); corn (48F - Cold Holding); Alfredo sauce (49F - Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated products held for approximately 2 1/2 hrs prior to. Advised operator of proper cold holding parameters. Operator placed ice onto items to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline steam well, cooked pasta (92F - Hot Holding), operator stated item held for approximately 2 hours. Advised operator to reheat product to 165F . Warning

Inspection Date: 3/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8844659

  • 06-09-1: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. At cookline, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale. Repeat Violation
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At kitchen, fish thawing at room temperature. Advised operator of proper thawing method. Operator placed fish into walk in to continue thawing. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-02-4:High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. At kitchen, servers handling dirty soiled plates then proceeding to pick up clean plates, utensils without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing.
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. At cookline, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At cookline, handwashing sink with pan inside. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8730934

  • 06-09-1: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. At cookline bottom pullout drawer tuna thawed out in vacuum sealed plastic, see stop sale.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several open employee drinks on prep table, operator discarded all drinks. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 cans of Beets dented.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee cooking chicken then removing glove and doing cleaning activities and then put on clean gloves without washing hands, operator spoke to employee who then washed hands and changed gloves. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. At cookline bottom pullout drawer tuna thawed out in vacuum sealed plastic, see stop sale.

Inspection Date: 4/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8596874

  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon over sliced Philly steak- operator inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 53A-04-6:Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Daniel Lewis.
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ arrived during inspection. Ron Paranzino. 03/09/21. Always Food Safe.

Inspection Date: 1/23/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8352186

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets at ice machine not inverted -operator inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm); operator corrected Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) Corrected On-Site
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 12/02/24 - paid during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk in cooler - raw burgers over raw tuna - operator moved burgers to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5: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. 3 door reach in - coconut shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); haddock (45F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held in reach in cooler since 01/19/24. See stop sale.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 3 door reach in - coconut shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); haddock (45F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held in reach in cooler since 01/19/24. See stop sale.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plate in the hot line hand sink - operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation