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COUNTRY INN RESTAURANT INC

Health inspection records show COUNTRY INN RESTAURANT INC in LAKE WORTH has 8 inspections with a food safety rating of 2.2/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

4480 S MILITARY TRAIL

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13459934

  • 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In dry storage room ceiling is accumulated with black mold-like substance, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-15: In dry storage room ceiling is accumulated with black mold-like substance, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Admin Complaint
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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 washing dirty dishes did not wash hands before handling ice scoop to scoop ice into bucket, discussed with operator who educated employee, employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-15: Employee washing dirty dishes did not wash hands before handling clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Admin Complaint Corrected On-Site
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Exterior hose Bibb no vacuum breaker installed discussed with operator to install vacuum breaker. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-15: Exterior hose Bibb no vacuum breaker installed discussed with operator to install vacuum breaker. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 7/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10872845

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In dry storage room ceiling is accumulated with black mold-like substance, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Warning
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler at cook line interior soiled with accumulation of soil residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize unit. Warning
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. In kitchen bottles of Pills and liquid medications stored directly above prep table and single service food liners, discussed with operator who removed products. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. In walk in cooler large sealed plastic bins of cooked potatoes (94F - Cooling) at 9:30 since 6:30, at this rate of cooling product never reached 70F within 2 hours discussed cooling with operator and provided cooling handout to operator via email, see stop sale. Warning
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from customer dining room and without washing hands employee handled clean ladle to serve oatmeal, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site 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. Operator touched face with hand and without washing hands operator handled clean and sanitized plate and tongs to plate English muffin, discussed with operator who washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-29-4: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 washing dirty dishes did not wash hands before handling ice scoop to scoop ice into bucket, discussed with operator who educated employee, employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw Philly steak meat stored above bags of French fries, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. In walk in cooler large sealed plastic bins of cooked potatoes (94F - Cooling) at 9:30 since 6:30, at this rate of cooling product never reached 70F within 2 hours discussed cooling with operator and provided cooling handout to operator via email, see stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler cut melon (47F - Cold Holding); cut sausage (45F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (44F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw steak (47F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (47F - Cold Holding); country ham (47F - Cold Holding) per operator products not portioned or prepared today and removed from walk in cooler and placed in flip top approximately 3 hours ago discussed with operator moved products to another reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03F-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. See stop sale. In kitchen butter identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking, discussed with operator who stated product placed out of refrigeration at 6:30 operator time marked product. Corrected On-Site 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. In steam table chicken dumplings (119F - Hot Holding) per operator product prepared this morning on stove top and placed on table in kitchen for approximately 20 minutes before being placed in steam table, discussed with operator who moved product to reheat product to 165F+. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen above three compartment sink on shelf bottles of chemical cleaners stored directly next to clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator who removed products. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Exterior hose Bibb no vacuum breaker installed discussed with operator to install vacuum breaker. Warning
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler commercially processed corn beef hash (57F - Cooling) at 9:30 since 7:30 to 57F at 9:45, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours discussed with operator who removed plastic wrap and spaced containers to allow for adequate air flow cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with employee back pack stored directly on top of clean and sanitized silverware, discussed with operator who removed back pack and placed silverware in dishwasher to be re sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 8/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8859337

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8857146

  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Admin Complaint
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observe on live roach at cook line , one live roach at dishwasher, five live roaches under stove , one live roach by rear door all in kitchen. Admin Complaint** Admin Complaint
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observe butter in reach in cooler at butter (50F - Cold Holding) that was on taphc earlier in the day. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1)Observed sliced tomatoes 48°F, cut lettuce 50°F , cut melon 49°F, breakfast sausage 50°F, diced tomatoes 57°F all cold holding not cut or prep today 2) Glass refrigerator ; milk (44F - Cold Holding). cold holding not cut or prep today 3) Cheese 45F, ready to eat sausage 45F, milk 44F, Hallandale sauce 45F , cooked potatoes 44F cold holding not cut or prep today Repeat Violation** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03F-04-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Observe butter and waffle batter in reach in cooler at butter that was on taphc earlier in the day. Warning
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed cooked green at 96-112 at 3:50 with 1 hour and 10 mins remaining of 2 hours At 4:17 cooked greens 96-107F . Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 8/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8856527

  • 22-41-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly....00 ppm.. operator prime machine and fixed it at 100 ppm . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: Chlorine 00 ppm. Admin Complaint
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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....sliced cheese 56F, shredded cheese 53F, Canadian ham 46F, scrapples 48F, ham 49F, steak 46F, cut tomatoes 54F, hamburger 54F , turkey 54F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today . Some food being held more than four hours,some are less . Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: Observed sliced tomatoes 48°F, cut lettuce 50°F , cut melon 49°F, breakfast sausage 50°F, diced tomatoes 47°F all cold holding not cut or prep today, food being held more than 4 hours . Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....sliced cheese 56F, shredded cheese 53F, Canadian ham 46F, scrapples 48F, ham 49F, steak 46F, cut tomatoes 54F, hamburger 54F , turkey 54F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today . Some food being held more than four hours,some are less . Employee discarded food and removed food another acceptable cooler . ... cheeses 45, sour cream 45F, turkey 46F, egg wash 45F in walk in cooler . Per manager food being held less than 4 hours . Manager opened inside walk in cooler door to cooling fast . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: Observed sliced tomatoes 48°F, cut lettuce 50°F , cut melon 49°F, breakfast sausage 50°F, diced tomatoes 57°F all cold holding not cut or prep today , food being held more than 4 hours . Cheese 45F, ready to eat sausage 45F, milk 44F, Hallandale sauce 45F , cooked potatoes 44F in walk in cooler . Admin Complaint
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection.... Hallandale sauce 103F, gravy 81F in a dipper than 4 inches container with covered in walk in cooler . Took another temperature after 30 minutes Hallandale sauce 102F , gravy 81F . Manager replace food in shallow container and no covered and stored walk in freezer to chill fast . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: Observed cooked green at 96-112 at 3:50 with 1 hour and 10 mins remaining of 2 hours At 4:17 cooked greens 96-107F .Admin Complaint Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 8/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8784743

  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name...sugar container . Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly....00 ppm.. operator prime machine and fixed it at 100 ppm . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 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....sliced cheese 56F, shredded cheese 53F, Canadian ham 46F, scrapples 48F, ham 49F, steak 46F, cut tomatoes 54F, hamburger 54F , turkey 54F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today . Some food being held more than four hours,some are less . Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....sliced cheese 56F, shredded cheese 53F, Canadian ham 46F, scrapples 48F, ham 49F, steak 46F, cut tomatoes 54F, hamburger 54F , turkey 54F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today . Some food being held more than four hours,some are less . Employee discarded food and removed food another acceptable cooler . ... cheeses 45, sour cream 45F, turkey 46F, egg wash 45F in walk in cooler . Per manager food being held less than 4 hours . Manager opened inside walk in cooler door to cooling fast . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection.... Hallandale sauce 103F, gravy 81F in a dipper than 4 inches container with covered in walk in cooler . Took another temperature after 30 minutes Hallandale sauce 102F , gravy 81F . Manager replace food in shallow container and no covered and stored walk in freezer to chill fast . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime...can opener blade . Employee cleaned . Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 3/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8497896

  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observe Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Operator prime machine Dishwasher (Chlorine 100ppm)
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 9/12/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8383245

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk sugar container, stored above toaster, with no label. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site