Awesome Empanadas
824 N Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460 · Permanent Food Service · License 6023305
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 31 routine inspection2 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 1 basic (1 repeat)-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 31, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: 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°F. buffalo chicken empanada (45°F - Cold Holding); cheeseburger empanada (46°F - Cold Holding) not prepped or portioned today stored inside containers on bottom shelf of reach in cooler. Per employee items have been stored for more than 6 hours overnight. Bottom shelf cold holding restricted due to large amount of above storage blocking airflow. See stop sale.
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. buffalo chicken empanada (45°F - Cold Holding); cheeseburger empanada (46°F - Cold Holding) not prepped or portioned today stored inside containers on bottom shelf of reach in cooler.
Per employee items have been stored for more than 6 hours overnight. Bottom shelf cold holding restricted due to large amount of above storage blocking airflow. See stop sale.
Intermediate1
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked.
Empanadas with cooked animal protein not date marked in reach in cooler. Per employee, items have been thawed for approximately 1 1/2 days. Reviewed date marking requirements with employee.
Basic1
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees behind front counter.
Repeat violation
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.