Sweetgreen
11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ste 4101, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 · Permanent Food Service · License 6022689
What drove the grade
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 23 routine inspection3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 2 basic (1 repeat)-18
- Safety score82
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 23, 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.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employee used hand to wipe mouth and after without washing hands employee handled containers of cooked chicken, discussed with operator employee washed hands.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm) discussed with operator to correct to quaternary 200ppm.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
At mop sink hose Bibb line splitter with no vacuum breaker installed, discussed with operator to install.
Intermediate2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection.
In walk in cooler plastic wrapped metal pans of cut cabbage (64°F - Cooling) at 10:10 since 10:00 to 63°F at 10:40, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41°F within 4 hours, discussed with operator and removed plastic wrap to allow adequate air flow cooling.
Fixed on the spot
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Required employee training expired for some employees.
To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some employees food handler training expired discussed with operator to renew training.
Repeat violation
Basic2
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
In walk in cooler multiple bags and boxes of food stored under shelves on floor, discussed with operator to remove all products from floor.
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) discussed with operator to manually correct to quaternary 200ppm
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
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.