PDQ 1011 West Palm Beach

2015 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 · Permanent Food Service · License 6021046

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Grade D
Safety score 64 of 100
Latest visit: Oct 30, 2026 (8 days ago)

What drove the grade

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.High priority, repeat · fixed on the spot · 3 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Oct 30 complaint inspection
    4 high priority (fixed on the spot, 2 repeats)
    -16
  • Administrative complaint on Oct 30
    Counts in full until a follow-up finds the problems fixed
    -20
  • Safety score64

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Complaint inspection

4 violations found
  1. First visitOct 30, 2026 Administrative complaint

    Serious or repeated problems led the inspector to recommend formal action by the state, which can include fines.

    4 violations found:

    • 4 High priority
    What the inspector cited

    High priority4

    • Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.

      creamy garlic (50°F - Cold Holding); buffalo blue cheese sauce (51°F - Cold Holding)in open cooler at expo line; as per operator foods not prepared or portioned today; food stored in small plastic cups stacked on top of each other; food containers overstoked; operator made smaller portions;

      Fixed on the spotRepeat violationAdministrative complaint

      Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.

      grilled chicken (120°F - Hot Holding);in small hot holding trays at cook line; as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; food placed back on the flat top to reheat to 165°F or above.

      Fixed on the spot

      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- butter milk at frying station - since 11:00 am; marked

      Fixed on the spotRepeat violationAdministrative complaint

    • Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.

      Observed employee working with raw chicken, placing inside fryers and took gloves off put new pair on touched fryer handle that was visible soiled with stuck food debris touched bowl to put cooked chicken tenders on, without washing hands first; manager educated; employee washed hands

      Fixed on the spot

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.

Most cited

Food out of temperature3
Handwashing and hygienic practices1