Food Safety Report: Yard House, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, United States.

11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens, 33410 Florida, United States

Closure Date: 11/22/2024

Violations:
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.employee doubled gloved touching raw chicken removed one pair of gloves by using her hands; touched clean plates to plate food without washing hands; educated operator on double glove procedures; operator educated employee who washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

- High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped gloved hands with soiled towel at cook line and proceeded to touch pickles and clean plates without changing gloves and washing hands.employee educated; employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site**

- High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. employee touched trash can and wiped hands on dirty apron and proceeded to bag sauce. Educated operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

- High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee,wiped tongs used to flip various foods on dirty soiled towel; same tongs used to flip seafood wiped with dirty towel in between uses and reused to work with burgers and steaks; observed same towel used to also clean prep food area; Advised to have multiple sanitized utensils handy when working with foods; Manager educated; tongs discarded **Corrected On-Site**

- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live fly in the dining room Operator killed **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

- High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used as liner for boiled eggs container; food in direct contact with paper towels Removed **Corrected On-Site**

- High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 3 live roaches behind thermalizer 1 live on open top reach in cooler at cook line 1 live in electrical room adjacent to pantry station 1 live in dining room by booths Operator unable to kill **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Source: Florida Department of Health