Pappa Jimmy's

149 S Lake Ave, Pahokee, FL 33476
Last inspected: Dec 17, 2025
7
Score
High Risk

Pappa Jimmy's is a restaurant located at 149 S Lake Ave, Pahokee, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

8
Inspections
14
Critical latest
4
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 17, 2025
Routine - Food
14 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
7
Jul 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Jan 27, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
52
Apr 2, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
41
Dec 14, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Feb 28, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
64
Sep 20, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Violations — Dec 17, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw snapper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per chef, stored overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor Operate placed on milk carton **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared : sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary200ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-08-4
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At front counter: bottle of prescription medicine stored over fruit punch mix. Operator stored medicine properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-07-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 can of olives with dent on seam. **Warning**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed chef handle raw fish then began handling clean spoon to stir beans at cook line; no handwash Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Chef washed hands and changed spoons. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-16-4
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. Observed employee go from rinsing dirty containers at dump sink then grabbed burger smasher to prepare burger at cook line; no hand wash. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Burger buns stored in direct contact with non food grade paper towels. Operator removed paper towels **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-86-1
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Burger buns stored in direct contact with trash bags Operator removed from bag and placed in food grade bag **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-31-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/25. Advised operator to renew. **Warning**
50-17-3
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared: Triple Sink (Quaternary 200ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-43-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At tall reach in freezer: Raw pork chops stored over ready to eat pulled pork - both products out of their commercial packaging. Educated operator on proper safe storage practices Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw snapper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per chef, stored overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Flip top cooler by cook line: sliced cheese (48F at 10:47am; 48F at 11:32am- Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 7:30am. The product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter beside fryer: French fries (50F - Cold Holding) As per chef, taken from freezer and placed on counter 45 minutes prior. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-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. Fries and hush puppies under heat lamp not properly time marked. As per operator, stored since 11:35am. Operator time marked correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Flip top cooler by cook line: sliced cheese (48F at 10:47am; 48F at 11:32am - Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 7:30am. The product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
03D-06-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened gallon of milk stored 6 days; not date marked. Operator date marked milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At Flip Top cooler by cook line: sliced tomato (48F at 10:45; 48F at 11:30 - Cooling) As per employee, sliced and cooling since 9:30 am. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Advised operator to place in reach in cooler to quick chill. At tall reach in by cook line: coleslaw (66F at 10:16am; 62F at 11:30am- Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 9:31am. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator placed in reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dirty pot of grease stored in handwash sink by cook line Operator removed pot from handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. At walk in cooler: sliced ham frozen (11/11/25 )and then held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Advised operator to date mark. **Warning**
02C-08-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)