Sal's Italian Ristorante
Last inspected: Feb 17, 2026
39
Score
Sal's Italian Ristorante, located at 11290 Legacy Ave #100 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on February 17, 2026. This inspection identified four critical, one major, and five minor violations. Previous inspections for Sal's Italian Ristorante have predominantly fallen into the medium-risk category.
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Inspections
4
Critical latest
1
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 17, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
39
Jul 9, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
58
Jul 8, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
43
Jan 9, 2025
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Aug 2, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Feb 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Oct 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Feb 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
67
Oct 13, 2022
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
55
Aug 8, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Violations — Feb 17, 2026 Inspection
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. In walk in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged salmon bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on top of flip top cooler, discussed with operator who removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Salad cooler door gaskets soiled, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler under oven interior soiled with accumulation of food debris, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize unit. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At cook line multiple oil bottles not labeled, discussed with operator to label all bottles. **Warning**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) ran machine multiple times same result, discussed with operator Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Chef handled raw shrimp and after without washing hands chef handled soufflé cups of sauce, discussed with operator chef washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found At server expo station approximately 4 live flying insects landing on shelf, discussed with operator to kill flying insects and clean and sanitize areas. **Warning**
35A-02-7
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. In walk in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged salmon bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In kitchen multiple trays of cooked pasta (87-97F -Cooling ) at 11:30 since 10:30 to 86F-97F at 11:50, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with over who moved product to walk in cooler to chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-15-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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