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MUSSEL BEACH RESTAURANT

501 E ATLANTIC AVE, DELRAY BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6012861. 12 inspection visits from 2023-09-25 to 2026-06-03.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-06-03: complaint follow-up, 3 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations
5 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (0 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Palm Beach County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-06-03 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
321
3 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x3)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-06-02 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
566
12 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x3)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-04-07 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
556 2.01
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x4)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-10-16 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
133 2.01
7 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-04-09 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
002
2 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-31 Follow-up visit More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
016
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-07 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
3412 1.88
11 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
  • 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2024-09-17 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
243 1.88
6 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-02-14 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
414 1.51
5 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2023-11-30 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2023-10-02 Follow-up visit More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
010
1 area
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-25 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
841 1.51
8 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x4)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.