EL MOLINO RESTAURANT

1989 S MILITARY TRL, WEST PALM BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6013411. 15 inspection visits from 2023-09-19 to 2026-10-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-20: routine inspection, 5 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

8 of 10routine 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	2	2	2.37	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-03-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	2.01	4 areas 01 Approved source 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-12-11	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	6		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2025-12-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	11	2.01	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2025-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	2.01	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-08	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	2	1.88	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-02-14	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-02-13	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	8	1	1		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-01-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	0	0	1.88	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2024-11-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	8	1	1	1.88	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x5) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-07-30	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	3	0	1.88	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-07	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	1		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-03-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	8	1	1	1.51	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-09-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-09-19	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	2	1.51	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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.