MOFONGO CANDELA

3095 S MILITARY TRAIL STE 15, LAKE WORTH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6020586. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-24 to 2026-06-03.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2026-06-03: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-06-02)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-06-02	2026-06-03	Roach activity
2026-03-31	2026-04-01	Roach activity

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
2026-06-03	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2026-06-02	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	1	1	2.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-04-01	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	0	2	2.01	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	3	0	2.01	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	0	1.88	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x3)
2024-11-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-10-31	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	1	1.88	4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.51	4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	0	1.51	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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.