EL PEPIAN RESTAURANTE INC

426 N DIXIE HWY, LAKE WORTH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6022693. 8 inspection visits from 2024-02-20 to 2026-07-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-23: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine 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

0inspections 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
2026-07-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	2.37	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-12-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	2.01	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-10-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	4	2	2.01	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	4	1.88	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	0	1.88	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	3	1.51	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	2	1	1.51	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.