THIRSTY TURTLE EXPRESS

13961 US HWY 1, JUNO BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6022719. 8 inspection visits from 2024-04-16 to 2026-08-25.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-25: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-25	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	1	2.37	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-02-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	2.01	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	0	2.01	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.88	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-08-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1		2 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
2024-07-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	3	1.51	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	0	1.51	3 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 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.