WEST PALM BEACH, FL. Taqueria Guerrero on Belvedere Road drew 8 high-severity violations during a single inspection this week, the highest count of any facility examined by state inspectors in West Palm Beach between July 9 and July 15, 2026. The citations included toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled near food, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, and inadequate shell stock records, violations that inspectors flagged alongside a complete breakdown in employee illness reporting and hand hygiene.
Fourteen other West Palm Beach restaurants received high-severity citations during the same seven-day stretch.
What Inspectors Found
At Thirsty Turtle Ibis on Northlake Boulevard, inspectors cited 6 high-severity violations including no person in charge performing duties, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. Two intermediate violations noted multi-use utensils not properly cleaned and single-use items being reused.
India Grill and Bar on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard also drew 6 high-severity citations, including one that stood apart from most of the week's filings: food not cooked to required minimum temperature. Inspectors also cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal at that location, an intermediate violation that raises contamination concerns beyond the kitchen line itself.
Makeb's Bagels on South Dixie Highway collected 6 high-severity violations despite being one of the newest facilities in this week's data, with only 6 prior inspections on record. The citations included inadequate handwashing by food employees, improper handwashing technique, no shell stock identification records, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Pavoli Pizza on Forum Place matched that count with 6 high-severity violations of its own, including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, no employee health policy, and inadequate shell stock records alongside the handwashing and illness-reporting failures that appeared at multiple facilities this week.
Go Sushi Inc on Okeechobee Boulevard drew 5 high-severity citations, including inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning inspectors found the physical infrastructure for proper hand hygiene was itself insufficient, not just the technique employees were using. The sushi restaurant was also cited for no consumer advisory on raw or undercooked foods, a disclosure requirement that carries particular weight at a facility where raw fish is a core menu item.
It's All Greek on Belvedere Road received 4 high-severity violations including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, and no consumer advisory. Inspectors also cited inadequate ventilation and lighting as an intermediate violation.
Amigos Mexican and Spanish Restaurant on Okeechobee Boulevard drew 4 high-severity violations, including no person in charge performing duties and inadequate shell stock records. Delicias de la Abuela Restaurant on South Military Trail received the same count, with identical citations for no person in charge, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, and inadequate shell stock records.
Marco's Pizza on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard was cited for parasite destruction procedures not followed, a violation that means the facility could not demonstrate it had properly frozen or cooked fish or other parasite-risk proteins before serving them. That citation appeared alongside inadequate handwashing and improperly stored chemicals, and an intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
TooJay's Deli on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard drew 3 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and inadequate shell stock records. Inspectors also cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal as an intermediate violation. City Pizza on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard received the same violation count, including improperly stored chemicals, no consumer advisory, and shell stock record failures.
Monroe's of Palm Beach on North Congress Avenue, Harry's and Adrienne's Pizza and Bar on Fern Street, and Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant on Haverhill Road each drew a single high-severity violation: employees not reporting symptoms of illness.
What These Violations Mean
The illness-reporting failure was the single most common high-severity citation this week, appearing at 13 of the 15 facilities inspected. When a food worker with Norovirus, Salmonella, or Hepatitis A handles food without reporting symptoms, every plate that leaves the kitchen is a potential transmission event. Norovirus alone accounts for roughly 20 million illnesses in the United States each year, and food workers are a primary vector. The fact that 13 separate facilities in one city in one week could not demonstrate adequate illness-reporting systems is not a paperwork problem.
The handwashing violations at Taqueria Guerrero, Thirsty Turtle Ibis, India Grill and Bar, Makeb's Bagels, Pavoli Pizza, Amigos Mexican and Spanish, and Delicias de la Abuela represent two distinct failure types. At Go Sushi, the problem was infrastructure: the physical handwashing station was inadequate, making proper technique impossible regardless of worker intent. At the others, inspectors cited technique failures, meaning employees were attempting to wash hands but doing so incorrectly, leaving pathogens on their hands after the attempt.
Shell stock record violations appeared at nine facilities this week, including Taqueria Guerrero, Thirsty Turtle Ibis, Makeb's Bagels, Pavoli Pizza, Go Sushi, Amigos Mexican and Spanish, Delicias de la Abuela, City Pizza, and TooJay's. Oysters, clams, and mussels are consumed raw or lightly cooked, and without proper harvest tags and receiving records, there is no way to trace a shellfish-linked illness back to its source. If a customer gets sick, the investigation starts at a dead end.
The parasite destruction citation at Marco's Pizza carries a specific danger that differs from the week's other violations. Parasites including Anisakis in fish and Trichinella in pork survive improper cooking and require either verified temperature thresholds or certified freezing protocols before a facility can legally serve them. Marco's could not demonstrate those protocols were followed.
The Longer Record
India Grill and Bar has 45 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility cited this week. Amigos Mexican and Spanish follows with 44, and Delicias de la Abuela with 37. Taqueria Guerrero has been inspected 36 times. None of those totals are unusual for long-operating restaurants, but the nature of this week's violations at those locations, particularly the illness-reporting and handwashing failures, are not new-code technicalities. They are baseline food safety practices that appear in every inspection cycle.
Monroe's of Palm Beach has 39 prior inspections on record and drew only one high-severity violation this week. Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant has 27 prior inspections and also drew one. The single citation both received, employees not reporting illness symptoms, is serious, but the narrower violation profile at those two locations contrasts with the multi-violation findings at facilities with comparable inspection histories.
Makeb's Bagels and Marco's Pizza are the newest facilities in this week's data, each with only 6 prior inspections. Makeb's drew 6 high-severity violations. Marco's drew 3, including the parasite destruction failure. Both are early in their inspection records and already accumulating citations in categories that inspectors treat as non-negotiable.
Thirsty Turtle Ibis has 17 prior inspections on record and drew 6 high-severity violations this week, including the complete absence of an employee health policy. A written health policy is not a difficult document to produce. After 17 inspections, its absence is a choice, not an oversight.
Marco's Pizza's parasite destruction citation remained unresolved in the state records available for this report.
