WEST PALM BEACH, FL. Taqueria Guerrero on Belvedere Road drew 8 high-severity violations during the week of July 4, the most of any restaurant inspected in West Palm Beach that week, including toxic chemicals stored or labeled improperly near food, no written employee health policy, and no person in charge present or performing duties during the inspection.
Thirteen restaurants in the city logged high-severity violations between July 4 and July 10, 2026. Together they accumulated 47 high-severity citations across a range of violations, from unapproved food sources to shellfish traceability failures to allergen awareness gaps at a national chain.
The Violations
Taqueria Guerrero's inspection also turned up improper handwashing technique, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and inadequate shellfish identification records. Eight high-severity violations in a single visit is a significant tally for any restaurant.
La Granja Restaurant on South Military Trail and Go Sushi Inc on Okeechobee Boulevard each drew 5 high-severity violations. La Granja's citations included employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shellfish traceability records, no consumer advisory for raw foods, and a failure to properly use time as a public health control, meaning food was held in the temperature danger zone without the documentation required to make that practice legal.
Go Sushi's five violations included inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the physical infrastructure for proper hygiene was absent, along with food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, inadequate shellfish records, and employees not reporting illness symptoms. For a sushi restaurant, where raw fish is the core product, the combination of those five citations is particularly pointed.
It's All Greek on Belvedere Road logged 4 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, no consumer advisory, and employees not reporting illness symptoms.
Amigos Mexican and Spanish Restaurant on Okeechobee Boulevard also drew 4 high-severity violations. Inspectors noted no person in charge present or performing duties, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, and inadequate shellfish identification records.
Lynora's on Clematis Street drew 4 high-severity violations of a different character: two separate chemical-related citations, one for toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and a second for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Inspectors also cited food contact surfaces not properly cleaned and no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff.
Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant on Haverhill Road drew 3 high-severity violations, including employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, and inadequate shellfish records.
Carmela Coffee Bar on Clematis Street also logged 3 high-severity violations, one of which stands out from the week's pattern: food from an unapproved or unknown source. That citation means at least some ingredient in the coffee bar's kitchen could not be traced to a USDA or FDA inspected supplier.
RH F&B Florida LLC on Okeechobee Boulevard drew 3 high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, and inadequate shellfish records.
D'Best BBQ on North Tamarind Avenue drew 2 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved or unknown source and inadequate shellfish records, alongside an intermediate citation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Hamburger Haven on North Tamarind Avenue, just steps away at 1014 N Tamarind, drew 2 high-severity violations for employees not reporting illness and improper handwashing technique.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard drew 2 high-severity violations: no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods and no allergen awareness demonstrated. At a chain that serves burgers cooked to varying temperatures and markets itself to families, both citations carry practical weight.
Subway No. 1662 on Forum Place drew 2 high-severity violations, including parasite destruction procedures not followed and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
What These Violations Mean
The most common high-severity violation this week, appearing at eight of the thirteen facilities, was employees not reporting symptoms of illness. That citation does not mean inspectors observed a sick employee at work. It means the facility had no reliable system to ensure a worker with vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, or a sore throat with fever would remove themselves from food handling. Norovirus, the most common cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurant settings, spreads person to person through exactly this route. La Granja, Go Sushi, Amigos, Dutch Pot, Hamburger Haven, It's All Greek, RH F&B Florida, and Taqueria Guerrero all drew this citation.
Shellfish traceability failures appeared at seven facilities this week, including Taqueria Guerrero, La Granja, Go Sushi, Amigos, Dutch Pot, RH F&B Florida, and D'Best BBQ. Shellfish, including oysters, clams, and mussels, are high-risk foods because they are often eaten raw or lightly cooked and can carry Vibrio bacteria, norovirus, and hepatitis A. The traceability requirement exists so that if customers get sick, investigators can identify the harvest lot, the harvest location, and the dealer. Without those records, an outbreak investigation stalls before it starts.
The two food-from-unapproved-source citations, at Carmela Coffee Bar and D'Best BBQ, represent a different category of risk. Food from an unapproved or unknown source has bypassed federal inspection entirely. There is no way to verify whether that food was processed under sanitary conditions, handled at safe temperatures during transport, or free of contamination. If a customer gets sick, there is no supply chain to trace.
Lynora's drew two separate chemical-related high-severity violations in the same inspection, one for improperly stored or labeled toxic chemicals and a second for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Those are not the same citation. The first typically involves cleaning products or sanitizers stored near food or unlabeled. The second covers a broader category of toxic materials used incorrectly in the facility. Two chemical citations in one visit at a restaurant on a busy downtown street like Clematis is an unusual concentration of that specific risk.
The Longer Record
La Granja Restaurant has 49 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility flagged this week. That is a substantial body of contact with state inspectors, and this week's 5 high-severity violations, including the time-as-public-health-control failure and the shellfish traceability gap, sit on top of that accumulated record.
Amigos Mexican and Spanish Restaurant has 44 prior inspections on record and drew 4 high-severity violations this week, including no person in charge. Taqueria Guerrero has 36 prior inspections and led the week with 8 high-severity citations. Both restaurants have been inspected enough times that the violations documented this week are not the product of inexperience with the inspection process.
The contrast at the newer end of the spectrum is notable. Carmela Coffee Bar has only 5 prior inspections on record and already drew a food-from-unapproved-source citation. D'Best BBQ has 4 prior inspections and drew the same violation, plus an improper sewage disposal citation. It's All Greek has 13 prior inspections and logged 4 high-severity violations this week.
Subway No. 1662 has 17 prior inspections on record. The parasite destruction citation it drew this week, meaning the restaurant could not demonstrate that fish served without full cooking had been frozen to the temperature and duration required to kill parasites, is not a paperwork violation. It is a direct food safety failure at a location that has been inspected enough times to know the requirement.
Red Robin on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard has 22 prior inspections on record. The allergen awareness citation it drew this week means staff could not demonstrate knowledge of the major food allergens or how to prevent cross-contact. At a chain with a standardized national training program and 22 inspections in its history, that citation remains unresolved in this week's record.
