PAPPA JIMMY'S

Name: PAPPA JIMMY'S
Address: 149 S LAKE AVE, PAHOKEE, FL, 33476, US
Rating: 67.3

149 S LAKE AVE, PAHOKEE, FL 33476

License #6019654

67.3 Grade F / 100

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PAPPA JIMMY'S in PAHOKEE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 67.3 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 19 total violations — 11 critical, 5 major, 3 minor.

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[02C-08-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. At walk in cooler: sliced ham frozen (11/11/25 )and then held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Advised operator to date mark.
[22-43-4] Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared: Triple Sink (Quaternary 200ppm)
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter beside fryer: French fries (50F - Cold Holding) As per chef, taken from freezer and placed on counter 45 minutes prior. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator discarded.

Warning Issued
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dirty pot of grease stored in handwash sink by cook line Operator removed pot from handwash sink.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. At front counter: bottle of prescription medicine stored over fruit punch mix. Operator stored medicine properly.
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/25. Advised operator to renew.
[22-43-4] Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared: Triple Sink (Quaternary 200ppm)
[12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee go from rinsing dirty containers at dump sink then grabbed burger smasher to prepare burger at cook line; no hand wash. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Flip top cooler by cook line: sliced cheese (48F at 10:47am; 48F at 11:32am- Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 7:30am. The product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale.
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared : sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary200ppm)
[02C-08-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. At walk in cooler: sliced ham frozen (11/11/25 )and then held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Advised operator to date mark.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened gallon of milk stored 6 days; not date marked. Operator date marked milk.
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw snapper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per chef, stored overnight. See stop sale.
[14-86-1] Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Burger buns stored in direct contact with non food grade paper towels. Operator removed paper towels
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At tall reach in freezer: Raw pork chops stored over ready to eat pulled pork - both products out of their commercial packaging. Educated operator on proper safe storage practices Operator stored properly
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Fries and hush puppies under heat lamp not properly time marked. As per operator, stored since 11:35am. Operator time marked correctly.

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