BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL
2250 N FEDERAL HWY · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33431
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed in reach in freezer raw smoked salmon stored over fully cooked turkey sausage. Educated operator on proper storage procedures and operator stored food properly. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Observed bagels with Asiago cheese baked on top in front counter area that exceeded the 4 hour time limit. Time stamp indicates 6:00-10:00am observed bagels still in use at 10:30 am. Operator was educated on proper hold times for TPHC foods and bagels were discarded. See stop sale.
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Observed bagels with Asiago cheese baked on top in front counter area that exceeded the 4 hour time limit. Time stamp indicates 6:00-10:00am observed bagels still in use at 10:30 am. Operator was educated on proper hold times for TPHC foods and bagels were discarded. See stop sale.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed in prep area a can opener with large amounts of food debris build up around the blade. Educated operator on proper cleaning procedures for the can opener and operator cleaned the can opener blade properly. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed in bagel seeding station a hand wash sink with a bottle of degreaser in it. Educated operator on proper storage procedures for chemicals and hand wash sinks and degreaser was removed and properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed two hand wash sinks with soap that was unable to be dispensed. The light was flashing red and soap was not automatically dispensing. Educated operator on proper soap dispenser procedures and soap dispenser was fixed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed at hand wash sink near prep area and dishwashing area 2 bottles of an unknown chemical without proper labeling. Educated operator on proper labeling procedures and operator properly labeled bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed at dish washing area old labels left on clean dishes. Operator was educated on proper cleaning procedures for dishes and all old labels were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed 2 separate sanitizer bucket with quaternary solution in them not at proper minimum strength. Observed 50ppm in both sanitizer buckets. Educated operator on proper sanitizer solution minimum strengths. Operator added correct amount of sanitizer to solution 200ppm quaternary sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:19 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.