KAPOW! NOODLE BAR
402 PLAZA REAL, AKA 1402 MIZNER PARK · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33432
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee cleaned cook line cutting board with soiled towel then proceeded to prepared food without washing hands. Employee washing hands **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Approximately 6 flying on top of paper towel dispenser on server station **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Walk in cooler Raw fish over cooked hard boil eggs. Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Chicken stock 9/3 Cooked potatoes 8/30 Chicken brine 8/29 Lime ponzu 8/25 **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line Ice bath , Rehydrated rice noodles 56F cold holding, cut cabbage 56F cold holding Per operator products stored for approximately 3 hours. Per operator products not prepared or portioned today. Operator moved items to time control and timed marked items Cook line Flip top cooler #1. Hard boil eggs 50F cold holding, Cooked noodles 48F cold holding, cooked chicken 48F cold holding, cooked shrimp 48F cold holding, cooked duck 48F cold holding Flip top cooler #2 sliced tomatoes 46F cold holding, chopped lettuce 46F cold holding, butter 46F cold holding, cooked pork 46F cold holding, cooked chicken 46F cold holding Sushi bar cooler , raw fish 48F cold holding. Krab salad 48F cold holding, Per operator products not prepared or portioned today. Per operator products stored for approximately 2 hours. Products were moved to walk in freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Oven cleaner stored next to clean water pitcher on cook line Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided poster **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At bar Use as a dump sink Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Tuna tartare on main menu and sushi menu multiple rolls. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line Operator provided **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 4
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – 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. Walk in cooler Hamachi. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.at the bar Operator provided **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.at 0 ppm Operator corrected to 200 ppm quaternary **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:19 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.