FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #296
8855 BOYNTON BEACH BLVD STE 300 · WEST BOYNTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33472
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped mouth with hand and without washing hands employee handled container of sliced turkey, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed dirty dishes and without washing hands employee removed cleaned and sanitized dishes from dish machine, discussed with operator who educated employee, employee washed hands and re washed dishes. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw salmon stored directly above cut lettuce, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
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. Reviewed with operator and emailed copy of big 6 poster.
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On speed rack in kitchen cooked tomatoes (126F – Cooling) at 9:30 since 9:10 to 102F at 10:00; cooked onions (91F – Cooling) at 9:30since 9:10 to 85F at 10:00, at this current rate of cooking product will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who moved product to walk in freezer to rapid chill. Inside reach in cooler portioned plastic wrapped sliced turkey (46F – Cooling) at 9:50 since 8:30 to 46F at 10:20, at this rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours discussed with operator who moved product to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
27-17-4Intermediate – Water pressure lacking at fixtures that require the use of water. Discussed with operator to repair water pressure to fixtures.
Basic 1
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. At server expo station glass pitchers not stored inverted or in a protected manner, discussed with operator to invert pitchers.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:21 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.