Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

MELTING POT REST

5455 N FEDERAL HWY · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33487-4994

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 8, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3747267
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13785769
DBPR license6009533

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#3High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse…. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….milk 44F in bottom shelf in reach in cooler at wait station .. food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours .

Stop Sale
#4High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….milk 44F in bottom shelf in reach in cooler at wait station .. food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours . Stop sale issued. Manager discarded milk . **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationStop Sale

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled….multiple chemical spray bottle . Manager labeled **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic06-09-2

Basic – 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….salmon , Tuna thawing in reduce oxygen packaging at walk in cooler. Label states to remove before thawing. Employee removed removed from package. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic10-18-5

Basic – In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses…knives at prep station . Manager removed . **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 11:09 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.