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THE ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL

22191 POWERLINE RD · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33433

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 16, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3351292
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8370552
DBPR license6021227

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered building, put on gloves and began working with food without washing hands first. Discussed with manager and manager spoke with employee. Employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 live small flying insects hovering and landing on baskets of bagels at front counter display. Operator started to remove at time of inspection. Sanitized baskets **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High 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. Deli Case: Chicken Salad (52F); Tuna Salad (52F); Veggie Cream Cheese (50F); Nova Cream Cheese (50F); Whitefish Salad (52F); Plain Cream Cheese (51F). Being held in deli case at front counter. Monitored unit for approximately 1 hour with no changes in temperature. Per operator items have been in unit overnight. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli Case: Chicken Salad (52F); Tuna Salad (52F); Veggie Cream Cheese (50F); nova cream cheese (50F); whitefish salad (52F); plain cream cheese (51F). Being held in deli case at front counter. Monitored unit for approximately 1 hour with no changes in temperature. Per operator items have been in unit overnight. See stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked liquid eggs(101F – Hot Holding) in Hot Holding cabinet on cook line. Operator stated eggs have been in unit for 30 minutes and discarded after 30 minutes. Operator discarded eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate31B-05-4

Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Warewashing hand wash sink paper towels unable to dispense. Discussed with operator, operator placed paper towels outside of dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9Intermediate05-06-4

Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Thermometer calibrated at 43F. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags stored on prep table in kitchen and on rack holding dry storage items in bakery area. Employees removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Platter lids stored not inverted in dry storage area. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:43 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 5 · Food and equipment thermometers
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.