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BANANA BOAT

739 E OCEAN AVE · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33435

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 13, 2024
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3421531
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8630534
DBPR license6000071

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 Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sauté station make table – cooked cavatelli pasta portions (43F- 66F – Cold Holding); cooked spaghetti portions (43F-48F – Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held under 4 hours in overfilled containers- operator split and moved to walk in cooler. sliced white cheese (48F – Cold Holding) operator states held under 2 hours moved to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Grill station hot holding unit – stir fry sauce (60F – Hot Holding); drawn butter (91F – Hot Holding) operator stated both items were reheated and should have been held at 135F or higher- operator moved to stove to reheat to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Sauté – sliced tomatoes (45F 50F – Cooling) 11:30am ambient cooling since 9:30am recheck 60mins 42F-55F. Held in overfilled container. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic21-04-4

Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Operator removed wet towel from underneath cutting board. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:26 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
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.