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KAPOW ASIAN NOODLE BAR

402 PLAZA REAL, AKA 1402 MIZNER PARK · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33432

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 12, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3433389
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8722415
DBPR license6022690

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority0 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#7High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. duck (45F – Cooling); in walk in cooler. Not prepped or portioned. In unit over four hours. Food did not reach 41F within 6 hours. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Chef plating shredded ready to eat carrots for immediate service with barehands Educated on site. Gloves used.

#9High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. duck (45F – Cooling); in walk in cooler. Not prepped or portioned. In unit over four hours. Food did not reach 41F within 6 hours.

Stop Sale
#10High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ribs (46F – Cold Holding); bottom reach in cooler. End of cook line. Not prepped or portioned. Out less than four hours. Placed in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#11High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Sushi rice in kitchen. Time marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#12High 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 mushrooms (122-135F – Hot Holding); steam table end of cook line. In unit less than four hours. Reheated to 165F **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 6

#1Basic06-09-1

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. Tuna at sushi station **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting.

#3Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Drying rack

#4Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Bottom Reach in cooler on cook line

#5Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under hand sink

#6Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cornstarch

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:25 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
4 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.