NOVELLO RESTAURANT & BAR
5999 N FEDERAL HWY · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33487
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours….chicken stocked 45F in walk in cooler in dipper than 4 inches containers . Per chef, date marked food was cooked yesterday. Stop sale issue. Employee discarded food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly…00 ppm. Operator set up dishwashing sink and call Ecolab for Dishmachine. **Warning**
01B-02-5High 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…arugula 58F, angel hair 51 F , penne pasta 50F , cut tomato 44F in reach in drawer at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today, food being held more than 4 hours ( over night ) . … Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours….chicken stocked 45F in walk in cooler in dipper than 4 inches containers . Per chef, date marked food was cooked yesterday. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit…arugula 58F, angel hair 51 F , penne pasta 50F , cut tomato 44F in reach in drawer at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today, food being held more than 4 hours ( over night ) . Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit… hot holding chicken stock 113F in steam table ( steam table water 128F) , food being held less than 4 hours, employee discarded food due to cooling temperature abuse . **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dumped Ice in handwashing sink at coffee station . Employee cleaned **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-08-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked….sauce in walk cooler . Employee date marked . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked…several food with wrong date marked at walk in cooler . Employee properly date marked . **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:57 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 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.