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BENVENUTO RESTAURANT

1730 N FEDERAL HWY, Boynton Beach FL 33435 · 561.364.0600

Last inspected Aug 19, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats440
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6004434
Grade history
NOV 24
APR 25
OCT 25
MAR 26
AUG 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections trending down, 16 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: beef sauce with butter (50F - Cooling) at 9:55; cooling since 3/19 at 9pm Observed in deep covered containers. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
High priority/03D-02-5
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Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Aug 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Evaporated milk dented to seam of can.
High priority/01B-01-4
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish over key lime pie and fully cooked escargot at walk in freezer. All products not in commercial packaging. Operator stored all products properly.
High priority/08A-02-6/Corrected On-Site
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean hotel pans at dish drying rack.
Basic/24-08-4
Mar 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: beef sauce with butter (50F - Cooling) at 9:55; cooling since 3/19 at 9pm Observed in deep covered containers. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
High priority/03D-02-5
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: beef sauce with butter (50F - Cooling) at 9:55; cooling since 3/19 at 9pm Observed in deep covered containers. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
High priority/01B-36-5
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 each Canned yams, pumpkin puree with deep dents.
High priority/01B-01-4
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. By steam well holding line across from dish machine. Hot water was turned off at valve. Operator turned on valve and hot water reached 85+F.
Intermediate/27-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers stored on floor in dry storage.
Basic/25-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Raw salmon stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat cooked duck in walk in cooler. Operator removed duck.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Ice buildup in reach-in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4/Repeat Violation
Nov 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Mar 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Walk in freezer - case of Profiteroles - operator moved to shelf.
Basic/08B-47-4/Corrected On-Site
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed wet towels from kitchen prep table
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 22, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Walk in cooler - one broken egg on tray - operator discarded.
High priority/01B-14-4
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. In main kitchen chafing pans not inverted - operated inverted.
Basic/24-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Tubs of fryer oil on storeroom floor and at front barb- ice bucket filled with ice on floor- operator moved to shelf.
Basic/08B-47-4/Corrected On-Site

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.