BENVENUTO RESTAURANT
1730 N FEDERAL HWY, Boynton Beach FL 33435 · 561.364.0600
Last inspected Aug 19, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
5 inspections trending down, 16 points off where it started.
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.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Evaporated milk dented to seam of can.
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.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean hotel pans at dish drying rack.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
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.
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 each Canned yams, pumpkin puree with deep dents.
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.
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers stored on floor in dry storage.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw salmon stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat cooked duck in walk in cooler. Operator removed duck.
Ice buildup in reach-in walk-in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Walk in freezer - case of Profiteroles - operator moved to shelf.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed wet towels from kitchen prep table
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Walk in cooler - one broken egg on tray - operator discarded.
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.
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.
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