BOCA GROVE MAIN DINING
21351 WHITAKER DR, Boca Raton FL 33433 · 561-487-5300
Last inspected Jan 8, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 14 points off where it started.
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink by the soda machine has no hot water
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jan 8, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher at dish machine putting dirty dishes in machine and removing clean equipment without changing gloves, chef informed dishwasher.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top cooler on salad line is at cheese (50F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (50F - Cold Holding), chef removed items
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. Thawed fish still in reduced oxygen package after thawing.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cup of coffee at prep table in kitchen,. Chef removed cup of coffee
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Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light shields missing on ceiling lights in walk in cooler upstairs
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing shrimp in ice water on cook line. Chef removed shrimp to reaching cooler
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed vegetables over washed vegetables. Chef moved vegetables
Aug 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Tubs of butter (54F - Cold Holding) not prepared or portioned today per operator stored in wait station reach in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. Operator discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. whole milk (53F - Cold Holding) held in wait station cooler. Per operator, items were moved from walk in cooler 3 hours ago. Operator voluntarily discarded. Tubs of butter (54F - Cold Holding) not prepared or portioned today per operator stored in wait station reach in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. Operator discarded. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. fried chicken (91F - Hot Holding) inside kitchen hot holding unit for less than 1 hour. Operator placed items back into fryer to reheat to 165.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle container containing cleaning solution not labled at front kitchen area. Operator labeled.
Food stored on floor. Containers of prepped and packaged foods stored on floor of prep kitchen walk in freezer and dry storage areas.
Utensils in poor condition. Multiple utensils stored on food prep line including spatulas and whisks heavily melted. Operator discarded.
Feb 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw lamb chops in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink near warewashing area used to store employee beverage. Operator removed.
Non-pitting surface rust on can opener blade located in kitchen prep area.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents and surrounding ceiling tiles soiled with dust and mold-like substance.
Light in warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
Jul 31, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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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. In the main walk in cooler, turkey chili (68F - Cooling); lemon sauce (55F - Cooling). The items were prepared yesterday and cooling overnight. They were not prepared or portioned today. The items were discarded. See stop sale.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. On the front line omelet set up, the smoked salmon was stored behind the ham. The salmon was moved.
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. In the main walk in cooler, turkey chili (68F - Cooling); lemon sauce (55F - Cooling). The items were prepared yesterday and cooling overnight. They were not prepared or portioned today. The items were discarded. See stop sale.
Feb 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at front bar full with cans and bottles. Manager removed
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink by the soda machine has no hot water
Stored food not covered. In reach in cooler on cookline. Manager covered food.
Sep 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.