BOONDOCKS GRILLE AND DRAFT HOUSE
27205 OVERSEAS HWY, Ramrod Key FL 33042 · (305) 872-4094
Last inspected Aug 25, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
SEP 24
APR 25
OCT 25
MAY 26
AUG 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
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.0 ppm chlorine. Manual sanitation of dish ware at triple sink until repairs are made to dish machine sanitizer.
Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Chlorine at 0 ppm dish machine
Raw beef stored over from ready-to-eat food pasta Raw bacon over deli meat in walk-in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. slaw (49F - Cold Holding); Beef (49F - Cold Holding); Pork (49F* - Cold Holding); pasta (47F - Cold Holding); pasta salad (48*F - Cold Holding); Fish (49*F - Cold Holding) refrigeration repair technician is on site checking the walk-in cooler. The interior freezer door was opened to help cool down the walk-in cooler and food out of temperature. as per manager the walk-in cooler door was opened for deliveries, and was cooling correctly this morning.
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb in side kitchen
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Walk in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. refrigeration repair technician is on site checking the walk-in cooler. The interior freezer door was opened to help cool down the walk-in cooler and food out of temperature. Freon was added to the compressor to bring down temperature in the walk-in cooler.
May 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork @ 52F cooked ribs relocated to walkin cooler
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Equipment in poor repair. Cold holding unit in kitchen at 66F no food in unit
Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles of water on the floor in the walk-in cooler
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Oct 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
6 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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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. Chlorine 0 ppm
Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine 0 Pam
Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At dishwasher chlorine 0ppm
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over onions on drawers
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. Beef 50F Drawers were used to cool asparagus and warmed the cold hold drawers above 41F all food was removed to walk-in cooler to rapid cool
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.
Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles of water on the floor
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Apr 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At employee bathroom
Accumulation of rust -like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in employee bathroom
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled dish shelf in dish room.
Sep 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (52*F - Cold Holding); potato salad (49*F - Cold Holding); Cole slaw (51*F - Cold Holding)less than 4 hours, recently restocked, relocated to working units
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensil in handwash sink
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired.lift lid unit in kitchen next to combi oven not cold holding 41 F or below
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Jan 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed rusting condensation on ice machine
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Side order cup in soy sauce
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. The walk-in freezer is cold holding at approximately 32-41 F. Service technician was called
Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing.
microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Sep 28, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice cubes in handwash sink
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food in sugar
Sugar container stored on floor.
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.