CAFE LA BOHEME
1118 E ATLANTIC AVE, Delray Beach FL 33483 · 561.278.4899
Last inspected Jul 24, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
OCT 24
APR 25
SEP 25
JAN 26
JUL 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers...butter 68F in reach in cooler brought up from the customer table. Manager discarded butter. Stop sale issue.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit...ham 51F, package slice cheese 49F in flip top reach in cooler. Food not prepped or portioned today, food being held less than 4 hours. Manager removed to walk in cooler.
Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed at prep kitchen.
Jan 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure...employee grabbed salad with bare hands. Stop sale issue, employee washed hands, putting gloves on hands to serve salad.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.... Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure...employee grabbed salad with bare hands....Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers...butter 68F in reach in cooler brought up from the customer table. Manager discarded butter.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....cheese 52F in flip top reach in cooler by the wall at kitchen. Food not prepped or portioned today, food being held less than 4 hours. Employee removed food to walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers...butter 68F in reach in cooler brought up from the customer table. Manager discarded butter. Stop sale issue.
Sep 15, 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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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container in seared tuna at walk in cooler. Employee discarded food.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food...raw tuna directly top of the beans container at walk in cooler. Employee removed tuna.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit...hummus 50F, cheese 49F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today, food being held less than 4 hours, operator voluntarily discarded food.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked....observed at 3.pm black beans was cooked yesterday at noon at walk in cooler. Employee date marked.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit....spatula, spoon stored at 97F water in steam table at kitchen. Employee removed.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength....00 ppm... employee add chlorine 100 ppm.
Apr 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with mold-like substance. 1. Observed cutting board at bar deeply soiled. Operator replaced. 2. Observed can opener deeply soiled with debris. Operator cleaned and sanitized.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Smoked salmon needs asterisk to note consumer advisory.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed on cook line coolers.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed scoop for ice machine stored in direct contact with the top of machine.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed door to ice machine in disrepair.
Oct 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit...escargot 65F, babagonush 50F, cheese 52F, ham 51F in flip top both reach in cooler at kitchen. Food not prepped or portion today, food being held less than 4 hours. Operator removed food to walk in cooler.
Food stored on floor...bread in walk in freezer. Operator properly stored.
Feb 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....cheese 47F, snail 50F, arugula 51F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or port today, food being held less than 4 hours. Employee covered food with ice.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored...windex spray bottle stored with liquor at bar. Operator removed windex.
Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash...cutting board, knife behind faucet at bar. Operator removed those things.
Sep 29, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook making egg wrap with bare hands, touching tomatoes and the warp without gloves. Cook went to wash hands and put gloves on.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. On cook line in flip top cooler, smoked salmon stored behind cheese and cut tomatoes. Operator moved smoked salmon to front.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Smoked salmon on breakfast menu not identified. Operator reprinted menus with menu item identified.
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. Fish in walk-in in cooler still in package after it being thawed. 35°F Cook removed fish from package.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board., At cook line. Chef removed.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, 0PPM on cook line. Operator changed out solution, 50ppm.
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.