GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN
399 SE MIZNER BLVD, Boca Raton FL 33432 · 561-577-0051
Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
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▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed poster to operator.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $0
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2024047197 | Jul 16, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | — |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Mar 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon and raw beef stored over gelato in reach in freezer in kitchen. Educated employees on proper storage and raw beef and raw salmon was moved to bottom shelf.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed poster to operator.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle stored in bin of flour in kitchen. Employee removed bowl from flour.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed poster to operator.
Aug 15, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Smoked salmon on menu
Aug 13, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee using cellphone then handled ice buckets Hands not washed in between Educated on site
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked cauliflower (47F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); hard boil egg (47F - Cold Holding) salad reach in drawers. Not prepped or portioned today. In unit less than four hours. Placed back into cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at bar
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Smoked salmon on menu
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue solution in spray at bar
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets to pizza cooler Gaskets to bar cooler
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Bottom of Pizza reach in cooler
Oct 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Chef did not wash hands before putting new gloves on to handle cooked bacon after handling raw shrimp. Educated on site. Chef washed hands.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wings over French fries in walk in cooler Removed
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. nutty chicken (47F - Cold Holding) bottom of flip top cooler across from steam table. Not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Stored Near door of cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pasta (52F - Cold Holding); flip top cooler near steam table. Not prepped or portioned today. Overstocked above rim. In unit less than four hours. Placed top portions in walk in cooler m nutty chicken (47F - Cold Holding) bottom of flip top cooler across from steam table. Not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Stored Near door of cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Container with no handle used to scoop flour on shelf near fryer
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses at bar
Food stored on floor. Chicken on floor walk in cooler Removed
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ladle for waffle mix in water temped at 74F
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. In use apples near flip top cooler at cook line and avocados in flip top cooler drawer at cook line contain stickers.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour on shelf near fryer
Jul 16, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At dish machine. Hooked behind ring.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Next to pizza station
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. Removed
Oct 5, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 4, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At dish machine Hooked on ring
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. cooked onion (54F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (54F - Cold Holding); cooked mushroom (52F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (52F - Cold Holding); cooked cauliflower (52F - Cold Holding); cooked Brussels (54F - Cold Holding); steak (54F - Cold Holding); burger (54F - Cold Holding); bane Marie cooler across from cook line. Operator states food not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onion (54F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (54F - Cold Holding); cooked mushroom (52F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (52F - Cold Holding); cooked cauliflower (52F - Cold Holding); cooked Brussels (54F - Cold Holding); steak (54F - Cold Holding); burger (54F - Cold Holding); bane Marie cooler across from cook line. Operator states food not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Bane Marie cooler in kitchen across from cook line
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish and shrimp thawing standing water Water ran over food items
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
Jul 26, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs were stored over shredded lettuce. The eggs were moved to the bottom shelf. In the reach in freezer, raw beef and raw fish were stored over gelato. The items were not commercially packaged. The raw items were moved to a lower shelf.
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