BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL

Name: BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL
Address: 2250 N FEDERAL HWY, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431, US
Rating: 90.5

2250 N FEDERAL HWY, BOCA RATON, FL 33431

License #6021307

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90.5 Grade B / 100

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BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL in BOCA RATON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 15, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 5 critical, 8 major, 4 minor.

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The latest inspection on December 15, 2025 shows 8 observation rows: 2 critical, 4 major, and 2 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed in walk-in cooler muffin bater(with opened liquid eggs) date marked 12/08. See stop sale.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Opened gallon of milk in front walk in cooler not date marked. Operator stated milk was opened 2 days ago. Operator date marked
[05-06-4] Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Establishment probe thermometer calibrated at 170F. Discussed with operator
[12A-12-4] Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw bacon, changed gloves, then proceeded to handle bagel to be toasted without washing hands. Discussed with operator and employee. Employee removed gloves and washed hands and put on new gloves
[14-12-4] Utensils in poor condition. Observed in use spatula with handle deformed/melted.
[31B-06-4] Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Handwashing sink in bakery area soap dispenser did not dispense soap. Soap removed from dispenser to manually obtain soap.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Buckets of coffee ice cubes stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator moved to shelf
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator unable to prove quaternary test kit at time of inspection

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed 2 separate sanitizer bucket with quaternary solution in them not at proper minimum strength. Observed 50ppm in both sanitizer buckets. Educated operator on proper sanitizer solution minimum strengths. Operator added correct amount of sanitizer to solution 200ppm quaternary sanitizer.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed at dish washing area old labels left on clean dishes. Operator was educated on proper cleaning procedures for dishes and all old labels were removed.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed in bagel seeding station a hand wash sink with a bottle of degreaser in it. Educated operator on proper storage procedures for chemicals and hand wash sinks and degreaser was removed and properly stored.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Observed bagels with Asiago cheese baked on top in front counter area that exceeded the 4 hour time limit. Time stamp indicates 6:00-10:00am observed bagels still in use at 10:30 am. Operator was educated on proper hold times for TPHC foods and bagels were discarded. See stop sale.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed in reach in freezer raw smoked salmon stored over fully cooked turkey sausage. Educated operator on proper storage procedures and operator stored food properly.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed at hand wash sink near prep area and dishwashing area 2 bottles of an unknown chemical without proper labeling. Educated operator on proper labeling procedures and operator properly labeled bottles.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed in prep area a can opener with large amounts of food debris build up around the blade. Educated operator on proper cleaning procedures for the can opener and operator cleaned the can opener blade properly.
[03F-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Observed bagels with Asiago cheese baked on top in front counter area that exceeded the 4 hour time limit. Time stamp indicates 6:00-10:00am observed bagels still in use at 10:30 am. Operator was educated on proper hold times for TPHC foods and bagels were discarded. See stop sale.
[31B-06-4] Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed two hand wash sinks with soap that was unable to be dispensed. The light was flashing red and soap was not automatically dispensing. Educated operator on proper soap dispenser procedures and soap dispenser was fixed.

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