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PADRINO'S RESTAURANT BOCA

20455 STATE RD 7, BOCA RATON, FL 33498

License #6011317

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Quick take

PADRINO'S RESTAURANT BOCA in BOCA RATON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.9 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 January 14, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 9 total violations — 3 critical, 2 major, 4 minor.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on January 14, 2026 shows 7 observation rows: 3 critical, 1 major, and 3 minor.

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee handing plates with food to be served to customers with no hair restraint on. Discussed with operator. Employees put on hair restraint.
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in flip top cooler #1 near handwashing sink raw shrimp 49F. Per operator food not prepared or portioned today. Per operator food held in unit less than four hours. Per operator cooler lid was left open. Operator closed lid.
  • [14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in walk in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in walk in freezer on top of ceiling and on door.
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed below in flip top cooler raw chicken stored over bread. Operator stored raw chicken properly. Observed raw shrimp stored over cut peppers below in flip top cooler. Operator stored raw shrimp properly.
  • [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in steam table next to salad cooler soup 127F. Observed steam table not turned on. Per operator food held in unit less than four hours. Operator placed soup onto stove to reheat to 165F or higher.
  • [03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed in flip top cooler next to handwashing sink pico 45F at 12:30 to 45-46F at 12:55 (cooling since 9:30). At this current rate of cooling food will not reach 41F or below within 4 hours. Operator placed into walk in cooler.
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PADRINO'S RESTAURANT BOCA looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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