Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County

THE POKE COMPANY

1000 N CONGRESS AVE, Boynton Beach, FL 33426

FoodSeating
Latest violations
9
3 High Priority
Jun 12, 2026
City
Boynton Beach
County
Palm Beach
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
5

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jun 12, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 9

41-07-4

Detail 24621333

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Tylenol stored over food container lids and cups. Operator stored Tylenol properly. Corrected On-Site

29-37-4

Detail 24621330

High Priority - Sanitizer hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Corrected On-Site

29-34-4

Detail 24621327

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Splitter added at mop sink.

31B-05-4

Detail 24621334

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. In back prep kitchen and front make table area hand sink. Corrected On-Site

53B-13-5

Detail 24621328

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

08B-38-4

Detail 24621329

Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce stored on floor at walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24621326

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelves have an accumulation of food debris

16-46-4

Detail 24621332

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. At clean dish rack.

21-08-4

Detail 24621331

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) Operator got new quaternary sanitizer 200ppm Corrected On-Site

Dec 15, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 8

12A-16-4

Detail 24251844

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entering kitchen after eating in dining room and then started to empty the dish machine with sanitized dishes. Employee went to wash her hands. Corrected On-Site

01B-02-5

Detail 24251845

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 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. Tuna removed from freezer last night, in walk in cooler.

03F-02-5

Detail 24251847

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety cauliflower rice identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature was 3 hours ago. Operator time marked. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 24251851

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in dish area. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 24251848

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.

06-09-1

Detail 24251850

Basic - 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. Tuna removed from freezer last night, in walk in cooler. See stop sale.

40-06-5

Detail 24251846

Basic - Employee personal cell phone stored in or above a food preparation area, across dish machine. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 24251849

Basic - Employee pizza on a food preparation table next to rice cookers. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

Jul 21, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 4

03A-02-5

Detail 23888743

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tuna 49F-51F, salmon 49F, at front counter not cut or prepped today. Cooler was loaded 2.5 hours ago. Operator placed fish on ice. Corrective Action Taken

03B-01-6

Detail 23888744

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken (109 F-112F - Hot Holding) at front counter for less than 2.5 hours. No water into steam table. Operator reheated chicken to 170F for further hot holding and filled up steam table. Corrected On-Site

03D-15-4

Detail 23888741

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cauliflower 72F, at front counter cooked 1.5 hours ago. Operator will put cauliflower on time and discard leftovers in 2.5 hours Corrective Action Taken

10-07-4

Detail 23888742

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit 82F in steam table at front counter. Steam table has no water. Operator filled water into steam table. Corrective Action Taken

Dec 5, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 2Total: 6

03D-02-5

Detail 23399448

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked chicken (45-48F - Cooling) in walk in cooler cooked yesterday. Stored in deep covered container. See stop sale.

01B-36-5

Detail 23399445

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked chicken (45-48F - Cooling) in walk in cooler cooked yesterday. Stored in deep covered container.

12A-11-4

Detail 23399447

High Priority - Employee entered kitchen from bathroom and went into walk in cooler to obtain a container of fish without washing hands. Employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

29-34-4

Detail 23399450

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to hose bibb at mop sink.

03D-15-4

Detail 23399449

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Tuna at 11:00, prepared at 10:30 (58F - Ambient Cooling) 57F at 11:45 at front counter in deep covered container. At this rate tuna will not reach 41F in 4 hours. Operator placed ice on tuna for quick cooling. Corrective Action Taken

31A-09-4

Detail 23399446

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink obstructed by propped open door at front counter. Operator closed door. Corrected On-Site

Jul 10, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

14-86-1

Detail 22967162

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Utilizing sports towels in direct contact with fresh fish - operator removed. Corrected On-Site