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Seven Bridges Restaurant Cited By Health Inspector After Food Poisoning Complaints

Seven Bridges Delray Beach

Same Restaurant Company Services “Boca Bridges,” Cited In December For Multiple Problems. Expired License.

Seven Bridges Delray Beach
The restaurant in Seven Bridges, operated by Chez Gourmet, was cited by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for operating without a license. Chez Gourmet was cited by the State of Florida for its Boca Bridges operation in December.

BY: SEVEN BRIDGES BUREAU | BocaNewsNow.com

DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The restaurant in the often troubled gated community of Seven Bridges was just cited for several “high priority” violations by a health inspector with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Several people allegedly complained of getting sick after eating food prepared at the facility. In addition to food preparation issues, the restaurant was operating without a license, according to a Florida inspection report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com.

The citations come just weeks after the restaurant at neighboring Boca Bridges was also cited by the State of Florida. Both restaurants are managed by Chez Gourmet.

Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is the official citation list filed by the FL inspector. We do not edit these incident reports.

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bags stored with clean wares in ware washing area, sushi line. Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of food stored ion floor in walk in freezer. Operated moved to shelf Corrected On-Site

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12-1-23

High Priority – Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Raw steak stored in same container as cooked steak. Operator discarded cooked steak Corrected On-Site

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon stored above hot dog in cook line drawers. Raw shrimp stored above cooked pasta in cook line drawers. Raw beef stored above cooked potatoes in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed and provided

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. chicken 10:45 (135F – Cooling); chicken 11:20 (130F – Cooling) at room room temperature on cook line, discussed process with operator. Item is being cooled and reheated for immediate service. Discussed TPHC, hot holding. Operator started to reheat to 165FCorrective Action Taken Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds sushi rice on Operator printed and filled out at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Read the violations recorded by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for Boca Bridges here. Neither restaurant was ordered to shut down.

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