TEN VIOLATIONS, TWO INSPECTIONS, TWO DAYS.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Racks Fish House, a popular Delray Beach restaurant at 5 SE 2nd Avenue, logged nine health code violations during a recent inspection. A follow-up inspection yielded another violation — for a total of ten. The restaurant was not ordered closed, but is now subject to another unannounced violation by a health inspector reporting to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Per BocaNewsNow.conm policy, the following is the official list of violations logged on April 29, 2025. We do not edit these entries provided by the State of Florida:
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….crab meat 47F , tomato jam 45F, cut lettuce 47F , green mix 47F in reach in drawer at sushi station , crab meat 50F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today , food being held more than 4 hours . Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food….. raw mahi mahi 49F, raw calamari 50F , crab fritters 49F in reach in drawer across from the fryer at kitchen, food not portion or prepped today food being held less than 4 hours , employee covered food with ice . **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – 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….crab meat 47F , tomato jam 45F, cut lettuce 47F , green mix 47F in reach in drawer at sushi station , crab meat 50F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today , food being held more than 4 hours . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority – Live, small flying insects found… approximately 5 small flying insects in dishwashing area , flying around and landing garbage can . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at sushi station . Employee provided. **Warning**
Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled…soap and water spray bottles . Employee labeled . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored…ice buckets stored on the floor at front of the ice machine by the exit door . Employee removed . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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 thawing in reduce oxygen packaging at reach in cooler. Label states to remove before thawing. Employee discarded food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation….avocado with sticker in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen . Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic – Stored food not covered …soup at walk in cooler. Employee covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
INSPECTION ON APRIL 30, 2025
High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….crab meat 47F , tomato jam 45F, cut lettuce 47F , green mix 47F in reach in drawer at sushi station , crab meat 50F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen, food not prepped or portion today , food being held more than 4 hours . Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food….. raw mahi mahi 49F, raw calamari 50F , crab fritters 49F in reach in drawer across from the fryer at kitchen, food not portion or prepped today food being held less than 4 hours , employee covered food with ice . **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2025-04-30: Swiss cheese 52F, coleslaw 50F , crab meat 47F in flip top reach in cooler at kitchen. Food not prepped or portion today, food being held less than 4 hours. Manager discarded food voluntarily. **Admin Complaint**
