The Sea Southeast Asian Bistro In Delray Beach Receives “Administrative Complaint.”
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Sea Southeast Asian Bistro at 16950 Jog Road in Delray Beach is the recipient of multiple “high priority” violations issued by a health inspector reporting to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. While the restaurant was not ordered to shut down, the violations will require an unannounced “follow up” inspection. Ironically, the inspection on May 29th was the follow-up inspection to violations documented on March 31st.
Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is unedited list of violations as filed with the State of Florida. We publish the listings as they appear in the official record.
VIOLATIONS ISSUED MAY 29, 2025
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at fryer shrimp tempura 115F, stored under no temperature control. Operator placed shrimp tempura back into oven and reheated to 165F or higher. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in Flip top cooler #3 ; tofu (51F); chicken wontons (47F). Per operator food not prepared or portioned today. Food held in unit less than four hours. Operator moved foods to walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in walk in cooler raw chicken stored above cooked eggs. Operator stored eggs properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator remade to Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrected On-Site**
VIOLATIONS LOGGED ON MARCH 31, 2025:
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at flip top cooler #1 raw chicken (43-51F); raw beef (41-55F). Per operator food not prepared or portioned today. Food held in unit less than four hours. Operator placed ice on foods. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed at cook line Raw tuna stored over ready to eat avocado. Operator stored properly. Observed at sushi bar low top cooler raw tuna stored over spicy mayo. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed in handwashing sink scrubber found inside. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed opened employee container of coffee in reach in cooler with food for the store. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in kitchen near dry storage area.
Sea Asian Bistro continues to operate. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation says the violations “require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.”
It seems there are repeated violations after previous inspections.
These violations are not hard to correct.
If constantly ignored, this place should be shut down for 3 days.
The public should not be at risk by going to an eating place that doesn’t adhere to published and sensible food safety regulations.
None of the violations, put the customers in risk.
Closing a restaurant down for three days is a little extreme in this case.
If you’re concerned, just don’t go there
The inspector is overly tolerant.
Thank you for the info. I liked that restaurant. But will wait before going back. Let me know about any other restaurants having issues
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