Meat Market Boca Raton Has Date With Health Inspector, Doesn’t Go Well

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Meat Market Boca Raton — in the Renaissance hotel at 2000 NW 19th Street — had a bad date with a health inspector. The restaurant received seven “high priority” violations and two “basic violations.” It was not ordered to shut down.

Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is the unedited list of violations as logged with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. 2 cans of sauce in dry storage. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee loaded and handled dirty dishes then handled clean dishes without washing hands. Informed operator of proper handwashing washing employee then washed hands Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee pushed trash can with gloved hand then continued to handle clean equipment without washing hands. Informed operator of proper handwashing washing employee then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 6 small flying insects landing on drink well, cups, hose located in back bar, Approximately 3 in front bar landing on bar counter and drink hoses. Admin Complaint

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon stored on top of cooked rice, operator moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. 7 containers of cured beef sauce marked 10/9 1 container of blue cheese dressing marked 10/9 See stop sale. Warning

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. flip top; cheese (45F – Cold Holding) per operator item in flip top for approximately 1 hour, not prepared or portioned today. Operator moved top portion to walk in to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. All 4 ice machines soiled with mold like substance. Operator began to clean. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) operator remade bucket to 200ppm Corrected On-Site Warning.

Meat Market was NOT ordered to close. No violations were found during a follow-up inspection the next day.