BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Chops Lobster Bar at 101 Plaza Real in Boca Raton just logged 12 “high priority” violations during a health inspection conducted by the Florida Department of Health. The restaurant was not ordered to shut down.
The inspection, conducted on November 9th, was followed-up with another inspection on November 10th. No violations were found during that follow-up.
Per BocaNewsNow.com, here is the unedited list of violations as logged with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation:
High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Ready to eat drink garnish on bar top not covered. Advised operator to cover. Warning
High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began working with food without washing hands. Advised operator of proper hand washing. Warning
High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touch face then continued working with food without washing hands. Advised operator of proper hand washing. Warning
High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched ready to eat lettuce and crab with barehand, item served cold. See stop Warning
High Priority – Food stored in ice used for drinks. Alcohol Bottles stored in drink ice at bar. See stop sale. Warning
High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked short ribs in meat walk in, raw salmon over cooked crab in fish walk in. Operator moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked Pickled mushrooms, butter mixture, fresh garlic and oil, all date marked/prepared/ refrigerated over 7 days ago. See stop sale. Warning
High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food stored in ice used for drinks. Alcohol Bottles stored in drink ice at bar. See stop sale. Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched ready to eat lettuce and crab with barehand, item served cold. See stop Warning
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking, house made butter cream sauce with no time mark held on time, advised operator to time mark. Warning
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Cooked potato (145F – Reheating) operator stated item done reheating, being held for service did not reach 165F within 2 hours. Advised operator to reheat to 165F. Warning
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline lobster bisque (120F – Hot Holding); cheese sauce (130F – Hot Holding) cooked grapefruit butter Demi glaze (120F – Hot Holding) per operator heated up 1 hour ago,advised operator to reheat to 165f+ Warning
High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bleach stored over honey, operator moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
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