BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Lynora’s Restaurant in the “Uptown” shopping center in West Boca Raton is facing mulitple health code violations following an inspection conducted on March 30th. The restaurant was not ordered to shut but an “administrative complaint” was recommended by the health inspector. Lynora’s is now subject to an unannounced follow-up inspection over the coming weeks.
Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is the unedited list of violations logged with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
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. Observed employee touch sandwich bread with bare hand. After brief education, employee wash hands and wear gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed precooked chicken cold held at 48F in flip top cooler. Per operator, cooked chicken placed in unit from yesterday. Cooked chicken did not removed since. See stop sale.
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed precooked chicken cold held at 48F in flip top cooler. Per operator, cooked chicken placed in unit from yesterday. Cooked chicken did not removed since. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority -Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed meatballs hot held in steam table at 126F. Per operator, meatballs reheat and place in unit 1 hour prior to the inspection. Operator increased the temperature on unit for quick reheating. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**** Admin Complaint**
Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no date marked on cooked soup stored in walk in cooler floor. Per operator, soup cooked yesterday more than 24 hours.
Basic – Food stored on floor. -Observed various food items stored on kitchen floor. -Observed container with chicken stored on walk in cooler floor.
Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -Observed cases with unwashed produces stored over pasta in walk in cooler.
Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor at cook line.
Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee open drink container stored on food preparation table next to food items. Operator removed. **Repeat Violation**** Admin Complaint** Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed some employees engaging in food preparation with no hair restraint. **Corrected On-Site**
