GRILLE ON CONGRESS (THE)
5101 Congress Avenue
Boca Raton, Florida, 33487
Palm Beach County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/26/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of food on the floor in the walk in freezer chef picked up box Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.two door flip top cooler on cook line at salmon (45F - Cold Holding); mahi (45F - Cold Holding); chicken (45F - Cold Holding), chef put ice on fish and moved chicken to working cooler and called for maintenance
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/26/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 1/11/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food in blue cheese . Employee discarded container Corrected On-Site
- 24-07-4:Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored...ice scoop stored directly on the counter at server station, bar . Employee properly stored Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered...cooked apple , sauce in tall two side door reach in cooler. Employee covered Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at server station . Operator removed Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name...water , sauce, oil squeezed / spray. Employee labeled Corrected On-Site
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly....00 ppm Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container in cheese , employee removed paper towel Corrected On-Site
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food...oil spray bottle. Operator discarded bottle Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food....raw chicken above cooked chicken, chicken stock, crabmeat in reach in cooler , employee properly stored Corrected On-Site
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation....onion deep date marked 12/29/23 in 2 door tall reach in cooler at kitchen. Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.... Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation....onion deep date marked 12/29/23 in 2 door tall reach in cooler at kitchen.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit...slice cheese 49°, turkey 46°, yellow cheese 51°, capers 48°, in flip top coolers at kitchen, food stored double containers , food being held less than 4 hours, employee removed container.... Portion butter in room temperature at bar being held less than 4 hours. Employee time marked **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at prep station. Employee provided Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/11/2024 revealed 14 total violations (7 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 8/29/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Used a chlorine test kit and found no chlorine sanitizer residual in the dishwashing machine.Pic corrected by replacing empty bucket with full bucket, then priming to 100 ppm, dishwashing machine was repaired and working properly before inspection was completed. Pic has been reminded to use test kit to verify that dishwashing machine is sanitizing dishes. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Two door Flip top cooler on cook line at pasta, cooked onions, cheese (44-47F - Cold Holding). pasta, cooked onions, cheese (44-47F - Cold Holding) chef called for maintenance and emptied entire cooler and moved to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/29/2023 revealed 2 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).