HOUSE OF BREAD & COFFEE INC
With 9 documented inspections, HOUSE OF BREAD & COFFEE INC in BOCA RATON has achieved a 2.8/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
22829 SR 7
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/7/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13484406
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 8/6/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10940981
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of oranges stored on floor behind front counter area. Boxes of canned vegetables and fruits on floor by back door. Boxes of raw whole shell eggs stored on floor in prep area. Boxes of raw whole shell eggs stored on floor of walk in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler storage racks soiled with dust. Warning
- 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Box of whole shell eggs stored on floor in kitchen prep area for less than two hours. Operator moved eggs to walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (49F - Cold Holding); sliced tomato (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp patty (51F - Cold Holding) not prepared or portioned today held in cook line flip top cooler. Operator stated items were moved from walk in cooler less than 3 hours ago. Employee moved items to neighboring cooler to ensure proper cold holding. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5: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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Items held at front counter including empanadas and meat pies in hot holding unit held for less than 4 hours not time marked. Operator applied appropriate time mark Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing glass cleaner not labeled at kitchen prep storage. Operator labled. Corrected On-Site Warning
Inspection Date: 2/21/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10784021
- 45-02-4:- From initial inspection : Portable fire extinguisher gauge right of cook line in red zone. For reporting purposes only. - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-21: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 2/20/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8993982
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Box of eggs stored on floor in right walk in cooler. Operator reorganized. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); pork sausage (47F - Cold Holding); cooked roast beef (46F - Cold Holding) held in flip top cooler on cook line for more than 6 hours, overnight. Operator discarded. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw ground beef (47F - Cold Holding); pork sausage (47F - Cold Holding); cooked sliced roast beef (46F - Cold Holding) held in flip top cooler on cook line for more than 6 hours, overnight. Operator discarded. See stop sale. Warning
- 03F-02-5: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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on TPHC hot items held less than 4 hours at front counter. Operator applied time marking. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Can opener blade located in pastry prep soiled with food debris/slime like substance. Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in bread bakery kitchen blocked by bakery rack and large stand mixer. Warning
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Warning
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge right of cook line in red zone. For reporting purposes only.
Inspection Date: 10/2/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8732940
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler, raw eggs are stored on the floor.
- 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. On the cook line. The cloth was moved to a sanitizer bucket Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw eggs stored over ready to eat icing.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cookline, butter (80F - Cold Holding). The item was stored on top of the flip top cooler for less than 4 hours. The item was placed on TPHC. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 12/1/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8562264
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 11/30/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8560034
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the reach in freezer, scoops in berries with no handle. The cups were removed. Corrected On-Site
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. On the cookline, Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm). The solution was corrected to 200ppm Quaternary. Corrected On-Site
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Cook cleaned a measuring cup and did not sanitize. Employee rewashed and sanitized Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw sausage were stored over raw onions. The sausage was moved. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach found on the wall next to the triple sink in the kitchen. Warning
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. In the front counter, cod cakes, were in the case on TPHC for 4.5 hours. The item was discarded. See stop sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front counter display case, chocolate gourmet cake (63F - Cold Holding). The item was being held in the case for less than 4 hours. The item has been added to TPHC.
- 03F-01-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. In the front counter, cod cakes, were in the case on TPHC for 4.5 hours. The item was discarded. See stop sale.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cookline, not fully cooked bacon (81F - Hot Holding). The bacon was being stored on a shelf above the grill. The bacon was put back onto the grill to reheat to 165°F
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee used 3CS to wash hands. Employee rewashed hands in HWS Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 11/28/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8557656
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler, Sugar cane and diced potatoes stored on the floor. Operator moved off of the floor. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw beef stored over unwashed onions. Onions moved. On the cookline, raw chicken stored over cooked empanadas. The chicken was moved to the the bottom. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cookline counter, butter (73F - Cold Holding). The butter had been sitting out at room temperature for more than 4 hours. The item was discarded. See stop sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cookline counter, butter (73F - Cold Holding). The butter had been sitting out at room temperature for more than 4 hours. The item was discarded. See stop sale.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In the front counter hot display case, Chicken bake (115F - Hot Holding). The item has been in the case less than 2 hours. The bake has been moved to the oven to reheat to 165°F to hot hold. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 10/23/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8354415
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. In the bakery station. Soap was provided by the operator Corrected On-Site