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SOVEREIGN POKE BOBA ASIAN KITCHEN

SOVEREIGN POKE BOBA ASIAN KITCHEN located in BOCA RATON has undergone 5 health department inspections, achieving a 1.5/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

1345 West Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10905624

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in walk in cooler
  • 08B-37-4:Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Sodas stored under ice machine under front counter
  • 38-01-4:Basic - No lighting in walk in freezer
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets to lids at front service station
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Over bane Marie/ prep table in kitchen
  • 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee observed not sanitizing equipment after washing
  • 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Paper towels covering tuna in bottom reach-in in cooler on cook line next
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over rice in reachin cooler on cook line
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in walk in freezer
  • 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Water bottles inside milk tea and butterfly tea containers
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened Sunday
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Filling bucket in hand sink at front counter
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At mop sink

Inspection Date: 12/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8840354

  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken on top of raw tuna in walk in cooler Removed by operator Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Chef on site -expired training

Inspection Date: 7/25/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8732856

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Gaskets to glass lids at front poke service station
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone on cutting board at flip top cooler
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) remade Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm) Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Vitamins over flip top cooler
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tuna over eel sauce bottom reach in cooler across from cook line Removed Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed to operator Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 10/3/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8440675

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Freezer door
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Bane Marie and prep table Removed Corrected On-Site
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm); Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm); 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. Plastic container and rice scoops not sanitized after being washed. Sanitized in triple sink **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Rice Emailed to operator
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle triple sink Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8354319

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside the container of seasoned vinegar, a cup sized Togo container was being used to dispense the liquid. The item was removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal food item, raw shell eggs, stored in walk in cooler not segregated from customer food. Item was moved to be segregated from the other food. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over raw salmon in the walk in cooler. The eggs were moved to a lower shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at the handwash sink between the cookline and the triple sink. Soap provided. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In the mop sink, a spray bottle of general cleaner was stored without a label. The manager labeled the bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint