KEKES BREAKFAST CAFE

2206 North Congress Avenue
Florida, 33426
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8883837

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee tea container on a food preparation table next to toaster in wait area. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment on cook line. Cook removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit 97F in prep area. Operator discarded water. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor underhand sink at cook line. Operator placed another bucket underneath. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Dish washer handled soiled dishes and then handled clean dishes without washing hands. Dish washer went to wash his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food in flip top cooler at cook line, after entering kitchen from outside, without first washing hands. Employee went to wash his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety whipped butter on cook line 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 was approximately 2 hours ago. Operator time marked. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8735406

  • 24-14-4:Basic - Clean knifes stored between equipment at cook line. Cook removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. Cook removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-17-4:Basic - Silverware dried with a towel/cloth in wait area. Reviewed silverware has to air dry and can be polished once dry.
  • 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled to go container without washing his hands. Employee went to wash his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 09-01-4: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 buttered toast without gloves. Employee put gloves on. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at expo line and cook line. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing windex not labeled in dish area. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/22/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8504960

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Operator removed beverage from prep surface.
  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing omelet wearing watch - employee removed watch. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Gallon of Butter substitute on hot line floor - operator moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 28-15-4:Basic - Liquid waste leakage from dumpster onto ground/and standing water dumpster pad.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee ate food with bare hands then put on gloves without washing hands to handle portioned turkey. Employee removed gloves, washed hands and put on gloves.
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm); operator corrected Triple Sink (Quaternary 400ppm) Corrected On-Site
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. portioned sliced turkey (42F 47F - Cooling) 9:15am ambient cooling since 7am recheck 9:50am 43F-50F. Held in top unit in an overfilled container - operator moved to cooler to facilitate the cooling process. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At dish station hand sink - operator provided paper towel. 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. Operator completed during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked potatoes prepared over 24 hours - operator date marked. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/20/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8496955

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed