KEKES BREAKFAST CAFE

Food safety records indicate KEKES BREAKFAST CAFE in BOYNTON BEACH has 5 inspections with a 1.8/5 overall rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

2206 North Congress Avenue
Florida, 33426
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/1/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10935448

  • 01B-14-4:High Priority - 3 Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells on cook line. See stop sale.
  • 12A-27-4:High Priority - Cook cracked raw shell eggs and then clean plates to plate cooked eggs without washing hands and changing gloves. Cook washed hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks. Cook placed raw bacon on the grill and then proceeded to prep ready to eat ham without washing hands and changing gloves. Cook went to wash his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet, splitter added to mop sink faucet.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing on cook line. Cook filling pots with water at hand sink. Cook filled pots at triple sink. Corrected On-Site

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