Aj Culinary Holdings
Last inspected: Mar 24, 2026
70
Score
Aj Culinary Holdings has been inspected 10 times since 2022. The most recent visit was on Mar 24, 2026. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around four violations per visit versus roughly one violation earlier in the record.
Across the inspection history, “no chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.
The city-wide average sits at 74, which Aj Culinary Holdings' 70 doesn't quite reach. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
10
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 24, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
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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. Observed employee prepare a chicken caesar sandwich. While preparing sandwich operator grabbed the top sandwich bun with bare hands, and while placing fully cooked grilled chicken on sandwich operator used his thumb and index finger to help place chicken on sandwich bread.
09-01-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a clear spray bottle with a purple substance not labeled on hand wash sink next to triple sink.
41-17-4
70
Oct 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety pizza by the slice, 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 20 minutes ago. Operator time marked. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Non-food grade paper towel used as liner for sliced tomatoes container on cook line. Operator removed paper towel. **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks. Cook placed raw ground beef on grill and then proceeded to touch and separate sliced cheese with the same gloves. Cook went to wash his hands and put a new pair of gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical quaternary test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink and wiping cloths container.
16-37-1
Basic - Working containers of flour removed from original container not identified by common name. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public, one peach at pizza station. Cook removed peach. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Bowl with no handle used to dispense flour, to the left of grill. Operator removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
50
Feb 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
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Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
64
Sep 10, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
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Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
67
Dec 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 8 chairs outside 9 chairs inside **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-06: **Time Extended**
51-09-4
95
Oct 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Reduced oxygen packaging on site **Warning**
03G-50-1
Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 8 chairs outside 9 chairs inside **Warning**
51-09-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour bin in kitchen **Warning**
02D-01-5
82
Jul 31, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Sep 15, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At triple sink, bag of detergent stored in sink. Item removed **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-15: Utensils, honing steel and blender parts stored in sink **Admin Complaint**
31A-09-4
90
Aug 18, 2022
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline flip top cooler, buttermilk (52F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (57F - Cold Holding); pasta (77F - Cold Holding). Items stored in cooler less than 3 hours. Pasta stored over stacked. Items removed to larger reach in cooler to chill and cold hold. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cookline hand wash station. Paper towels supplied **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At bag of flour. Item removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of grease/food debris and rust. At cookline microwave.
22-08-4
64
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Aj Culinary Holdings last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Aj Culinary Holdings on file is from Mar 24, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Aj Culinary Holdings?
Across the inspection record, “no chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Aj Culinary Holdings.
How does Aj Culinary Holdings compare to other restaurants in Boca Raton?
Aj Culinary Holdings most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Boca Raton average of 74.
Has Aj Culinary Holdings' inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Aj Culinary Holdings have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Aj Culinary Holdings means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Aj Culinary Holdings inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Aj Culinary Holdings is inspected around three times per year on average.
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