Kousine Peruvian Asian
Last inspected: Apr 1, 2026
70
Score
Kousine Peruvian Asian has been inspected 15 times since 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 1, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around two violations, down from roughly nine violations earlier in the record.
“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing four times across the record.
That's lower than the typical Boca Raton restaurant, which scores around 74. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
15
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 1, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands at hand sink in kitchen. **Warning**
27-19-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed water 67F, at hand sink in kitchen. **Warning**
27-16-4
Basic - Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in kitchen. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing in hallway and near walk in cooler. **Warning**
36-36-4
Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Operator cleaned at the time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-5
70
Sep 8, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 2, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Set up triple sink with chlorine 100ppm **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-02: **Time Extended**
22-49-4
86
Aug 21, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Set up triple sink with chlorine 100ppm **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-49-4
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); **Warning**
22-43-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw mussels in flip top cooler drawer Raw chicken over raw tuna in walk in cooler Removed chicken. Stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. rice (119F - Hot Holding); in warmer. Not plugged in. Out less than Four hours. Reheated to 165F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Fly spray bottle with food items in rack outside walk in cooler **Warning**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by equipment At dish wash area in back kitchen **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical rack in back dish wash area **Warning**
41-17-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Flip top cooler **Warning**
29-49-6
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Half used avocado with sticker in flip top **Warning**
08B-39-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Tuna **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone over flip top **Warning**
40-06-5
32
Dec 13, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-13: **Time Extended**
50-17-3
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-13: **Time Extended**
16-37-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-13: **Time Extended**
32-04-4
74
Dec 12, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. octopus (45F - Cold Holding); raw beef (49F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding); pork (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (47F - Cold Holding); octopus (47F - Cold Holding); reach in cooler across from cook line. In unit less than four hours. Not prepped or portioned today. Moved into walk in cooler. sliced tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding) cooked rice (49F - Cold Holding); in reach in cooler. In unit over four hours. Not prepped or portioned today. **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. sliced tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding) cooked rice (49F - Cold Holding); in reach in cooler. In unit over four hours. Not prepped or portioned today. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Chef using cellphone with gloves and handled food with the same gloves. Gloves not changed and hands not washed. **Warning**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tuna over cooked chicken bottom reach in cooler in kitchen end of cook line Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**
50-17-3
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.dish machine area **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-02-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. **Warning**
31B-03-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning**
32-04-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. In use avocados contain stickers top of flip top cooler **Warning**
08B-39-4
27
Jul 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, Used
FL-32
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
35
Sep 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Women's room **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-29: **Time Extended**
32-04-4
95
Sep 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 9 live flies flying around liquor bottles at bar in dining room. 5 live flies flying around soda machine outside kitchen in hallway. Flies not landing on anything. Operator killed flies. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
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 observed handling ready to eat lettuce with barehands. Gloves put on. Educated on site. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Avocados contain stickers in flip top cooler **Warning**
08B-17-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-01-4
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Women's room **Warning**
32-04-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in cooler **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish and calamari thawing at room temperature **Warning**
06-01-5
58
Sep 20, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 28, 2023
Complaint Full
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.violation currently under warning with callback date 9/18/2023 **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-28: **Time Extended**
53A-01-7
90
Jul 27, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 10 live small flying insects on the wood slats partition between the bar and first booth in the dining room 3 live small flying inspects on the hanging glass rack at the bar in the dining room Approximately 30 live small flying insects on the wall at the bar in the dining room Approximately 30 live small flying insects on the liquor bottle shelves at the bar in the dining room Approximately 15 live small flying insects on bottles of alcohol at the bar in the dining room Approximately 10 live small flying insects on the clean shaker cups at the bar in the dining room Approximately 20 live small flying insects on alcohol bottles on lower rail at the service station at the bar in the dining room Approximately 10 live small flying insects on the shelf over the hand sink in the wait station in the hallway towards the restrooms. Not in the dining room or kitchen Approximately 5 live small flying insects on the shelf containing to go containers in the wait station not in the dining room or kitchen Approximately 10 live small flying insects on bags of dried corn in the dry storage room in the kitchen Approximately 10 live small flying insects on boxes of dry goods stored next to the dish machine in the kitchen
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw pork was stored over raw sweet potatoes. The pork was removed to a lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.violation currently under warning with callback date 9/18/2023 **Warning**
53A-01-7
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the containers for sugar and salt were pint size containers used to dispense. The items were removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
64
Jul 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the soup steam well, soup (120F - Hot Holding). The item has been in the steam well for less than 3 hours. The well has been turned up and soup reheated to 165°F to hot hold. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
53A-01-7
78
Feb 7, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-07: At mop sink; hose attached, no vacuum breaker. **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, raw eggs stored over sauces. Eggs removed **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-07: At walk-in cooler; raw shell eggs stored above pasteurized liquid eggs. Operator moved liquid eggs to bottom shelf. **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At wait station, red hot sauce (50F - Cold Holding). Item out of refrigerator for less than 1 hour. Item moved to reach in cooler to chill and cold hold **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-07: At wait station; cooked pepper hot sauce 50°F. Squeeze bottle stored on ice, ice only under bottle not surrounding product. Operator stated being held less than 4 hours, added ice. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
64
Sep 6, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At cookline flip top cooler, raw eggs stored behind butter. Eggs moved forward. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front line, sliced tuna (52F - Cold Holding); tuna tartar (59F - Cold Holding). Items stored in cooler overnight. Items discarded. See Stop Sale. At cookline, pulled chicken (47F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (47F - Cold Holding). Items in cooler less than 3 hours. Items moved to lower cooler to chill and cold hold. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-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. At front line, sliced tuna (52F - Cold Holding); tuna tartar (59F - Cold Holding). Items stored in cooler overnight. Items discarded. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At dishwasher, sink obstructed by a stack of buckets and items stored inside the sink. Item moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cookline. Paper towels supplied **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
52
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kousine Peruvian Asian last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Kousine Peruvian Asian on file is from Apr 1, 2026. The public record contains 15 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Kousine Peruvian Asian?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Kousine Peruvian Asian.
How does Kousine Peruvian Asian compare to other restaurants in Boca Raton?
Kousine Peruvian Asian most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Boca Raton average of 74.
Has Kousine Peruvian Asian's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Kousine Peruvian Asian have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly nine earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Kousine Peruvian Asian 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 Kousine Peruvian Asian inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Kousine Peruvian Asian is inspected around four times per year on average.
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