The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co
Last inspected: Feb 23, 2026
78
Score
The health department has logged 15 inspections at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co, the earliest from 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Feb 23, 2026. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around two violations each.
Looking across the full record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” is the recurring theme, flagged five times.
Compared to other Palm Beach Gardens restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
15
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 23, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At cook line, employee wiped hands on soiled clothing then proceeded to engage in food preparation without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing.
12A-28-4
Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. At cook line, dry wiping cloth used to clean cutting board.
21-10-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. At walk in cooler, opened employee beverage stored on shelf with food for customers. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
78
Aug 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. At walk in Cooler nova salmon cream cheese stored over apple juice- operator remove and store properly.
08A-11-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At bagel/ sandwich make station - soiled/ damp wiping cloth stored on cutting board/ prep counter- operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
82
Mar 26, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter reach in cooler - Nova cream cheese 45F- cold holding , chicken salad 45F- cold holding, nova salmon 45F- cold holding, white fish 45- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 3 hours- operator moved to walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At front counter cooler raw smoked salmon stored over cream cheese- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. At water filtration room - approximately 2 dead roaches on the floor- operator cleaned removed and sanitized area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-01-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees bag stored over bags of flour- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
64
Jul 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
95
Jul 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler at the end of the cookline area- sausage 45-50F- cold holding, turkey sausage cold holding , sliced ham 44-47F- cold holding, spinach 47-50F- cold holding , cooked mushrooms 47-50F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food not covered- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator placed ice on food to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. At water filtration room - approximately 2 dead roaches- on the floor near water filtration tanks- operator removed and sanitized the area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
35B-01-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At cookline/ make station prep counter solid/ damp wiping clothes on cutting boards- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4
74
Feb 23, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Feb 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. At bagel baking station- observed approximately 5 small flying insects landing on prep counter and containers with dry food inside- operator killed and removed 2 small flying insects- sanitized area. At back prep area- observed approximately 3 small flying insects landing on prep counter and on shelves containing cleaning utensils and single service items. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-22: At bagel baking station - approximately 3 small flying insects landing on wall. At back prep area observed approximately 2 small flying insects landing on wall above prep counter. **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
86
Feb 21, 2024
Routine - Food
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. At bagel baking station- observed approximately 5 small flying insects landing on prep counter and containers with dry food inside- operator killed and removed 2 small flying insects- sanitized area. At back prep area- observed approximately 3 small flying insects landing on prep counter and on shelves containing cleaning utensils and single service items. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler raw shell egg stored over bucket of pickles- operator moved raw shell eggs to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At bagel baking station- handwash sink blocked by containers of flour and machine- operated moved containers to access sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored over prep counter and clean utensils - operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
64
Dec 20, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Dec 19, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food 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 control cannot be determined. See stop sale. At make station container of butter on time as public heath control with no time marking- operator time marked. **Warning**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At make station flip top cooler overstocked container of Chicken salad 61F at 9:15am, Tuna Salad 61F at 9:15am, food not portioned or prepared today, out since 6am. Operator placed in walk in cooler . At make station container butter 60F, - food left out on counter to soften - food not portioned or prepared today food out of temperature for 45 minutes operator placed in walk in cooler.* **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler smoked salmon stored over pasteurized liquid eat eggs. Operator removed salmon to proper storage space **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. At bagel baking station- approximately 40 small flying insects landing on bags of flour, prep counters, Walls above prep counters, bagel oven and on dry storage food items. At mop sink area - approximately 5 small flying insects landing on wall. At three compartment sink- approximately one small flying insects landing on wall and cleaning products. One fly by triple sink At reach in cooler at prep area- approximately one small flying insects landing on wall shelf above prep area. At deli slicer near make station - approximately 3 small flying insects landing on deli slicer and surrounding wall. **Warning**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At sandwich make station- hand washing sink blocked by speed rack- operator removed.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At Bagel room dirty spatula stored in hand washing sink. **Warning**
31A-11-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. At unisex restroom no lid on garage can **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
32-12-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
35B-01-4
41
Jul 21, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 20, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using a 6-hour time control plan is at a temperature greater than 70 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Butter 71F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-07-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot line make table - spinach (53F - Cold Holding); pastrami (48F - Cold Holding); portioned corned beef (47F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held under 4 hours - operator moved to freezer for quick chill. display case - tuna salad (40-45F - Cold Holding); nova cream cheese (40-45F - Cold Holding) overfilled display case - operator moved top portions to walk in cooler. **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 held using a 6-hour time control plan is at a temperature greater than 70 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Butter 71F. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled smoked salmon then proceeded to work with hash brown without changing gloves - employee removed gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4
Intermediate - Non-service animals permitted in the premises of the establishment. **Warning**
35A-22-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Plastic cup in stewed apples - operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-06-5
47
Jan 23, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
74
Jul 12, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Fresh eggs over avocados in double draw cooler - operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
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. display case - chicken soup (45F-46 - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today. Held in display case over 4 hours - see stop sale.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. display case - chicken soup (45F-46 - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today. Held in display case over 4 hours - see stop sale.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hot line hand sink blocked by speed rack - operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked bacon on speed rack not covered - operator covered. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Packaged products in display grab and go case - missing address.
02D-03-4
52
Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co on file is from Feb 23, 2026. The public record contains 15 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co.
How does The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co compare to other restaurants in Palm Beach Gardens?
The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is lower than the Palm Beach Gardens average of 81.
Has The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co is inspected around four times per year on average.
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