Tropical Island Restaurant

400 E Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33435

African

Last inspected: Feb 28, 2023

Score

High Risk

Going back to 2022, Tropical Island Restaurant has three inspections in the public record. The newest entry in the record is dated Feb 28, 2023. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important. Note that Tropical Island Restaurant's inspection history hasn't been updated since Feb 28, 2023; current conditions may have shifted from what the file shows.

Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around 13 violations per visit lately, up from roughly two violations before.

Tropical Island Restaurant's latest score of 25 falls below the Boynton Beach average of 79. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.

Inspections

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Major latest

Minor latest

Inspection History

Feb 28, 2023

Complaint Full

7 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.

View 13 violations

High Priority - Employees began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cooks entering kitchen from the back door not washing their hands. **Warning**

12A-16-4

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation. Cooks moving equipment and raw meats outside, than enter kitchen and plating food without washing hands first. **Warning**

12A-29-4

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 50°F, sliced tomatoes 54°F, left out at room temperature for service. Stop sale issued due to small flying insects on food items. **Warning**

03A-02-5

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 2 pork stews cooking outside on the dirt floor on propane stoves. 50+ flies around dirt area. Lettuce boiled eggs and coleslaw in kitchen with 2 small flying insects sitting on top of lettuce, than on coleslaw , tomatoes and boiled eggs. 3 whole Tilapias , 3 bus bin's containing pork stew uncovered stored outside in a chest freezer under a warped plywood cover. Flys on all items under the warped cover. Beef thawing inside a dirty mop sink on the floor outside in the back. **Warning**

01B-13-4

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 small flying insects on micro wave across stove. 4 small flying insects on wall next to stove. 3 small flying insects on coleslaw next to steam table. 2 small flying insects on boiled eggs on prep table in kitchen. 3 small flying insects on pork stew under steam table in kitchen. 2 small flying insects on prep table next to stove. 2 pork stews cooking outside on the dirt floor on propane stoves. 50+ flies around dirt area outside. **Warning**

35A-02-6

High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment in chest freezer outside. Warped ply wood lid used as a cover. **Warning**

08B-27-4

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All stews not date marked in chest freezers. **Warning**

02C-02-5

Basic - Stored pork stew and fish not covered in outside chest freezers. **Warning**

08B-12-5

Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw beef stored to thaw in mop sink outside. Mop sink on the ground. **Warning**

08B-38-4

Basic - Food being prepared outside, two pork stews being cooked outside n the dirt, with propane cookers. See stop sale. **Warning**

08B-32-4

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable outside. **Warning**

36-11-4

Basic - Cooked pork stew and raw fish stored in a prohibited area next to back door, outside no roof, exposed to small flying insects. **Warning**

08B-37-4

Jan 9, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible

FL-10

Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels

FL-14

Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed

FL-50

Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place

FL-36

Approved Thawing Methods Used

FL-31

Nov 10, 2022

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tropical Island Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Tropical Island Restaurant on file is from Feb 28, 2023. The public record contains three inspections in total.

How does Tropical Island Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Boynton Beach?

Tropical Island Restaurant most recently scored 25 out of 100, which is lower than the Boynton Beach average of 79.

Has Tropical Island Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Tropical Island Restaurant have averaged around 13 violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.

What does a high risk rating mean?

A high risk rating at Tropical Island Restaurant means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.

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