BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL BOCA RATON CLOSED OVER INSECTS

State inspector orders closure…

Brooklyn Water Bagel in East Boca Raton has been ordered closed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The popular Brooklyn Water Bagel location at 2250 North Federal Highway was closed by a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspector after several flying insects were found in the restaurant during a routine check.

Two more inspections were required before the state of Florida allowed Brooklyn Water Bagel to reopen.

Per BocaNewsNow.com guidelines, the following is the exact language – without editing – recorded by the State of Florida during the September 12 and 13 inspections. The restaurant was ordered to close on September 12th.

FIRST INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food prep area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies land on dining room utensil dispensers 1 live flies land on coffee pot Approximately 10 live flies on dining room walls 3 live flies land on front of open refrigerated display case 2 live flies on open disposable items in kitchen 4 live flies on closed boxes with Disposables in the kitchen Approximately 20 live flies on the walls of the bagel kitchen 2 live flies on the wall above the cooktop in the kitchen 1 live fly on the ticket bar at the cooktop in the kitchen 1 live fly in the open clamshell to-go container the cooking area in the kitchen. container discarded.

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance, unlabelled. On the cookline hand wash basin, spray bottle not labeled. Manager labeled **Fixed**

SECOND INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

High Priority – – From initial inspection: High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food prep area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies land on dining room utensil dispensers 1 live flies land on coffee pot Approximately 10 live flies on dining room walls 3 live flies land on front of open refrigerated display case 2 live flies on open disposable items in kitchen 4 live flies on closed boxes with Disposables in the kitchen Approximately 20 live flies on the walls of the bagel kitchen 2 live flies on the wall above the cooktop in the kitchen 1 live fly on the ticket bar at the cooktop in the kitchen 1 live fly in the open clamshell to-go container the cooking area in the kitchen. Containers disposed of – From the follow-up inspection 09/12/2022: Approximately 10 live flies on the walls at the entrance to the toilets in the dining room 3 live flies landed on coffee machines in the dining room 5 live flies on the side of the drinks machine Approximately 5 live flies on the walls of the bagel forming area * *Admin Complaint**

The problem was found acceptable at an inspection on September 13, when the restaurant was allowed to reopen.

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