POPPIES RESTAURANT & DELI

Name: POPPIES RESTAURANT & DELI
Address: 4900 LINTON BLVD, DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33445, US
Rating: 71.9

4900 LINTON BLVD, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445

License #6009906

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71.9 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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POPPIES RESTAURANT & DELI in DELRAY BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 71.9 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 27 total violations — 12 critical, 9 major, 6 minor.

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Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
[02C-02-5] Not observed. AC from initial inspection
[08A-05-6] Raw lobster above blueberry fillings , raw chicken directly top of the corn hash browns at walk in cooler .
[53B-14-5] Not provided
[03A-02-5] American cheese 50F, provolone 49F, Swiss cheese 49F in flip top reach in cooler across from grille at kitchen... , feta cheese 50F, blue cheese 48F, chicken salad 47F, egg salad 47F , nova cream cheese in corner salad reach in cooler by wall at kitchen. Food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than four hours . Stop sale issue . ...
[01B-02-5] Issue : American cheese 50F, provolone 49F, Swiss cheese 49F in flip top reach in cooler across from grille at kitchen... , feta cheese 50F, blue cheese 48F, chicken salad 47F, egg salad 47F , nova cream cheese in corner salad reach in cooler by wall at kitchen. Food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than four hours .
[03F-02-5] Cream cheese 61F, butter 63F in flip top reach in cooler at bagel station, food not prepped or portioned today , food being held less than hour . Manager tome marked.

Administrative complaint recommended
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime....pie fillings containers, jam, jelly containers, pickles containers, cheese containers in walk in cooler .
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths...chlorine for dishmachine, quaternary ammonium
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses...wet towels on the counter all server station.
[12B-12-5] Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container by the corner salad cooler at kitchen.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor at walk in freezer . Dry goods on walk way area.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening...plain cream cheese in walk in cooler , food was opened two days ago . Advise to date marked after opening.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....portioned cream cheese 47F in reach in cooler ..... cream cheese 47F in flip top cooler at server station and ham 49F, feats cheese 50F, slice cheese 54F in flip top reach in cooler across from grill at kitchen , food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours . Stop sale issue , operator dis a food.... Veggie Cream cheese 56F, salmon cream cheese 56F in corner salad reach in cooler at kitchen , food not prepped or portioned today , food being held less than four hours .Employee voluntarily discarded food.... Leafy greens 50F in produce walk in cooler. Commercially packaged food being held less than four hours. Operator removed food to another acceptable cooler .
[01B-14-4] Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Manager discarded
[12A-02-4] Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands...server brought soiled plates from the customer table and then prepped dink, served food without washing hands . Discussed with manager.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food...scooping ice with drink cup from ice machine .
[12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area...employee drink at food runner station.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
[09-01-4] 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 grabbed bagel with bare hand for putting cream cheese on the bagel . Stop sale issue .
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times....stored tray with clean drink glasses at bagel station .
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at bagel station .
[03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours...pasta 45F in walk in cooler. Per manager food was cooked yesterday. Stop sale issue .

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