Hook Fish & Chicken
244 W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 · Permanent Food Service · License 1619222
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb on threaded faucet next to ice machine.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 9 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 8 basic (1 repeat)-12
- Safety score88
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 9, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb on threaded faucet next to ice machine.
Basic8
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Observed employee personal cup of coffee stored on shelf above single service food trays and next to single service foil pans in kitchen.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
1. Observed torn door gasket at walk in freezer door.
Walk in cooler door in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine in warewash area.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
1. Hood filters above cookline in kitchen. 2. Heavy pink and brown staining observed on door flaps at walk in cooler. 3. Walk in cooler door gasket observed soiled with old food debris. 4. Heavy build up of grease or food debris on screen and ceiling above fries at fry warmer in kitchen.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing around floor drain at warewash sink.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Observed standing water around floor drain in areas where tiles are missing in warewash area.
Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in kitchen, dining, and front counter areas.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.