Muddy Waters Restaurant
2237 W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 · Permanent Food Service · License 1614394
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 10 complaint inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 basic-5
- Safety score95
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 2 visitsLatest inspection
Complaint inspection
- First visitSep 10, 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.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Reach in cooler at the end of the cook line at cooked pasta (48°F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (48°F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items in unit approximately one hour , just opened. Moved items to working cooler
Basic2
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Thawed fish still in reduced oxygen packaging , manager removed items from reduced oxygen packaging . Manager said fish was thawed today
Fixed on the spot
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Metal pots and pans being stacked wet
Earlier inspections 1
A95Routine inspection5 violations No follow-up needed
- First visitAug 20, 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.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Basic5
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Flour containers not labeled
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
Turkey burgers in walk in freezer uncovered. Manager cover burgers.
Fixed on the spot
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Metal pans being stacked wet.
Code 32, Restrooms: Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
No receptacle either lid in unisex restroom
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.
Hole in ceiling where pipe goes into ceiling. Some ceiling tiles are not smooth and easy to clean.
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Wet nesting
- Stacking dishes or containers before they have dried, which traps moisture where germs can grow.