Melting Pot Rest

5455 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33487 · Permanent Food Service · License 6009533

Official report

out of 100

Grade B

Safety score 88 of 100

Latest visit: Sep 8, 2026

What drove the grade

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F....milk 44°F in bottom shelf in reach in cooler at wait station .. food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours .High priority, repeat · fixed on the spot · 4 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Sep 8 routine inspection
2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 2 basic
-12
Safety score88

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Sep82026

Routine inspection

5 violations found

First visitSep 8, 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:
- 2 High priority
- 1 Intermediate
- 2 Basic
What the inspector cited
High priority2
- Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse....
  Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F....milk 44°F in bottom shelf in reach in cooler at wait station .. food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours .
- Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F....milk 44°F in bottom shelf in reach in cooler at wait station .. food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than 4 hours .
  Stop sale issued. Manager discarded milk .
  Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Intermediate1
- Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled....multiple chemical spray bottle .
  Manager labeled
  Fixed on the spot
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....salmon , Tuna thawing in reduce oxygen packaging at walk in cooler.
  Label states to remove before thawing. Employee removed removed from package.
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses...knives at prep station .
  Manager removed .
  Fixed on the spot
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.
Stop sale: An order that the food can’t be sold or served.