Buds Chicken & Seafoods

2579 Northlake Blvd, North Palm Beach, FL 33403 · Permanent Food Service · License 6006160

B
Grade B
Safety score 89 of 100

Latest visit, Sep 8, 2026: 0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violation.

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 8 routine inspection
    1 basic
    -1
  • Emergency closure in the last 90 days
    Ordered closed on Jul 8
    -10
  • Safety score89

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Inspection history

3 inspections · 4 visits

Routine inspection · Sep 8, 2026

First visit · Sep 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.

  • Plumbing and backflow prevention
    • Basic: Standing water on the floor throughout the kitchen; manger asked employee to remove water ; employee started to remove water from the floor;

Complaint inspection · Aug 6, 2026

First visit · Aug 6, 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.

  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • High priority: Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wiping prep table used to batter chicken and fish, with towel that was not set up in a sanitizer solution at proper parts per million; employee wiped table with water running from the three compartment and rinsing with plain water in between uses; as per manager the policy is to poor a cap of bleach into the towel and wipe the table and rinse with water; tested towel and 0ppm chlorine; advised to set up chlorine sanitizer bucket or one compartment in three compartment sink to properly sanitize food contact surfaces;
  • Clean equipment storage and air drying
    • Basic: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting- observed multiple clean food containers not inverted and not properly air dried on the rack by three compartment sink Advised to invert to prevent wet nesting

Complaint inspection · Jul 8, 2026

Follow-up visit · Jul 8, 2026 Reopened after closure

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
First visit · Jul 8, 2026 Emergency closure

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

  • Insects, rodents, pests and animals
    • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. In kitchen approximately 1 live roach under prep table on floor. In kitchen approximately 3 live roaches on insulated water line to ice machine. In kitchen approximately 1 live roach on back of ice machine. In kitchen approximately 1 live roach on tile wall behind ice machine. At drive thru to go station approximately 1 live roach coming out of wall behind steam table. Discussed with managers to eliminate all live roaches and clean and sanitize areas.
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles throughout kitchen area missing grout with debris and water standing between tiles, discussed with manager to have floor tiles repaired.