Buds Chicken & Seafoods
2579 Northlake Blvd, North Palm Beach, FL 33403 · Permanent Food Service · License 6006160
Latest visit, Sep 8, 2026: 0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violation.
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 8 routine inspection1 basic-1
- Emergency closure in the last 90 daysOrdered closed on Jul 8-10
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
3 inspections · 4 visits
Routine inspection · Sep 8, 2026
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
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
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.
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.