TOM SAWYER RESTAURANT & PASTRY SHOP

1759 NW 2 AVE, BOCA RATON, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6006344. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-09 to 2026-09-16.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-09-16: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

6 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-07-15)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-07-15	2026-07-16	Roach activity

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Palm Beach County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	2	2.37	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x4) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-07-16	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-15	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	14	4	2	2.37	9 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 07 Unwrapped or potentially hazardous food not re-served 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x5) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-11-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	7	2.01	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2025-09-12	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-11	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	2	0	2.01	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	6	1	1.88	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	5	3	1.88	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	7	0	1.51	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.51	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.