DUCK TAVERN (THE)

5903 N FEDERAL HWY, BOCA RATON, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6011018. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-06-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-22: routine inspection, 6 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

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
2026-06-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	6	3	2	2.01	8 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-12-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	1	2.01	5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	2.01	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	2	1.88	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-07-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	1		5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.51	1 area 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	1	1.51	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.