DE LUCA'S CHOPHOUSE

499 FEDERAL HWY, BOCA RATON, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6013825. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-08 to 2026-06-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-09: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 5 intermediate, 4 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (0 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
2026-06-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	5	4	2.01	9 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-12-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	1	2.01	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-01-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	1	1.88	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	3	1.88	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-06-25	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.51	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

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.