Buco Kitchen & Bar
Last inspected: Jan 21, 2026
52
Score
An inspection on January 21, 2026, at Buco Kitchen & Bar, located at 566 N Us Hwy 1 in Tequesta, FL, noted three critical and two major violations. These included issues with bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food, improper separation of raw animal foods, and single-use gloves not being changed as needed. While some violations were corrected on-site during the inspection, the facility's historical pattern shows mostly medium-risk scores across seven inspections.
7
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 21, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations.
52
Oct 9, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
37
Jan 3, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 18, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Mar 13, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Sep 13, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
78
Sep 1, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Violations — Jan 21, 2026 Inspection
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook assembling cheeseburgers with bare hands, putting toppings and bread without washing bare hands on cook line. Cook put gloves on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over fish on cook line . Operator removed chicken. **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks . Cook placed raw burgers on grill and proceeded to touch clean utensils and wiping cloth, without washing his hands and changing gloves. Cook went to wash his hands and put a fresh pair of gloves on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Pasta 12:40 cooked 10 minutes ago (78F-80F - Cooling); pasta 1:00 (73F-75F - Cooling) pasta left out at room temperature, after being cooled under running water. Pasta should be placed in walk in cooler, after rinsed under cold water. Operator placed pasta in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-05-5
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