Creme Bistro Art Cafe

4910 Communication Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Oct 28, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Across the available record, Creme Bistro Art Cafe has seven inspections on file, the first dated 2022. On Oct 28, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around one violation to closer to three violations.

Across the inspection history, “no heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.

Restaurants in Boca Raton average 74, so Creme Bistro Art Cafe trails the local norm. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Oct 28, 2025

Routine - Food

2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.

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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Table top cooler at front counter at Cut tomatoes ; (51F - Cold Holding); quinoa (51F - Cold Holding), Manager moved items to reach in cooler Open. Said item in unit one hour when they opened. Turned unit on.

03A-02-5

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked chicken and mayonnaise, Manager moved eggs. **Corrected On-Site**

08A-05-6

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

51-13-4

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Melons and cantaloupe cut and packaged on site at front counter self service cooler with no type of labeling. Manager removed fruits from self service unit. **Corrective Action Taken**

02D-03-4

Apr 1, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

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Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at handwashing sink in prep room. Water at 71°f. Manager turned hot water on **Corrected On-Site**

27-16-4

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

51-13-4

Mar 11, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/24 License expired more than 60 days. **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink in back prep room

31B-02-4

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.

11-26-1

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Cakes and salads made and packaged onsite at front self-serve open air front counter case have no labels with the description or location

02D-03-4

Dec 2, 2024

Routine - Food

2 major violations. 1 minor violation.

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Intermediate - No measuring device available ( heat thermometer or heat test strips) for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Provided operator with heat test strips. **Corrected On-Site**

16-62-1

Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Karim Laitaoui expired August 19th 2024

53A-03-7

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on soil oven door handle. Operator removed to be placed in dish machine. **Corrective Action Taken**

10-20-4

Sep 15, 2023

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Apr 10, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired more than sixty days. Confirmation Paid online, uploaded to confirm payment. Paid in full **Corrected On-Site**

50-17-3

Sep 22, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

No violations found.

100

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Creme Bistro Art Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Creme Bistro Art Cafe on file is from Oct 28, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Creme Bistro Art Cafe?

Across the inspection record, “no heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Creme Bistro Art Cafe.

How does Creme Bistro Art Cafe compare to other restaurants in Boca Raton?

Creme Bistro Art Cafe most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Boca Raton average of 74.

Has Creme Bistro Art Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Creme Bistro Art Cafe have averaged around three violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Creme Bistro Art Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Creme Bistro Art Cafe inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Creme Bistro Art Cafe is inspected around two times per year on average.

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