BOCA RATON, FL. A state inspector visiting Another Broken Egg Cafe on Via de Palmas on June 12 found fish being served without proof that parasite destruction procedures had been followed, meaning customers eating lightly cooked or raw fish dishes had no documented protection against parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm.
That was one of six high-severity violations documented during the visit. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The toxic substance violation was cited alongside the parasite failure. State records show inspectors documented that toxic substances were improperly identified, stored, or used, a condition that creates immediate risk of chemical contamination of food or food-contact surfaces.
Shell stock records were also deficient. Shellfish sold at the cafe, which serves brunch-style dishes that can include raw or lightly cooked shellfish, lacked the identification tags and records required to trace them back to a licensed harvester.
The inspector also cited food in poor condition, described in state records as spoiled, contaminated, mislabeled, or adulterated. On top of that, no adequate employee health policy was in place, and at least one employee was observed using improper handwashing technique, meaning pathogens remained on hands after a washing attempt was made.
Two intermediate violations rounded out the report: improper sewage or wastewater disposal, and multi-use utensils that had not been properly cleaned.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite destruction citation is not a paperwork problem. When fish is served without documented freezing or cooking to the temperatures required to kill parasites, customers eating salmon, tuna, or other fish dishes are exposed to organisms including Anisakis, a roundworm that can burrow into the stomach lining, and tapeworm larvae. The cafe had no records demonstrating those procedures were completed.
The absence of an employee health policy compounds the risk. Without a written policy requiring sick workers to report symptoms and stay out of food handling, a single employee working through a norovirus infection can expose dozens of customers to a pathogen that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. Norovirus accounts for roughly 20 million cases of foodborne illness in the United States each year.
The sewage violation is among the most acute on the intermediate list. Improper wastewater disposal can introduce fecal contamination to surfaces throughout a kitchen, and the contamination is not always visible. Combined with the utensil cleaning failure, which allows bacterial biofilms to develop on surfaces within 24 hours, the conditions documented at this cafe on June 12 created multiple simultaneous pathways for illness.
The shellfish traceability failure matters most when something goes wrong. If a customer gets sick from a contaminated oyster or clam, health investigators need shell stock tags to trace the harvest back to a specific bed and pull the product from circulation. Without those records, an outbreak investigation stalls.
The Longer Record
The June 12 inspection was not the first time this cafe has drawn serious scrutiny. State records show 39 inspections on file for the location, with 183 total violations accumulated over that history.
The pattern of high-severity violations is not new. On November 24, 2025, inspectors cited five high-severity and three intermediate violations. Less than three weeks later, on December 10, three more high-severity violations were documented. The cafe passed a clean inspection on November 25, the day after the five-violation visit, suggesting violations were addressed quickly but did not hold.
The location was emergency-closed once before. On August 11, 2025, inspectors ordered the cafe shut after finding roach activity. It passed a follow-up inspection and reopened two days later, on August 13.
That closure came during a stretch that mirrors the current pattern. The August 11 inspection produced four high-severity and three intermediate violations. The cafe passed on August 12 and August 13, then went without a high-severity citation until November. By November 24, five high-severity violations had returned.
Open for Business
Six high-severity violations, including failures involving parasites, toxic substances, shellfish traceability, food condition, disease policy, and handwashing technique, were documented at Another Broken Egg Cafe on June 12, 2026.
The state did not close it.
Customers who ate there that day, or in the days that followed before any corrections were verified, did so at a location where a state inspector had determined that fish may have been served without parasite documentation, that toxic substances were not properly controlled, and that the people preparing their food were not washing their hands correctly.
The cafe has accumulated 183 violations across 39 inspections. It has been emergency-closed once for roaches. It remained open after this one.