KAM WAH CHINESE FOOD
7163 LAKE WORTH RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee itched hair and wiped face and without washing hands employee handled various containers of food, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator handled trash can and without washing hands operator handled container of raw pork, discussed with operator who washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found In kitchen approximately 2 live flying insects landing on tables, trash can, discussed with operator to eliminate flying insects and cleaned and sanitize areas. **Warning**
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. In walk in cooler cut cabbage and spring rolls stored inside cardboard boxes, discussed with operator who removed products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw beef and chicken stored above open containers of spring rolls, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shrimp stored directly above vegetables, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw chicken stored over non commercially packaged raw beef, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. In reach in cooler cooked chicken wings stored inside cardboard box previously used for raw chicken, discussed with operator proper storage. See stop sale. **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. In kitchen cooked rice and raw shell eggs on time is a public health control written procedures has no time marking labels, discussed with operator who added time mark labels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 6
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided clean up poster to operator via email. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In reach in cooler cooked chicken (55F – Cooling)at 2:50 since 1:50 to 55F at 3:25 ; fried chicken (66F – Cooling) at 2:35 since 10:30 to 67F at 3:25, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 41F within 6 hours, discussed with operator who moved products to freezer to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled, cutting board observed with fly swatter sitting on top, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize cutting board. **Warning**
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In reach in cooler frozen cooked pork prepared onsite and frozen not date marked, discussed with operator who date marked products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler fried chicken not date marked, per operator product prepared 2 days prior, discussed date marking with operator who date marked product. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In three compartment sink bottle containing soap not labeled, discussed with operator who labeled bottle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles., discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In kitchen behind fryers and reach in freezers floors heavily soiled with food and grease buildup, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize floors. **Warning**
08B-19-4Basic – Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. In reach in cooler cooked chicken wings stored inside cardboard box previously used for raw chicken, discussed with operator proper storage. See stop sale. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:05 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.