WAH LAN CHINESE RESTAURANT
989 S MAIN ST · BELLE GLADE · Palm Beach County · FL 33430
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed chef touch clothes then prepared food handling clean utensils at wok; no hand wash. Advised chef to wash hands.
09-20-5High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not immediately heated to 145 degrees F after bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed chef touch cut cabbage with bare hand. Advised chef to use gloves or a utensil.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler: raw shelled eggs stored over ready to eat broccoli At walk in cooler: raw pork stored over cream cheese and Krab mixture Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At prep area, on table top: raw shelled eggs (64F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored on counter for 10 mins. Not received or portioned today. Operator moved to cooler quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, sitting on buckets in container: cooked rice (112F – Hot Holding) As per operator, stored since 30 mins. Advised operator to reheat and maintain 135F or higher. At steam table: Wan ton soup (126F – Hot Holding) As per operator, cooked and stored since 3 hours. Operator reheated to 203F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
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. Cooked chicken cooked 2 days prior, on Sunday, then frozen; not date marked. Advised operator to date mark.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cream cheese and Krab mixture prepared 2 days, on Sunday ; not date marked. Advised operator to date mark. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 12:28 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 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.