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YENS KITCHEN

7364 LAKE WORTH RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 15, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3585534
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10819066
DBPR license6022200

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 7

#3High Priority12A-25-4

High 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 scratched hair with hand and without washing hands after employee handled cooked shrimp with hands. Discussed with operator employee washed hands. See stop sale of shrimp. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#4High Priority12A-29-4

High 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. Employee handled personal cell phone and without washing hands employee handled bags of fresh cut veggies. Discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority01B-12-4

High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. 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 scratched hair with hand and without washing hands after employee handled cooked shrimp with hands. Discussed with operator employee washed hands. See stop sale of shrimp.

Stop Sale
#6High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washed and rinsed cutting board and did not sanitize before placing back onto flip top cooler. Discussed with operator for employee to sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer non commercially packages bags of raw beef stored over bags of cooked shrimp meatballs. Discussed with operator who corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler Raw pork dumpling stored over bean sprouts. And raw shell eggs stored over sauces. Discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9High Priority03F-02-5

High 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. In kitchen cooked eggs on written procedures for time is a public health control not time marked discussed with operator who stated eggs placed on time at 12pm and added time marking. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#10Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In kitchen cooked beef (113F – Cooling) at 2:30 since 2:00 to 106F at 3:15 at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours. sliced cooked pork (48F – Cooling) at 2:30 since 10:00 to 46F at 3:15. At this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 6 hours. Discussed cooling with operator who moved products to freezer to chill. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#11Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In kitchen spray bottle containing chemical cleaner not labeled discussed with operator who labeled bottle. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer tubes of raw ground beef stored on floor discussed with operator who removed product from floor. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. In kitchen dish washing area has water pipe leaking down wall on to floor. Discussed with operator to repair pipe. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:12 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.