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CHINESE GARDEN

4595 HYPOULUXO RD STE 9 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33463

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 29, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3591764
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10870839
DBPR license6020834

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#3High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee exited store to discard old cardboard boxes and after entered kitchen and without washing hands began to measure water to pour into batch of marinated chicken, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority12A-27-4

High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs to mix into raw chicken and after without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized pots used to measure out food on flip top cooler, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In flip top cooler raw shell eggs stored above snow peas, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority08A-17-6

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Non commercially packaged raw chicken stored above non commercially packaged raw pork stuffed wontons. Discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen on prep table cooked pasta (49F – Cold Holding); house made cooked vegetables stock (73F – Cold Holding) per operator products not portioned or prepared today and held at room temperature until for approximately 1 hour, discussed with operator cold holding requirements, operator moved products to reach in cooler. Emailed time is a public health control form to operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On flip top cutting board cooked broccoli (84F – Hot Holding) per operator product prepared approximately 20 minutes ago and held at room temperature until served, discussed with operator who reheated product to 165F and placed in steamer. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#9Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In flip top cooler pans of cooked shrimp (88F – Cooling) at 12:40 since 11:00 to 84F at 12:55; cooked chicken (83F – Cooling) at 12:40 since 11:00 to 82F at 12:55, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who moved products to walk in freezer to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand washing sink, discussed with operator who provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. In kitchen next to walk in cooler buckets of cooked sauce stored on floor, discussed with operator who removed product from floor. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in two door cooler to right of deep fryers heavily soiled, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize unit.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:25 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
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.