HONG KONG RESTAURANT OF PALM BAY INC
5270 BABCOCK ST NE STE 35 · PALM BAY · Brevard County · FL 32905
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine and Vaseline stored over make table. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over ready to eat produce. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-17-6High 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. All products repackaged, raw chicken over beef and beef over pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. make table ; cooked beef (54F – Cold Holding); cooked pork (50F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (50F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (50F – Cold Holding); sprouts (50F – Cold Holding) Operator moved to walk in cooler, stayed all items moved less than one hour ago. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink has splitter with no vacuum breaker on hose side.
Intermediate 4
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rear hand wash sink used as dump sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Rear handwashing sink had no soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
53B-11-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Pulled card out of drawer and wrote employee in kitchens name without training. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottles in back of kitchen.
Basic 16
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. No closure on bathroom door. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops in sugar.
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Using old card board to catch fryer grease more than one day. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Large make table at 50f cold holding and has torn gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Used to repair gaskets on reach in freezer upright white in back. Chest freezer gasket repaired with duct tape. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone above make table. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Small stainless reach in cooler has torn gaskets. Large white reach in freezer door being held closed with soy sauce bucket. **Repeat Violation**
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Standing water on floor behind make table.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on shelf at cook line knee level. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest freezer has soiled gasket. Make table has soiled gaskets. Glass reach in freezer has soiled gaskets. Walk in cooler soiled gaskets. Vent hood covers soiled with grease. Large white reach in freezer soiled gaskets. Small stainless reach in cooler soiled gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Two door reach in freezer and large upright reach in freezer both have soiled bottom shelves with old food debris.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Using chicken boxes to hold brown paper bags. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink in front leaking from p-trap.
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Two wet cloths used to clean surfaces not stored in sanitizer buckets. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large sugar container not labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 8:03 AM.
Violation category totals
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5 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.