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CHINA KING

11967 SOUTHERN BLVD · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33411

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 25, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3608576
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10895879
DBPR license6012985

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
9 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 9

#3High Priority03D-01-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. At walk in cooler- cooked chicken 78-82F at 4:00 to 76-80F at 4:30 ( cooling since 2:30),- at current rate of cooling food did not reach 70F within remaining time- see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#4High 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 was eating in dinning too and started working prepping food and opening cooler doors without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed hands. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non food grade cardboard used to store cooked egg rolls- operator removed, **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer- raw scallops not commercially packaged stored over cooked pork. **Warning**

Warning
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored over cooked chicken- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. At walk in cooler- cooked chicken 78-82F at 4:00 to 76-80F at 4:30 ( cooling since 2:30),- at current rate of cooling food did not reach 70F within remaining time- see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler- cooked chicken 44-46F- cold holding, krab rangoons 45-46F- cold holding, cream cheese 44-46F- cold holding, cut cabbage 45F- cold holding, cooked pork 44F- cold holding, egg rolls 44-46F- cold holding,- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2 hours- operator moved to walk in freezer to quick chill. At cook line area- Chicken wings 72-65F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food left out- food out of temperature for 3.5 hours- operator moved to walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#10High 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. See stop sale No time mark for fried rice or cooked chicken under time as a public health control. – operator time marked for remaining 2 hours. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen prep counter- Cooked egg rolls 112F-hot holding , soup 120F- hot holding- food left out on counter- food out of temperature for 1.5 hours- operator placed I;reach in freezer to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 1

#12Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front counter handsink blocked by chair – operator removed. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic16-13-5

Basic – Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Educated operator- employee set up properly. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 11:50 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
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.