Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

YUMS CHINESE RESTAURANT

1048 US HWY 27 SOUTH STE 1108 · AVON PARK · Highlands County · FL 33825

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 31, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3675045
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13552062
DBPR license3800930

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority2 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#7High 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. Observed raw ground beef over raw shrimp in the walk in freezer.

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed manual can opener with food debris on it.

#9Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed a container of chicken and container of egg rolls not date marked in the reach in cooler that were made the day before.

Basic 6

#1Basic33-12-4

Basic – Dumpster rusted out on bottom.

#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed walk in freezer door does not open easily due to the ice buildup and has to be forced to open.

#3Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in walk in freezer on the door. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#4Basic10-01-5

Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed handle of cup down in container of sugar, owner moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#6Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid. Owner closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:48 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.