UNCLE JOE'S CHINESE CUISINE
4367 NORTHLAKE BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped hands on visibly soiled apron and without washing hands prepared egg soup, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-29-4High 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 washing dishes did not wash hands before handling metal meat hooks for cooked pork, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee rinsed bowl in sink and without sanitizing placed on cook line, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize bowl. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High 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 packaged raw ground pork stored above non commercially packaged trays of cream cheese wontons, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at cook line raw pork and beef stored above sauces, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At cook line raw shell eggs (66F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes, discussed with operator who placed product on ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line on table shredded lettuce (67F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes, discussed with operator who placed product on ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler plastic wrapped bins of cooked shrimp (86F – Cooling) at 10:55 since 10:30 to 86F at 11:20; cooked pasta (86F – Cooling) at 10:55 since 10:30 to 86F at 11:20; cooked chicken (89F – Cooling) at 10:55 since 10:30 to 88F at 11:20, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who placed product on metal trays on speed rack to allow adequate air flow cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 5
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Multiple coolers with handles soiled with accumulation of food and soil residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize units. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In multiple areas of the kitchen and walk in cooler food product containers stored on floor, discussed with operator to remove all containers from floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The side of stand up oven soiled with heavy accumulation of grease residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler at cook line interior soiled with build up of residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler cooked pork stored directly on storage rack not covered, discussed with operator who removed pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:32 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
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.