JOY LUCK GARDEN
1918 SR 44 · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County · FL 32168
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. – Employee came in and began putting food onto Togo container without washing hands in the kitchen. Instructed employee to stop and wash hands . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. – raw shrimp over cooked pork walk in freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. – Raw chicken and beef over cooked pork walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-02-5High 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. – rice, eggs, sprouts, cut greens, chicken x 2, egg rolls all out for less than 2 hours **Warning**
Intermediate 5
52-03-4Intermediate – Establishment advertised scallops on menu/menu board but served imitation scallops. Operator went through and put a "k" on fried scallops on the menu **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior processing equipment on storage shelf **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. – Used to hold stainless steel scrubber – used to rinse towel – used to fill pot with water **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. – Any hand sink in kitchen. Paper towels were added to front 2 handsink **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 15
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. – floating in sauces – in dry items **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard reused to hold food. Lids and chicken boxes in direct contact with food **Warning**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. – Below sauces – cookline – walk in cooler **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. B – employee beverages in several areas **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk in cooler, reach in cooler, reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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 on pot holder – numerous other items over prep and storage areas **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. – Tubs of food under shelving walk in cooler – multiple items in walk in freezer – oil and flour **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cookline **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. – Front hand sink – restrooms **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-09-4Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Unwrapped forks at the front counter **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Metal scoop used for woks chipped **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket in three compartment sink approximately 10 ppm cl. Corrected to 50 ppm cl **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:30 PM.
Violation category totals
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4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.