KING CHINA BUFFET
5841 LAKE WORTH ROAD · GREENACRES · Palm Beach County · FL 33463
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At prep area- employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to prepare food without washing their hands- educates operator employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. At sushi station- non food grade paper towels used to line container- in contact with salmon- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. At tall reach in freezer – imitation Krab stored in non food grade cardboard box- operator removed and stored properly. **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. At walk in freezer raw chicken not commercially packaged stored over cooked crawfish- operator stored properly. At sushi station reach in freezer raw salmon not commercially packaged over pepperoni- operator stored properly. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At sushi station- raw salmon stored over pre made pizza- operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. At dinning room storage area- raw ground pork not commercially packaged stored over raw – operator removed and stored properly. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At prep counter- cut cabbage (78F- cold holding)- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 3.5 hours- operator moved to walk in cooler to quick chill. At flip top cooler at cookline- cooked pork (52F – cold holding ); pooled raw shell eggs (55F – cold holding); carrots and peas (48F – Cold holding)- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator moved to walk in to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -cook-line; handwashing sink blocked by pan, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No time procedures for hot and cold food on buffet. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 5
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -walk-in Cooler; bowl in bucket of onion. -Dry Storage; plastic quart in containers of rice and sugar. **Warning**
16-13-5Basic – Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Container of plaintains stored on floor in walk in cooler. **Warning**
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug zapper over prep counter with meat grinder- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. At sushi station – in use avocados with stickers attached – educated operator- employee removed stickers and washed properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 1:05 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.