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DRAGON HOT POT

4611 OKEECHOBEE BLVD BAY 108 · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33417

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 17, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3485289
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8833123
DBPR license6022703

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority4 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical13 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#3High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) **Warning**

Warning
#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 left through back door – returned and started preparing food without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#5High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found At buffet dinning room server station- 3 small flying insects landing on wall and three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#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 beef not commercially packaged stored over gyozas. **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 fishnot commercially packaged stored over bamboo shoots. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At server station- approximately 1 live roach on floor under the ice machine. At dishmachine area – approximately 1 live roach on top of dishmachine. **Warning**

Warning
#9High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Container of rubbing alcohol stored over flip top cooler at cookline – operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 4

#10Intermediate11-07-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Container of milk opened 2 days ago- not date marked – operator date marked. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#12Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At server station- handwash sink with towels inside sink- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#13Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedures for food held on four hour time as a public health control at buffet station. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer boxes of food stored on floor. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At server station- knife in between prep table and wall- operated removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:32 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
2 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.