YENS KITCHEN
7364 LAKE WORTH RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. In dry storage area 3 bottles of medicine stored above container of rice. Operator removed. **Warning**
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 cloth stored in between apron and employee t-shirt. Employee without washing hands began in preparation of cooking shrimp. Discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee preparing shrimp spring rolls with bare hands, product not being heated to a minimum cook8n* temperature of 145F. Discussed with operator who discarded product and had employee washed hands and put on gloves. **Warning**
08B-56-4High Priority – Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Employee beverages stored inside of ice machine in ice. See stop sale. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee used visibly soiled cloth stored in between apron and t-shirt used to wipe cutting board used to roll shrimp rolls. Discussed with operator employee washed and sanitized cutting board. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 45 approximately live flying insects In kitchen dish washing area. Landing on walls, mop bucket, trash cans and triple sink soap and sanitizer dispenser. Discussed with operator to kill clean and sanitize area. 5 live flies In kitchen dry storage area landing on sealed boxes of food discussed with operator to kill clean snd sanitize areas. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler next to kitchen/lobby server window raw shell eggs stored over container of tea. Operator corrected storage. **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. In walk in freezer raw chicken in non commercially packaged plastic bag stored above raw shrimp. Operator corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach In hallway leading to kitchen on food storage cart. Operator killed cleaned and sanitized. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Employee beverages stored inside of ice machine in ice. See stop sale. **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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. At front counter shrimp rolls identified on time is a public health control written procedure not time marked operator added corrected time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked tofu (130F – Cooling) at 11:10 since 10:55 to 116F at 11:45 At this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours. Discussed cooling with operator product moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In grab and go cooler in lobby sticky rice desserts not date marked operator stated made 2 days prior snd added date marks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 5
51-09-4Basic – Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Establishment has DBPR license for 0 seats, currently restaurant offers indoor and out door seating with approximately 45 seats.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In kitchen under hand washing sink, ice machine drain line is leaking water onto floor making a puddle. In kitchen under dish washing sink water pipe leaking onto floor causing puddling under sink. Discussed with operator to repair. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer large amount of ice build up on walls, condenser fan, and boxes of food discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. In kitchen water line from ice machine leaking onto kitchen floor, in kitchen under 3 compartment sink water pipe leaking onto floor. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In kitchen prep sink raw shrimp thawing in standing water discussed with operator who turned on water. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:41 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.