JOY LUCK CHINESE RESTAURANT
1684 S CONGRESS AVE · PALM SPRINGS · Palm Beach County · FL 33461
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Operator using phone multiple times and began handling food without washing hands in between.
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands Chef observed eating and immediately began food preparation without washing hands in between.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef not commercially packaged over French fries in white freezer chest Removed **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over tofu in flip top cooler Raw chicken over broccoli in walk in cooler Raw shrimp over open container of sauce in walk in cooler Operator instructed to remove items **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in walk in cooler
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. Raw chicken not commercially packaged over raw lobster in one door freezer unit Removed **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. With cleaning solution on cook line
Basic 2
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At beginning of cook line
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp and fish in buckets of standing water
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 1:07 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 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.