LAKE WORTH, Palm Beach County

KAM WAH CHINESE FOOD

7163 LAKE WORTH RD, LAKE WORTH, FL 33467

FoodNon-Seating
Latest violations
0
No violations
Mar 11, 2026
City
LAKE WORTH
County
Palm Beach
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
6

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 11, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Mar 10, 2026

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 6Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 8

12A-29-4

Detail 24428303

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched garbage can to move it out of way, then touched cutting machine, then rinse hands with only water, then handled meats and started to prepared food without washing hands first. Advised operator to tell employee to washed hands Warning

35A-02-7

Detail 24428304

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately 10 flying around by back door. Warning

14-15-4

Detail 24428305

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed egg rolls stored in direct contact with cardboard boxes Operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning

08A-02-6

Detail 24428300

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach in freezer two locations Raw beef over wontons Raw pork over wontons Operator stored properly Corrected On-Site Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 24428298

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top cooler, overstocked raw chicken 46F cold holding, Prep area. Bean sprouts 63F cold holding Per operator both products stored for approximately 1 hour and not prepared or portioned today. Operator removed overstocked chicken and place beans sprouts inside walk in cooler Corrective Action Taken Warning

03B-01-6

Detail 24428302

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked wontons 109F hot holding Per operator stored for approximately 30 minutes. Operator moved to be reheated to 165F++ Corrective Action Taken Warning

31A-09-4

Detail 24428299

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By container inside hand washing sink Operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning

36-73-4

Detail 24428301

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.throughout the kitchen Warning

Oct 30, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Oct 29, 2025

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 8

12A-16-4

Detail 24154563

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and without washing hands employee began to prepare customers order, discussed with operator, employee washed hands. Warning

12A-25-4

Detail 24154562

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped face and without washing hands handled tray of cooked pasta, discussed with operator, employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

08A-17-6

Detail 24154558

High 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 reach in freezer metal tray of portioned raw chicken stored above non commercially packaged bags of raw pork, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning

03F-02-5

Detail 24154560

High 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. In kitchen raw shell eggs held on time not time marked, per operator eggs put out at opening approximately 1 hour ago, operator time marked product. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03D-15-4

Detail 24154565

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In kitchen cooked chicken (89F - Cooling) at 11:45 since 11:15 to 88F at 12:10; cooked noodles (85F - Cooling) at 11:45 since 11:15 to 84F at 12:10; cooked teriyaki chicken (124F - Cooling) at 11:50 since 11:00 to 106F at 12:15, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who moved products to walk in cooler to chill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

14-01-5

Detail 24154564

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice warmer bowl with no handled used to scoop rice, discussed with operator who removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

12B-13-4

Detail 24154561

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In reach in cooler open can of Pepsi belonging to cook stored above customer foods, discussed with operator who removed Pepsi. Corrected On-Site Warning

22-16-4

Detail 24154559

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in flip top cooler at cook like heavily soiled with accumulation of food and soil debris, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Warning

Jun 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jun 5, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 9Intermediate: 6Basic: 3Total: 18

12A-25-4

Detail 23811319

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee itched hair and wiped face and without washing hands employee handled various containers of food, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

12A-29-4

Detail 23811311

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator handled trash can and without washing hands operator handled container of raw pork, discussed with operator who washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

35A-02-7

Detail 23811321

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found In kitchen approximately 2 live flying insects landing on tables, trash can, discussed with operator to eliminate flying insects and cleaned and sanitize areas. Warning

14-15-4

Detail 23811313

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In walk in cooler cut cabbage and spring rolls stored inside cardboard boxes, discussed with operator who removed products. Corrected On-Site Warning

08A-02-6

Detail 23811309

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw beef and chicken stored above open containers of spring rolls, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning

08A-05-6

Detail 23811314

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shrimp stored directly above vegetables, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning

08A-20-5

Detail 23811320

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw chicken stored over non commercially packaged raw beef, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning

01B-13-4

Detail 23811322

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. In reach in cooler cooked chicken wings stored inside cardboard box previously used for raw chicken, discussed with operator proper storage. See stop sale. Warning

03F-02-5

Detail 23811315

High 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. In kitchen cooked rice and raw shell eggs on time is a public health control written procedures has no time marking labels, discussed with operator who added time mark labels. Corrected On-Site Warning

11-27-4

Detail 23811316

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided clean up poster to operator via email. Warning

03D-15-4

Detail 23811317

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In reach in cooler cooked chicken (55F - Cooling)at 2:50 since 1:50 to 55F at 3:25 ; fried chicken (66F - Cooling) at 2:35 since 10:30 to 67F at 3:25, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 41F within 6 hours, discussed with operator who moved products to freezer to rapid chill. Corrective Action Taken Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23811324

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled, cutting board observed with fly swatter sitting on top, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize cutting board. Warning

02C-04-5

Detail 23811312

Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In reach in cooler frozen cooked pork prepared onsite and frozen not date marked, discussed with operator who date marked products. Corrected On-Site Warning

02C-02-5

Detail 23811323

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler fried chicken not date marked, per operator product prepared 2 days prior, discussed date marking with operator who date marked product. Corrected On-Site Warning

41-17-4

Detail 23811310

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In three compartment sink bottle containing soap not labeled, discussed with operator who labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site Warning

23-24-4

Detail 23811318

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles., discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Warning

36-73-4

Detail 23811325

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In kitchen behind fryers and reach in freezers floors heavily soiled with food and grease buildup, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize floors. Warning

08B-19-4

Detail 23811326

Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. In reach in cooler cooked chicken wings stored inside cardboard box previously used for raw chicken, discussed with operator proper storage. See stop sale. Warning