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King Wok

August 3, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. FOUND ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA A BULK CONTAINER OF RAW BEEF AT 60.3F. FOUND IN STILL WATER IN A BASIN OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK RAW CHICKEN WINGS AT 69.8F. FOUND INSIDE PREP COOLER COOKED CHICKEN (65.8F), RAW AND COOKED SHRIMP (58.5F-64.5F), COOKED BEEF (68.8F). FOUND BULK CONTAINERS OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER: RAW CHICKEN IN A MARINADE (69.1F), CHICKEN 52.5F, COOKED SHRIMP 64.8F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 41F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 45LBS AT $388 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR, SMOOTHIE PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SURFACES IN NEED OF CLEANING. OBSERVED THE SHELVES/ SURFACES UNDER THE PREP TABLES AND HOT HOLDING UNITS, THE HANDLES OF THE PREP COOLERS, AND THE OUTLET BOXES IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL MENTIONED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 2630264, DATE:01/26/2026, NOT CORRECTED. #35: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD. FOUND RAW CHICKEN WINGS IN STILL WATER, INSIDE A BASIN OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS: WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT, OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN. #39: 3-305.12: OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF RAW BEEF STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER A FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. ALSO, DURING INSPECTION ON 08/03/2026, FOUND RAW, MARINADING CHICKEN IN A CONTAINER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELF IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS ON FOOD APPROPRIATE SURFACES, NEVER STORE ON THE FLOOR. #40: 2-402.11: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAIR STRAINTS. #49:4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE OUTERIOR OF THE BULK STORAGE UNITS USED TO STORE DRY INGREDIENTS (RICE, FLOUR, ETC) IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY IN THE CREVICES OF THE HANDLES. #53: 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO GARBAGE WIHT A LID IN THE REAR EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS. #55: 6-501.12: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. ESPECIALLY FLOORS: SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK, UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVES, AND SURROUNDING COLD HOLING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #56: 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ABOVE THE FOOD COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL OF THE ABOVE VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 26, 2026: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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