WOK CRAZY
3495 S CONGRESS AVE, Palm Springs FL 33461 · 321-467-3186
Last inspected Jul 8, 2026 · 9 visits since August 2023
5 inspections within 9 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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. Time marked on site
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee enter workplace and immediately begin handling cooking utensils without first washing hands. Reviewed handwashing requirements with operator. Employee washed hands.
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken and raw beef stored above bag of unwashed carrots in walk-in cooler. Operator reorganized.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked chicken (51F - Cold Holding) not prepped or portioned today stored in cook line flip top. Chicken was stored in bowl held above cooling line. Per operator, item was removed from walk in cooler less than 3 hours ago. Operator place item into below reach in cooler to chill.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink by triple sink used to store pot lid. Operator removed.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic container with no handle stored directly in cooked chicken in black residential reach in cooler. Operator removed.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles at black residential reach in cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone on back prep table. Operator removed.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken stored over unwashed onions and carrots in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. egg drop soup (123F - Hot Holding) at steam table. Per operator, item has been held less than 2 hours. Operator increased temperature on unit and began reheating item to 165F.
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked chicken (93F - Cooling for 1 hour at 2:45, 91F at 2:55) in deep filled covered container in walk in cooler. Operator removed covering and mix item to help increase cooling rate.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in walk in cooler not date marked. Per operator, item was cooked approximately 48 hours ago. Operator date marked.
Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses throughout kitchen area.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. At dry storage, can of oyster sauce dented. Operator discarded.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler, Raw shrimp over cooked won tons and at reach in freezer, raw chicken stored over cooked chicken. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored correctly.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line, no paper towels at hand wash sink. Operator provided paper towels.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At kitchen, bowls used as scoop for rice, flour. Operator discarded.
Food stored on floor. At kitchen, bucket of cooked sauce stored on floor. Operator moved sauce to shelf.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Tso chicken stored in cardboard boxes. Explained and he transferred chicken to plastic container.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. washcloth bucket chlorine over 200 ppm, manager changed the solution. Chlorine 100 ppm
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Emailed one to operator.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over onions in walk in cooler Raw beef over soy sauce in walk in cooler Removed
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. Time marked on site
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Lid in hand sink
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Personal yogurt drinks stored with and above food in glass door cooler by front counter hand sink. Explained and moved to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 pieces Sweet and sour chicken 129 f on plate next to fryer, 3 pieces tso chicken 122 f in plate next to fryer. As per manager Less than 15 minutes cooked extra with the order. Explained hot holding food at 135 f or hotter. Another option to use time as a public health control.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Washcloth bucket chlorine sanitizer over 200 ppm, manager changed the solution. Chlorine 100 ppm
Cardboard chicken boxes used to store cooked tso chicken in the walk in cooler. Explained. Manager moved chicken to plastic tubs.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from round plastic container without lid. Manager put lid on the container.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cook line. Manager put towel in sanitizer solution.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Diced pork not date marked.as per chef cooked on Sunday today is Tuesday. Explained.
Cardboard box used to store cooked tso chicken I the walk in cooler. Explained.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Ceramic Tea cups without lid. Explained Thayer can take cup in dining room and drink there.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.knife stored in between two coolers on cook line. Explained and removed the knife to be washed.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Damp cloth on prep table. Explained and mgr put in sanitizer solution.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce buckets in walk in cooler. Removed
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 pork not commercially packaged in second one door freezer. Removed.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm). Remade Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm)
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Stainless steel pot cover in hand sink in back of kitchen removed
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Green spray bottle containing alcohol at front counter not labeled.
Food stored on floor. Onions on floor in walk in cooler Onions on floor in kitchen by back door
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.