HOOK FISH & CHICKEN

5701 N AUSTRALIAN AVE, WEST PALM BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6000283. 13 inspection visits from 2023-07-31 to 2026-08-19.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-19: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-08-15)

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Palm Beach County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	3	1	2.37	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2026-02-17	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	0		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2025-12-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	2	2.01	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	2.01	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-06	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	2		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-10-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.88	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-08-16	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-15	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	1	1		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-31	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-30	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	7	1	1		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-03-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	2	1.51	5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	0	1.51	2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.