EMPIRE KING INC

2491 10 AVE N, LAKE WORTH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6006470. 9 inspection visits from 2023-12-01 to 2026-08-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-24: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	2.37	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	2.01	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	2	2.01	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	1.88	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-09-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	4		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-09-05	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	7	1.88	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6	1.51	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-12-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.51	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.