WAH LAN CHINESE RESTAURANT

989 S MAIN ST, BELLE GLADE, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6020487. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-10-29.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2026-10-29: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

5 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 2026-10-28)

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-10-28	2026-10-29	Roach & rodent activity

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
2026-10-29	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2026-10-28	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	5	1	7	2.37	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x5)
2026-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	6	1	0	2.01	4 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	4	0	0		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	9	5	2	2.01	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-01-21	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	2	0		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-08-20	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	10	4	2		8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	7	1	1	1.88	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2024-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	1	1.51	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1	1.51	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (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.