BROOKSVILLE, Hernando County

KINGS WOK

31154 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34602

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
1 High Priority
Apr 21, 2026
City
BROOKSVILLE
County
Hernando
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
8

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 21, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

08A-05-6

Detail 24527761

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs, raw chicken, and raw beef stored overt ready-to-eat produce and sauce in walk-in cooler.

43-01-4

Detail 24527760

Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors to the left of the three compartment sink. Repeat Violation

Aug 12, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

31A-11-4

Detail 23950047

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee removed Chemical Spray bottle in hand sink at the end of cook line. Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 23950046

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Operator removed personal items from stand up refrigerator behind front counter. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

43-01-4

Detail 23950049

Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Futon couch with pillow on it next to triple sink.

14-17-4

Detail 23950048

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler.

Jan 28, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 2Basic: 6Total: 12

08A-13-5

Detail 23509076

High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw shelled eggs over vegetables in reach in cooler top table across from stoves.

08A-04-5

Detail 23509078

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over unwashed broccoli in walk in cooler

08A-05-6

Detail 23509073

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ready to eat sauce in white buckets walk in cooler.

03A-02-5

Detail 23509077

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook pork 47 f reach in cooler on cook line. Employee moved to freezer 2nd temp 43 f Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Detail 23509079

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cook Chicken cook egg rollwhite reach in cooler by cash register. Employee put date stickers on pan but not actual number date. Corrective Action Taken

43-08-4

Detail 23509070

Intermediate - Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. 1 child in the kitchen. Employee asked the child to go to the dining room Corrected On-Site

12B-01-4

Detail 23509068

Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Drinking out of a soda can prep area by walk in cooler

08B-49-4

Detail 23509075

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employees food mussels not separated from restaurants food in walk in cooler Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 23509071

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal phone on prep line.

10-01-5

Detail 23509072

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Rice bin grey bucket handle inside the rice by walk in cooler

43-01-4

Detail 23509074

Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Air Bed on floor by hand washing sink and three compartment sink.

08B-12-5

Detail 23509069

Basic - Stored food not covered. Veggies sauces raw seed sprouts not covered in walk in cooler

Jul 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 10Total: 15

12A-13-4

Detail 23019339

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Prep cook moved trash can then continued to cut carrots, discussed with staff and manager on duty .

22-45-4

Detail 23019341

High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dishes washed and rinsed in middle sink, then put on shelf. Discussed proper chlorine level for sanitizing and proper set up of 3 compartment sink

08A-02-6

Detail 23019338

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In vertical freezer - raw chicken over raw pork, raw pork over cooked vegetables. In walk in cooler - raw chicken over produce Repeat Violation

41-18-4

Detail 23019342

High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Greater than 200 ppm, corrected to

02C-02-5

Detail 23019344

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls in walk in cooler not used within 24 hours not date marked . Repeat Violation

14-09-4

Detail 23019335

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Round cutting board has pieces missing. Operator discarded Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 23019345

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple on prep tables, moved to bottom

08B-49-4

Detail 23019347

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food on top shelf in walk in cooler over food for customers. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23019340

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal items on prep table. Operator removed Corrected On-Site

13-07-4

Detail 23019346

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. 1 cook wearing watch, prep cook wearing watch and bracelet Corrected On-Site

16-13-5

Detail 23019343

Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Operator washing dishes, no sanitizer set up. Discussed with operator, manual dish wash poster is on wall.

08B-38-4

Detail 23019336

Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce on floor in kitchen and walk in cooler . Repeat Violation

05-09-4

Detail 23019337

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In refrigerator on cook line

23-03-4

Detail 23019348

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan on wall in bathroom Table fan at front counter

02D-01-5

Detail 23019334

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar, flour, starch

Mar 7, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 6

08A-05-6

Detail 22703366

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef skewers above cooked chicken. Raw chicken and beef above sauces in Walk-in-Cooler. Operator moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

02C-02-5

Detail 22703367

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in Walk-in-Cooler not date marked

22-16-4

Detail 22703363

Basic - Cook line Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.

08B-38-4

Detail 22703365

Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil and soy sauce on floor in dry storage area

43-01-4

Detail 22703368

Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Blow up air mattress with pillows in kitchen are near three compartment

06-01-5

Detail 22703364

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in three compartment sink in still water. Operator moved to Walk-in-Cooler. Corrected On-Site

Jul 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 7

08A-05-6

Detail 22115628

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken over ready-to-eat sauce in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

31A-11-4

Detail 22115629

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pot stored in handwash sink to the right of a prep sink by the walk-in cooler. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 22115627

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowls used as scoops stored inside of dry storage containers and items in reach-in cooler across from fryers. Repeat Violation

36-03-4

Detail 22115626

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed 4 tiles missing behind stand up oven on cook line. Operator has ordered tiles to repair.

35A-03-4

Detail 22115624

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach behind stand up oven off cook line. Employee removed, cleaned, and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-07-4

Detail 22115625

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed scoop stored in container of water at 72F next to rice hot holding unit.

02D-01-5

Detail 22115623

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bins in dry storage area without labels. Items like flour removed from original packaging inside of containers.

Apr 28, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Emergency Order Callback Complied

Basic: 2Total: 2

14-11-5

Detail 21964817

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-28: Time Extended

14-17-4

Detail 21964818

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-28: Time Extended

Apr 27, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 2Basic: 12Total: 19

50-08-7

Detail 21964376

High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ Warning

35A-02-6

Detail 21964386

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies in kitchen, one landed on cutting board Warning

14-15-4

Detail 21964379

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cooked pork, chicken and beef in to go bags in reach in freezer Warning

08A-05-6

Detail 21964387

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw beef above cooked pork in reach in freezers not in commercial packaging Warning

35A-05-4

Detail 21964382

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live by entrance door into kitchen One live under 3 comp One live on floor by walk in cooler door Warning

22-38-5

Detail 21964388

Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Warning

31B-03-4

Detail 21964393

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink near dry storage area. Warning

14-01-5

Detail 21964391

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used for flour, sugar and rice. Warning

35A-03-4

Detail 21964378

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead ibehind chest freezer One dead in front chest freezer Two dead on side chest freezer Two dead between reach in cooler and chest freezer Two dead under 3comp sink 3 dead at rear of building where water heater is 3 dead under prep sink Warning

12B-07-4

Detail 21964389

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table. Can of coke on prep table next to reach in cooler Employee beverage above food prep table Warning

14-11-5

Detail 21964383

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn Warning

08B-38-4

Detail 21964390

Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of oil on floor on cook line Onions and buckets of sauce of floor in walk in cooler Warning

14-69-4

Detail 21964377

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Chest freezer Warning

10-17-4

Detail 21964375

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between prep table and reach in cooler, knife removed Corrected On-Site Warning

22-08-4

Detail 21964381

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled Warning

05-09-4

Detail 21964392

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In reach in cooler Warning

23-03-4

Detail 21964385

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler soiled Reach in cooler gaskets soiled Warning

22-16-4

Detail 21964384

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Warning

14-17-4

Detail 21964380

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning