WEST PALM BEACH, FL. State inspectors cited Katsumori Asian Fusion on Old Okeechobee Road for seven high-severity violations during the week of July 28, 2026, the most of any restaurant inspected in West Palm Beach that week, including food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers and toxic chemicals stored or labeled improperly near food.
No other facility in this week's data came close to that violation count. Katsumori also drew citations for a person in charge not present or not performing duties, an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, inadequate handwashing, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature.
The Week's Worst Findings
East Wok WPB on Belvedere Road was cited for six high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food from an unapproved or unknown source, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, time as a public health control not properly used, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Inspectors also cited an intermediate violation for inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
China Taste on Okeechobee Boulevard matched East Wok's high-severity count with six citations of its own. Those included a person in charge not present, an employee not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper hand and arm washing technique, inadequate shell stock identification or records, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Catch Seafood and Sushi on 25th Street drew five high-severity violations: no person in charge, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness, improper hand and arm washing technique, and inadequate shell stock identification or records. Inspectors also cited improperly cleaned multi-use utensils as an intermediate violation.
Taqueria Jalisco on Forest Hill Boulevard accumulated four high-severity violations and three intermediate ones, the highest combined total among facilities outside the top four. The high-severity findings included no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. The intermediate violations covered improperly cleaned multi-use utensils, single-use items being reused, and inadequate toilet facilities.
Urban Roast on Datura Street was cited for four high-severity violations including food in poor condition or adulterated, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no employee health policy, and improper handwashing technique. Improperly cleaned multi-use utensils rounded out the findings as an intermediate violation.
China Wok 168 Inc on Okeechobee Boulevard drew four high-severity citations: improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, time as a public health control not properly used, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Eight more facilities each drew three high-severity violations. Dontee's Restaurant on Belvedere Road was cited for no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness, inadequate shell stock records, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned. Felice on South Rosemary Avenue received the same count for an employee not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, and unsanitized food contact surfaces.
Thai Haru Restaurant on Okeechobee Boulevard was cited for no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness, and improper handwashing technique, plus an intermediate violation for improper use of wiping cloths. Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant on Haverhill Road drew citations for no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness, and inadequate shell stock records, plus improperly cleaned multi-use utensils as an intermediate finding.
Bagel Rest and More on Okeechobee Boulevard was cited for no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness, and inadequate shell stock records, alongside improperly cleaned utensils. Centanni Cafe at Riverwalk on Riverwalk Circle drew citations for no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness, and improper handwashing technique.
Cholo Soy Cocina on South Dixie Highway was cited for no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Lynoras Pizza on South Dixie Highway drew a single high-severity violation for inadequate handwashing by food employees.
What These Violations Mean
The most widespread finding this week was employees not reporting symptoms of illness, cited at eleven of the fifteen facilities including Katsumori, East Wok, China Taste, Catch Seafood and Sushi, Dontee's, Felice, Thai Haru, Dutch Pot, Bagel Rest and More, Centanni Cafe, and Cholo Soy Cocina. A sick food worker who stays on the line is the single most direct route from an infected person to a customer's plate. Norovirus, which causes the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, can be transmitted through a single gram of contaminated food. A worker with active symptoms who continues handling food does not need to make a mistake, just a meal.
Handwashing failures appeared in nearly every form the code recognizes. Katsumori and Lynoras were cited for inadequate handwashing by employees. China Taste was cited for inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the infrastructure to wash hands properly did not exist. China Taste, Catch Seafood and Sushi, Taqueria Jalisco, Urban Roast, China Wok 168, Felice, Thai Haru, and Centanni Cafe were all cited for improper technique, meaning employees attempted to wash their hands but did not do so correctly. Studies show improper technique leaves a significant pathogen load on hands even after a washing attempt.
Food from unapproved sources, cited at both Katsumori and East Wok, is a different category of risk. Approved suppliers operate under USDA and FDA oversight with traceability records that allow health officials to trace an illness back to a specific batch, lot, or harvest. Food from an unknown or unapproved source carries no such trail. If a customer becomes ill, investigators have no record to follow.
Inadequate shell stock identification, cited at China Taste, Catch Seafood and Sushi, Taqueria Jalisco, China Wok 168, Dontee's, Felice, Dutch Pot, Bagel Rest and More, and others, compounds that traceability problem for a food category that is particularly high risk. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked, and without harvest tags on file, there is no way to link a shellfish-related illness to its source harvest bed.
The Longer Record
The facilities with the most citations this week also carry some of the longest inspection histories in the dataset. China Wok 168 has 34 prior inspections on record, and Taqueria Jalisco has 32, as does Thai Haru. Bagel Rest and More stands at 30, China Taste at 29, and East Wok WPB at 28. Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant and Dontee's Restaurant each show 27. The volume of prior inspections at these locations means this week's violations are not aberrations on a clean record. They are the latest entries in long files.
Katsumori, with 25 prior inspections, drew the week's highest single-facility violation count, seven high-severity findings including toxic chemicals improperly stored near food and food from unapproved sources. Those are not administrative oversights. Centanni Cafe at Riverwalk also shows 25 prior inspections and still drew citations for no person in charge and an employee not reporting illness.
Urban Roast is the outlier in this group. It has only two prior inspections on record, meaning it is among the newest locations inspected this week. It still drew four high-severity violations, including food in poor condition and food not cooked to required minimum temperature. A new location accumulating serious food safety citations in its earliest inspections is a different kind of concern than a long-tenured facility with a familiar pattern of violations.
Felice, with nine prior inspections, cited for unsanitized food contact surfaces and an employee not reporting illness, sits in the middle of the experience range. Catch Seafood and Sushi, at 15 prior inspections, was cited for no person in charge and inadequate shell stock records, a traceability gap at a restaurant whose name centers on seafood.
