Happy Wok
Last inspected: Jan 28, 2026
61
Score
The health department has logged 12 inspections at Happy Wok, the earliest from 2022. On Jan 28, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around four violations to closer to six violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “stored food not covered” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
Happy Wok's latest score of 61 falls below the Jacksonville average of 74. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
12
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 28, 2026
Routine - Food
10 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl stored in direct contact of flour inside flour bin container
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on prep table next to food
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal purse and cell phone stored on prep table next to food **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer with torn gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer floor **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven with food debris and grease build up
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of fryer and exterior oven soiled with food debris. Hood filters with grease build up **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler not covered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Cooked pork at 32F stored thawing in room temperature on prep table
06-01-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in mop bucket not hung **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4
61
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 8, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Red serving tray stored in hand wash sink on front line
31A-11-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. White deep reach in freezer in kitchen area with duct tape on lid **Repeat Violation**
14-71-4
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 table next to food **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fry oil stored on floor on cook line
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer floor and door with ice build up **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan cover soiled **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler shelves with build up food debris
22-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in mop bucket not hung
42-01-4
61
Apr 23, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink next to ware washing area **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing over walk in cooler. Hole in ceiling tile in dining area **Repeat Violation**
36-36-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. White deep reach in freezer in kitchen area with duct tape on lid
14-71-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on prep table next to food **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table next to food **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fry oil stored on floor on cook line **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer floor
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan cover in walk in cooler soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler shelves with food debris encrusted **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw frozen chicken thawing at 29F on speed rack in kitchen. Employee place in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
55
Feb 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
95
Feb 3, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 1, 2024
Routine - Food
9 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee at ware washing area preparing water chest nuts from commercial container with bare hands to be stored for later used **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw pork stored over open sauces on shelf in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 1 pan peas and carrots mixed, 1 pan cut cabbage, 1 pan krab sticks, 1 container baby carrots, 1 pan garlic and oil mixture and 1 pan raw shell eggs (77-81F - Cold Holding), all items stored in flip top and bottom reach in cooler on cook line and as per manager has been stored over night with no additional preparation. Manager stated unit was not working well pass 3 days and has called technician. No ambient thermometer. Inspector at 81F ambient temperature taking. Stop sale issued 1 pan noodles, 1 pan cooked pork and 5 containers cooked dumplings (77-81F - Cooling), all items stored in flip top and bottom reach in cooler on cook line and as per manager has been stored over night with no additional preparation. Manager stated unit was not working well pass 3 days and has called technician. No ambient thermometer. Inspector at 81F ambient temperature taking. Stop sale issued **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 pan peas and carrots mixed, 1 pan cut cabbage, 1 pan krab sticks, 1 container baby carrots, 1 pan garlic and oil mixture and 1 pan raw shell eggs (77-81F - Cold Holding), all items stored in flip top and bottom reach in cooler on cook line and as per manager has been stored over night with no additional preparation. Manager stated unit was not working well pass 3 days and has called technician. No ambient thermometer. Inspector at 81F ambient temperature taking. Stop sale issued **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer on bib at end of cook wok line. **Warning**
29-34-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wash and rinse equipment and not sanitized and place on cook line to be used. Operator has bleach but says don't like bleach on her utensils. Provided technical assistance **Warning**
22-45-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator license expired June 1, 2024.
50-17-3
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 1 pan noodles, 1 pan cooked pork and 5 containers cooked dumplings (77-81F - Cooling), all items stored in flip top and bottom reach in cooler on cook line and as per manager has been stored over night with no additional preparation. Manager stated unit was not working well pass 3 days and has called technician. No ambient thermometer. Inspector at 81F ambient temperature taking. Stop sale issued **Warning**
03D-02-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee start working and handling food and clean equipment without washing hands **Warning**
12A-16-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bowl stored in hand wash sink on cook line
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink at ware washing area
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above walk in cooler area
36-36-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag and phone on prep table
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fry oil on floor on cook line. Frozen food stored on floor in walk in Freezer **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior oven soiled **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment's soiled Reach in cooler gaskets soiled Walk in cooler fan covered soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Unused fryer in back kitchen area
33-31-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. In back kitchen area
42-01-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
14
Jun 3, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Feb 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw pan of prep chicken stored over raw shell eggs in walk in cooler on shelf
08A-20-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fry oil stored on floor on cook line **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler linear on shelf is soiled **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods uncovered in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
74
Oct 18, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 19 violations
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee handle cash and then return to prepare food no handle clean equipments with washing hands **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-16-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee run hot water only at three compartment sink area to wash soiled equipment with raw food stuck on blade with no soap and then put away to dry on drain board. Employee stated she does not wash using soap or using sanitizer to not damage the equipment and not to remove the lubricant. Provided technical assistance
22-45-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washing hands at three compartment sink area
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee use front line hand wash sink to wet towel and wipe down chairs in dining area
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. In men's restroom
32-11-5
Intermediate - No cleaning agent provided in wash compartment of sink. Observed employee run hot water only at three compartment sink area to wash soiled equipment with raw food stuck on blade with no soap and then put away to dry on drain board. Employee stated she does not wash using soap or using sanitizer to not damage the equipment and not to remove the lubricant. Provided technical assistance
16-06-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and cooked egg rolls in walk in cooler not date marked. Manager stated prep on Monday
02C-02-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Inside make table reach in cooler on cook line **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above walk in freezer area
36-36-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. White reach in deep freezer with duct tape used to repair equipment **Repeat Violation**
14-71-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table on cook line **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line equipments
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fry oil on floor at cook line area
08B-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall behind mop sink area
36-24-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in Freezer door **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease build up
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler shelves and linear on shelf is soiled **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Dry rice on shelf in kitchen area uncovered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves with rust build up **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4
25
Jan 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
26
Aug 29, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Raw chicken (78F - Cold Holding), stored on cook line prep table on left side of wok area, place there from reach in cooler approximately 20 mins ago as per employee. Moved by manager back in reach in cooler 2. eggs rolls (50-51F - Cold Holding); cook chicken (49-51F - Cold Holding), stored in front white reach in cooler and place there this morning from main walk in cooler approximately 1 hour ago as per manager. No ambient thermometer present. Inspector thermometer reading at 53F. Reviewed with operator to not store any TCS food in this unit until unit is maintaining proper temperature at 41F or below. Operator removing TCS food to other reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-29: At call back still the same. Eggs rolls (49-50F - Cold Holding); cook chicken(50-51F - Cold Holding), and cheese wanton stored in front white reach in cooler and place there this morning from main walk in cooler approximately around 11:30am as per manager. Ambient thermometer present at 50F. Inspector thermometer reading at 54F. Reviewed with operator to not store any TCS food in this unit until unit is maintaining proper temperature at 41F or below. Operator removing TCS food to other reach in cooler and some in walk in cooler **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
86
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Happy Wok last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Happy Wok on file is from Jan 28, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Happy Wok?
Across the inspection record, “stored food not covered” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Happy Wok.
How does Happy Wok compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Happy Wok most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Happy Wok's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Happy Wok have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Happy Wok means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Happy Wok inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Happy Wok is inspected around four times per year on average.
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