Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
78
Score
Going back to 2022, Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant has eight inspections in the public record. On Dec 10, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around six violations to closer to two violations per visit.
“Equipment in poor repair” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.
The city-wide average is 76, putting Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant squarely in typical territory. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
8
Inspections
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Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Make table shelves soiled with food debris.
22-02-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints on one employee cooking. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small stainless reach in cooler has torn gasket.
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Three upright freezers and walk in cooler gaskets soiled.
23-03-4
78
May 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in make table removed by staff **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
95
Nov 26, 2024
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
90
Mar 19, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
82
Mar 15, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - 5 Live, small flying insects in kitchen under three compartment sink, near floor drain,seen when equipment was agitated. Operator cleaned and sanitized area during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times large bowl of yellow rice cooling in front of hand wash sink upon arrival, operator moved, **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair gaskets on reach-in freezer torn
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor, bags of flour, bins of marinating pork in the walk-in cooler
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered, cooked chicken prepared last night in walk-in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner, shrimp thawing in standing water upon arrival, operator turned on water **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler has accumulated food debris and rust, paint chipping from shelves
23-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled under the 3 compartment sink with old food debris **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4
55
Oct 18, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw shrimp stored over ready-to-eat pork in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-02-6
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, bowl used for raw chicken, **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated dirt, dust, webs.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair: gasket on reach-in cooler has portion of gasket missing, food still below 42 degrees.
14-11-5
Basic - Multiple items in walk-in cooler and reach-in coolers uncovered.
08B-12-5
Basic - Open bags of flour on floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
67
Mar 15, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Using paper bag to line pork containers **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over ready to eat veggies in reach in freezer Raw chicken over wonton wrappers in reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding) Found in back of chicken, at room temperature. Operator states they will states they are going to cook it. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade, left over food debris. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided reports for operator.
11-26-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on cook line. Drinks on prep table. Operator made employee drink bin. **Corrected On-Site** **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 phones, ear buds on cook line. Employee purse stored on flour on dry goods shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In reach in cooler at front counter **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled accumulation of grease **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed cut and washed broccoli stored in original cardboard box. **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4
Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Floor drain for hand sink in back of kitchen. Operator cleaned drain. **Corrected On-Site**
29-19-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed thawing shrimp in standing water. Operator placed shrimp under running water. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled salt on storage shelf. Unlabeled substance on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
33
Oct 19, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant on file is from Dec 10, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant.
How does Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Palm Bay?
Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is about the same as the Palm Bay average of 76.
Has Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Lin's Garden Asian Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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