CHINA EXPRESS OF GAINESVILLE
6250 NW 23RD ST # 4 & 5 · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32653
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began handling pans of food in walk-in cooler without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over cooking wine in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken stored over dumplings in walk-in freezer. Manager moved both items to bottom shelf during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in reach-in cooler across from cook line: shrimp (44F – Cold Holding). Manager stated shrimp placed in cooler 2 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed shrimp in walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager stated pork cooked the previous morning. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 6
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line. Employee removed drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager removed phone during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of chicken stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line greasy. Gasket of reach-in cooler across from cook line fryers. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Paper plates stored on kitchen shelf. Employee turned paper plates over during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Flour stored in dry storage area. Manager placed cover on flour during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:47 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.