Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Enforcement

ZH TASTY

2360 W 68 ST STE 121 · HIALEAH · Dade County · FL 33016

Restaurant history →

Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 17, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3601857
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10885521
DBPR license2322763

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority5 Intermediate16 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical25 Total
MEMBER-ONLY COMPARISON

See what changed since the last inspection.

Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.

Unlock comparison

All DBPR Inspector Observations

25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#17High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee cleaning heavily soil hand wash sink to prepare food without washing his ands prior. **Warning**

Warning
#18High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed in the preparation cooler at cook line raw chicken stored in direct contact with the thank you bag. **Warning**

Warning
#19High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in cooler at cook line observed cooked beef (48 F – Cold Holding), stored on top of another container, as per employee food was put in the cooler less than 1 hour ago. Instructed operator to transfer food to inside the unit for a rapid cooling. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#20High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line by the prep cooler cooked rice (87F – Hot Holding), as per employee food was brought out less than 1 hour ago. Instructed employee to reheat food and keep it at minimum hot holding temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 5

#21Intermediate12A-03-4

Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee washing his hands in the three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#22Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with a heavy amount of grease and soil buildup. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#23Intermediate22-31-4

Intermediate – Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed walk in cooler floor with rust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#24Intermediate02D-06-5

Intermediate – Packaged food has no English labeling. Observed container with MSG, flour, salt not labeled in English. **Warning**

Warning
#25Intermediate53B-05-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed employees Xiaoying Yu, Weiqiam Ruan, expired on 9-/1/25. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 16

#1Basic23-24-4

Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed walk in cooler, reach in cooler and reach in freezer door handles soiled. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-45-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard used to line on shelf under the preparation table at cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic14-74-7

Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed preparation cooler ambient temperature at approximately 50+ F. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic12B-01-4

Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Observed employee eating while preparing food at cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees cellphone stored on the preparation table at cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed two employees at cook preparing food with no hair restraint. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gasket torn, unit located at cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#8Basic08B-47-4

Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a bucket with sweet and sour sauce stored on the floor by the walk in cooler, also observed a case with raw chicken stored in the walk in cooler floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#9Basic10-01-5

Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle touching MSG seasoning in a container stored on the food storage shelves at cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#10Basic21-04-4

Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed under cutting board at cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hand washing sink at cook line with heavy grease and soil buildup. Manager started clean it during the inspection. Observed heavy food debris and dirt accumulated on the storage shelves under the preparation table at cook line. Observed mop sink with a heavy amount of dirt buildup. Observed a heavy amount of grease accumulated on and also under a small storage table at cook line next to the oven. Observed several plastic food containers exterior soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#12Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in freezer interior, shelves have accumulation of soil residues, freezer located by the walk in cooler, also observed reach in freezer across from the walk in cooler with pink mold like substance buildup around the interior of the door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#13Basic29-20-5

Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed water at hand wash sink at cook line slow draining. **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls soiled all around the cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic21-02-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth used to wipe tableware or carry-out containers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#16Basic21-09-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed wet wiping cloth heavily stained and soiled used to wipe the preparation tables. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 7:58 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
4 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
3 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
3 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.