CHINA STAR
4233 W COMMERCIAL BLVD · TAMARAC · Broward County · FL 33319
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. At dry storage, #10 cans of water chestnuts dented. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. At walk in freezer, raw chicken stored in direct contact with non food grade bags. Advised operator of proper storage. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, Raw ground meat stored over cooked noodles Raw chicken stored over cooked shrimp. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator corrected. **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. At cook line, shell eggs (65F – Cold Holding); cut cabbage (72F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held out of temperature approximately 1 hour. Advised operator of cold holding parameters. Operator placed its pms into walk in to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. At walk in cooler, several foods, per operator prepared onsite and held over 24 hours with no date marking. Advised operator of proper date marking. **Warning**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At kitchen, bowls used to scoop flour, soy sauce. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. At cook line above steam table, cardboard used to line shelf. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-06-4Basic – Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty bucket or rack. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. At rear of kitchen, one dead roach inside of mixer used to mix/season raw chicken. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. At rear exit door, large gap at threshold. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At kitchen prep area, Buckets of rice on floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At cook line, knife stored in between equipment. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. At walk in cooler, Cooked food stored uncovered-egg drop soup, cooked noodles, cooked broccoli, sauces. Advised operator of proper storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rust pitted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At front counter, chlorine wiping cloth sanitizer 0ppm. Operator corrected to 100 ppm. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At rear of kitchen, working bins with sugar, salt with no labels. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:45 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.