CHINA TOWN
18344 NW 7 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33169
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap, instructed operator regarding the hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs over cooked vegetables in open lids reach in cooler located across the cook line, operator properly stored it. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed fried rice, fried chicken with no time mark on top of preparation table next to the cook line.
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed fried rice, fried chicken with no time mark on top of preparation table next to the cook line.
Intermediate 3
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed cooked pasta (77/74F – Cooling); shrimp (68/65F – Cooling); covered with plastic wrap under cooling process stored in walk in cooler. Operator uncovered. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed blue sponge inside hand sink located at the front area.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located at the front area.
Basic 9
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic containers inside sugar and rice containers, operator removed it. **Corrected On-Site**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Above three compartments sink.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed multiple employee's open bottles of water on preparation table, operator discarded it.
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee frying chicken honey with no beard restraint.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed multiple food boxes on walk in freezer floor, operator properly stored it. Also cases of chicken wings on walk in cooler floor.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed salt,msg,sugar containers with no label.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:53 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.