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HELEN'S MANDARIN HOUSE

2029 HOLLYWOOD BLVD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County · FL 33020

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 16, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3717414
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13755907
DBPR license1617767

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#4High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. After multiple attempts, dishmachine reading 0ppm chlorine. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority12A-05-4

High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee drank from canned beverage without a straw and continued with preparation of raw vegetables without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed handwashing procedures and employee washed hands. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. 1) In cookline fliptop cooler, standard paper towels on top of cut vegetables. Employee removed paper towels from all. 2) In walk in cooler, multiple containers with standard paper towels over cut raw vegetables. Employee removed paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In cookline fliptop lower cool,er, flats of raw shell eggs above cut raw vegetables and tofu. Employee rearranged to properly separate. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler, container of cooked wings missing date mark. Per employee prepared 2 days ago. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Basic 3

#1Basic16-55-4

Basic – Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Sanitizer pump not operating during normal operation of rinse/sanitizing cycle. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage container in service window above soup well at cookline. Employee removed beverage. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic12B-12-5

Basic – 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 employee drinking from open canned beverage at prep line. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 11:21 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.