CHINA EXPRESS
5301 NE 2 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33137
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
29 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put gloves no hand wash conducted. Coached employee to wash hands properly. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touched his face and went to fryer to fry a meat. Coached employee to wash hands properly. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed 5 live small flies flying around mop sink area. Observed 4 live small flies flying above three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw shell eggs stored above butter container and vegetables. **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken container stored over bags of plantains at white chest freezer. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried rice (125F – Hot Holding); cooked chicken wings (117F – Hot Holding); fries (100F – Hot Holding) at front counter steam table, as per manager cooked less than one hour. Employee took to reheat food at fryer and stove. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener soiled across three compartment sink prep table. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked breaded chicken stored inside reach in cooler across cook line not dated. As per manager prepared a day prior. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray plastic bottle with cleaner liquid not labeled at storage and mop sink area. **Warning**
Basic 20
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle inside rice container by hallway. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed reach in coolers door handle soiled. **Warning**
36-06-4Basic – Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Observed at kitchen floor. **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tile in disrepair above cook line and three compartment sink. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed all establishment ceiling dusty. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an open plastic bottle of water stored on prep table across three compartment sink. **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating at front counter near steam table display. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed a cook no hair restraint. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at back exit door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed by kitchen, by entrance by storage, floor soiled under wings breaded station across three compartment sink. Observed floor soiled under fryers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tile by entrance in disrepair. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed container with rice stored on floor by hallway storage. Observed soy sauce in the floor by storage across bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed a hole at wall by bathroom wall. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in coolers soiled by back kitchen near freezers. Observed curtains being used as divider at front counter dusty. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed reach in coolers interior soiled accumulation of food debris across three compartment sink. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Across cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed a container with frozen chicken breast thawing inside container with water at room temperature at prep table. Employee put inside reach in cooler to thawed properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled and dusty by kitchen and front counter. Observed wall behind fryers soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container with rice not labeled at hallway storage. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:55 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
7 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.