CHINA EXPRESS
5301 NE 2 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33137
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee started working handling SS bowls without wash hands. 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 touching face and proceeded to cooked beef at stove. Coached employee to wash hands. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over cooked chicken at reach in cooler across three compartment sink. Employee stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings under AC unit. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings by back exit door hallway. Observed approximately 12 rodent droppings by storage under sugar container. Observed approximately 6 rodent droppings under storage by hallway. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed pikliz (58F – Cold Holding) at front counter table. As per manager took out for an order. Manager stored inside reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **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 cooked chicken wing (112F – Hot Holding); fried rice (125F – Hot Holding); fries (99F – Hot Holding) at front counter steam table. As per manager less than one hour. Manager reheated products. Recheck cooked chicken wing (182F – Reheating); fries (159F – Reheating). Manager discard fried rice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food container with sugar heavily soiled across cook line. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed towels stored inside hand sink front counter. **Warning**
Basic 19
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tile in disrepair above three compartment sink. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles soiled and dusty throughout all establishment. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board at prep table across three compartment sink. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches by dry storage under sugar containers across bathrooms. Observed two dead roaches by AC unit storage. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler in disrepair across mop sink. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor under fryers heavily soiled with accumulation of grease. Observed floor soiled under three compartment sink. Observed floor soiled with breading by breading table machine. Observed fryers exterior heavily soiled. **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed tiles in disrepair by entrance door and by three compartment sink floor tiles in disrepair. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed cooking oil container stored at floor by back exit door. Observed rice container stored on floor by storage hallway and sugar container stored on floor by cook line. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed by hallway and bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed by prep table across three compartment sink. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed fryers heavily soiled. Observed breading table machine soiled across three compartment sink. **Warning**
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed front door entrance open during inspection. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Across cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed hand sink water slow draining front counter. **Warning**
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed camera installed by ceilings heavily dusty. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled and dusty by front counter. Observed wall soiled behind fryers. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed by prep table and cook line. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed sugar container not labeled by storage across bathroom. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 11:20 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
7 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.