CANTON EXPRESS INC
5484 W 16 AVE · HIALEAH · Dade County · FL 33012
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked rice 64°
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by 12 live roaches found around kitchen area. Observed in kitchen area 2 live roaches on floor, 5 live roaches on preparation table shelves and 5 live roaches in wall crevices.
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. By shelves in kitchen area.
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. On preparation tables
16-35-4Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink.
22-18-4Intermediate – Soil residue in food storage containers.
Basic 11
35A-03-4Basic – 6 dead roaches on kitchen area.
23-03-4Basic – Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Shelves
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
08A-27-4Basic – Raw animal food not properly separated from unwashed produce.
08B-13-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:11 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.