CHINA GOURMET
14767 S DIXIE HWY · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33176
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
35 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08A-01-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over cooked food. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by approximately 37 live roaches found in the kitchen. (Approximately 10 live roaches inside a floor drain located underneath the main cook line, approximately 4 live roaches inside a cardboard box on a shelf underneath the main cook line, approximately 18 live roaches in between wall and drain board shelves above the three compartment sink and approximately 5 live roaches in a storage room behind the door on the floor and baseboards.) **Corrected On-Site**
41-02-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray bottle of chemical next to and above an open container of sugar. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 10
11-07-4Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
16-33-4Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.
22-22-4Intermediate – Encrusted material on can opener blade.
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Ice scoop in sink.
02B-01-4Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Egg drop soup not identified as raw on the menu.
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. Hand wash sink next to three compartment sink.
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
16-31-4Intermediate – No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
02B-02-4Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.
Basic 22
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside the sugar and flour container.
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. At cook line and food storage shelving.
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Walk in cooler: onions on the floor. Walk in freezer: frozen pork on the floor.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Both glass and paper plates not inverted on storage shelf.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 5 dead roaches in the kitchen (3 dead on top of a lid container of soy sauce and 2 dead roaches inside the corner of the reach in cooler gasket.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed three employees working in the kitchen with no hair restraints.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
14-70-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Public restrooms.
14-31-4Basic – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed cooked pork and chicken stored in non food grade bags, stored in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, and reach in freezer.
08A-26-4Basic – Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw poultry over produce in the walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
23-09-4Basic – Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Located at main cook line.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler.
36-72-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk in freezer.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. No sanitizer in wiping cloth container. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.squeeze bottles of oil, sauces not identified.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 7:57 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
7 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 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.