SANG'S CHINESE FOOD
1925 NE 163 ST · NORTH MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 331624825
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 8
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 various employees enter kitchen from outside and begin working without washing hands. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed various raw foods being stored in non food grade bags. **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. As of 10/1/23. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken being stored on top of unwashed vegetables in walk in cooler. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef being stored on top of various ready to eat foods in reach in cooler. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach in kitchen area, not near food and no evidence or sighting of other activity. **Warning**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Located on shelf under prep table. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following food temperatures greater than 41°F; raw shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); raw calamari (46F – Cold Holding); raw flounder (46F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (47F – Cold Holding) As per manager food had only been in cooler for about 1 hour after taking them from walk in cooler. Food were located in reach in cooler in warewash area. Cooler had an ambient temperature of 47°F. Manager instructed employee to move all foods back to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Discussed and emailed form to operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed various plastic containers being stored in and on top of hand washing sink in warewash area and a pan of cut leafy greens stored in hand washing sink in kitchen area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Discussed and emailed form to operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **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 various cooked foods in walk in cooler and reach in cooler not date marked. All were prepared on site more than 24 hours ago. **Warning**
Basic 16
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle being used to dispense chips and rice. **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves in reach in cooler. **Warning**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler in watewash area with ambient temperature of 47°F. **Warning**
12B-10-4Basic – Employee smoking in a food preparation, storage or warewashing area. Observed employee cigarettes stored on prep shelf with food for customers. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Located on floor behind kitchen equipment. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled and has accumulation of debris. Located in walk in cooler/ freezer. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of food being stored on floor in kitchen area. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed wall in disrepair. Located in kitchen area. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed various kitchen equipment soiled with accumulated grease and food debris. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior and shelves has accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Located in warewash area. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed various foods stored in walk in cooler/ freeze uncovered. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw shrimp thawing at room temperature. Located on top of prep table in warewash area. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:07 PM.
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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.