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CHINA MEI

17852 S DIXIE HWY · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33157

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 18, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3416759
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8594098
DBPR license2317659

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#2High Priority12A-10-4

High 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 cook touched her hair and continued to engage in food preparation without washing hands prior, coached employee on proper hand washing techniques. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#3High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the reach in cooler next to the microwave at cook line observed raw chicken over raw pork. **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority08A-17-6

High 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. In the upright reach in cooler next to walk in cooler observed raw chicken stored over raw pork, all removed from original container, manager transferred raw chicken to the bottom. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the walk in cooler observed cut lettuce (50 F – Cold Holding); cream cheese (45F – Cold Holding); roasted pork (49F – Cold Holding); cooked rice (55F – Cold Holding); cooked beans (50 F – Cold Holding), Manager stated that the unit was under 36-38F in the morning and he noticed the unit was over 45 less than 4 hours ago, manager started transferring all TCS food items from walk to another cooler immediately. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line observed scrambled eggs (97F – Hot Holding), as per cook for about an hour, instructed cook to reheat food, employee reheating scrambled eggs. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler freezer have accumulation of soil residues. Observed interior of reach in freezer soiled, located next to the walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:06 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.