SOUTH CHINA RESTAURANT
5550 FLAMINGO RD · COOPER CITY · Broward County · FL 33330-2700
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. Employee cutting cooked pork and placing on container without using gloves, after manager instructed, employee washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prepared or portioned today. -Flip top- shrimps (50F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken (52F); cooked pork (50F – Cold Holding); diced ham (52F – Cold Holding) -Cook line-lower cooler-cooked chicken cutlets (52F – Cold Holding). Per operator food inside unit less than 4 hours. Employee placed ice and moved back all temperature control food inside walk in cooler for a quick chill. Advised operator not to stored any food, until technician verifies proper cold holding temperatures of 41F or below. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary sanitizer test strips **Warning**
Basic 6
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Cook line- lower cooler, per employee unit not working to maintain temperature control foods to 41F or below **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Several containers of food stored on floor in kitchen area and walk in cooler floor **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bowl with no handle used to dispense ice, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cook line lower cooler **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimps in standing water, Employee removed and placed under running cold water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. All shelves inside both units with substantial buildup up of rust. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:18 PM.
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.