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
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. -Observed employee packaging chips in dining room.
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. -Observed employee touching ready to eat food with bare hands. After brief education, employee put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -Observed hotel and restaurant license expired on 12/01/2024. **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Observed cooked rice hot held on cookline at 116F. As per operator, rice cooked 35 minutes prior to the inspection. Advise operator to reheat rice to 165F **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup on cutting boards in kitchen.
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed cooked pork removed to walk in cooler more than 24 hours
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 no date marked on cooked rice stored in walk-in cooler for more than 24 hours. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Observed no handle bowl used to dispense rice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Observed employee eating in kitchen while preparing food.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -Observed employees foods stored on top shelves in walk in cooler not identified or segregated from restaurant food items .
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed several employees in kitchen engaging in food preparation with no hair restraints.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. -Observed containers with chicken, bag with rice and containers with sauce stored on kitchen floor. -Observed various containers and cases with food items stored on walk in cooler floor. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed uncovered container with butter stored in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:35 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 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.