Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CHINA SEA

1196 ROYAL PALM BEACH BLVD · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33411

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 20, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3429475
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8718501
DBPR license6013375

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#4High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored over spices at dry storage area- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee left kitchen discarded trash and open returned put away food delivery into the walk in cooler without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed hands.**Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#6High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. At fry station non food grade cardboard lining container with fried chicken wings operator removed cardboard.

#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At back prep area shelf- cooked rice 54F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food left on counter- food out of temperature for 30 minutes- operator placed to be reheated for fried rice. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time mark for chicken wings by fry station- operator time marked for remaining 3 hours. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. At prep area – Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm)- operator corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#10Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At speed rack by back prep areaa¿¿Cooked noodles 94F- 101F at 11:30 to 94-101F at 11:45 ( cooling since 11:15)- food left out at room temperature- at current rate of cooling food will not reach 41F within remaining time- operator placed in walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#11Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk in cooler – as per operator egg rolls prepared/ made Saturday- not date marked .

Basic 3

#1Basic23-24-4

Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handwashing sink handles and reach in cooler handles soiled throughout establishment.

#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and AirPods over spices by cookline- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:38 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.