CHINA EXPRESS ALACHUA
16181 NW US HWY 441 #160 · ALACHUA · Alachua County · FL 32615
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began handling clean utensils on cook line to cook chicken. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over cooked pork in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Employee moved cooked pork from underneath eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line. Shelves of reach-in cooler across from cook line. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager stated item was prepared on 7/15, employee placed proper date mark on item. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand washing sink in front of kitchen, 81F.
Basic 7
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in front of walk-in cooler.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line. Employee removed phone during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Handle of reach-in freezer across from cook line fryer. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap above and below back door. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bag of rice on cook line floor. Bags of msg and salt on kitchen floor in front of back door.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Hand washing sink next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 1:26 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.