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CHINA EXPRESS

5301 NE 2 AVE, MIAMI, FL 33137 · Permanent Food Service

Inspection summary

CHINA EXPRESS has been inspected 2 times by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants since July 13, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 14, 2026, recorded 8 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 37 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 6 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 14, 2026. For example: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 14, 2026. For example: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 14, 2026. For example: No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals, outer openings protected from insects/pests, rodent proof

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 3 times on July 13, 2026. For example: Food protection, cross-contamination

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 2 times on July 13, 2026. For example: Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory

About this data

These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

2 inspections

  1. Routine - Food

    8 infractions

    • 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
      • Risk factor
    • 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
      • Risk factor
    • 35: No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals, outer openings protected from insects/pests, rodent proof
      • Primary concern
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
  2. Routine - Food

    29 infractions

    • 02: Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
      • Risk factor
    • 02: Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
      • Risk factor
    • 03: Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
      • Risk factor
    • 06: PH/TCS foods properly thawed
    • 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
      • Risk factor
    • 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
      • Risk factor
    • 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
      • Risk factor
    • 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
      • Risk factor
    • 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
      • Risk factor
    • 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
      • Risk factor
    • 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
      • Risk factor
    • 13: Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
      • Risk factor
    • 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
      • Risk factor
    • 23: Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • 23: Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • 35: No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals, outer openings protected from insects/pests, rodent proof
      • Primary concern
    • 35: No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals, outer openings protected from insects/pests, rodent proof
      • Primary concern
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • 41: Chemicals/toxic substances
      • Risk factor
    • 50: Current license properly displayed
      • Primary concern

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