UNLV PANDA EXPRESS
4505 S MARYLAND PKWY, Las Vegas, NV 89154 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
UNLV PANDA EXPRESS has been inspected 7 times by Southern Nevada Health District since September 2, 2020. The most recent inspection, on April 7, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.
1 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Chemicals and toxic substances.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 7, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 7, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 9, 2025. For example:
Chemicals properly identified, stored, and used.
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 2 times on March 8, 2021. For example:
Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Foodhandler health restrictions as required.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on May 20, 2022. For example:
PHF/TCSs at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and holding.
About this data
These results come from Southern Nevada Health District, 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.
7 inspections
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- 8078376: Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
- 3 demerits
- 8078379: Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
- 3 demerits
- 8078391: Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained, and clean.
- 8078401: Small wares approved, properly designed, in good repair.
- 8078376: Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- 8078372: Chemicals properly identified, stored, and used.
- 3 demerits
- 8078376: Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
- 3 demerits
- 8078395: Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
- 8078372: Chemicals properly identified, stored, and used.
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- 76457: Food protected from potential contamination during storage and preparation.
- 3 demerits
- 93149: Facility in sound condition and maintained (floors, walls, ceilings, plumbing, lighting, ventilation, etc.).
- 93158: Small wares and portable appliances approved, properly designed, in good repair.
- 76457: Food protected from potential contamination during storage and preparation.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- 76418: PHF/TCSs at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and holding.
- 5 demerits
- 76418: PHF/TCSs at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and holding.
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- 76433: Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Foodhandler health restrictions as required.
- 5 demerits
- 76458: Handwashing facilities adequate in number, stocked, accessible, and limited to handwashing only.
- 3 demerits
- 93149: Facility in sound condition and maintained (floors, walls, ceilings, plumbing, lighting, ventilation, etc.).
- 93158: Small wares and portable appliances approved, properly designed, in good repair.
- 76433: Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Foodhandler health restrictions as required.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- 76407: Food protected from potential contamination by chemicals. Toxic items properly labeled, stored and used.
- 3 demerits
- 76407: Food protected from potential contamination by chemicals. Toxic items properly labeled, stored and used.
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