CHINA EXPRESS ALACHUA
16181 NW US HWY 441 #160, ALACHUA 32615
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 1/7/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves in walk-in cooler.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle for reach-in freezer across from cook line fryer. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of rice and flour stored on floor at end of cook line. Manager placed flour and rice on stand. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cooked chicken placed in old chicken box.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken stored in walk-in cooler.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over cooked wontons in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager removed wontons from cooler during inspection. Raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Manager placed raw chicken on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken stored in reach-in cooler next to cook line fryer. Manager stated chicken prepared on 1/5. Manager placed proper date mark on chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/7/2025 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in front of walk-in cooler.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line. Employee removed phone during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle of reach-in freezer across from cook line fryer. **Repeat Violation**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap above and below back door. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of rice on cook line floor. Bags of msg and salt on kitchen floor in front of back door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - 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**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-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 entered kitchen from outside and began handling clean utensils on cook line to cook chicken. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High 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**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - 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-02-5:Intermediate - 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**
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - 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.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).