CHINA GOURMET
East Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33441
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/10/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Various food items stored on floor of walk in freezer and walk-in in cooler. Advised operator to store food off of floor properly.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Located in walk in freeze.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. On cook line, knife stored in crack between prep table and cooler. Operator removed and placed in ware washing area. Corrected On-Site
- 36-60-5:Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Seal around screen door in disrepair, leaving exposed gap at bottom, side and top or door.
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Located in walk in freezer, imitation crab meat stored in non-food grade plastic container.
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Located on cook line make table, raw beef, chicken and shrimp stored over green beans. Operator corrected order of food. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in ware washing area used to store utensils. Advised operator to clear basin and make sink available for hand washing as labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/10/2025 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 12/17/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Linen rag used as moisture barrier for rice in cooked rice hot holding unit. Advised operator to remove and discontinue practice. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Open can of soda and several used water bottles found throughout kitchen on food prep surfaces and in walk in cooler. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Several plastic containers, stacked after washing, withholding moisture and not air dried.
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Found in walk in freezer, multiple food items stored on floor.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Found in multiple dry storage containers, handle in contact with food.
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Pot of food next to hand wash sink, risk of splash exposure. Operator moved pot to safer location. 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. Two employees entered from back door and began handling clean utensils and food contact surfaces in kitchen, no hand wash. Ordered employees to wash hands and clean equipment prior to continuing work.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Advised manager to relay to employees to wash hands prior to glove placement.
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee standing on food contact surface(prep table) to gain height to reach paper towels on top of walk in cooler. Employee did not wash and sanitize table after. Advised employee and manager to not use table until surface properly cleaned and sanitized.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade paper barrier used in direct contact with food. Operator found to be using to go menus as an absorption surface for fried chicken. Observed 8 sheets pans on cooling rack. Advised operator to cease using to go menus and to only use food grade materials only for absorbing excess oil off of ready to eat food.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in freezer, raw pork, removed from original packaging, stored with raw frozen chicken, also removed from original commercial packaging.
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in triple sink. Advised to use hand wash sink for hand wash only.
- 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 in walk in cooler prepared 2 days prior, not date marked. Advised operator to place proper labeling, operator acknowledged and placed proper date marking. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/17/2024 revealed 15 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 5/31/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
6
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed handle of tongs touching noodles. Educated operator on proper storage of tongs. Operator corrected handle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/23. Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed containers of raw animal foods stored over ready to water sauces and wontons in reach in cooler across from woks.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed container of raw chicken stored over raw beef in walk in cooler. Educated operator on proper storage of raw animal foods. Operator placed chicken in proper location. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed precooked chopped pork in walk in freezer not date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/31/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 7/20/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed build up of food debris behind cook line and in corners of establishment.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed handle of tongs touching cooked noodles. Operator removed for proper storage.. Repeat 2/2/2023 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed cans reused to store sauce on cook line. Operator removed sauce from cans for proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 16-18-4:Basic - Three-compartment sink not cleaned after being used for food preparation or washing wiping cloths before being used for warewashing. Observed three compartment sink being set up with out cleaning before hand. Educated operator on proper cleaning before setting up three compartment sink. Operator cleaned sinks and set up three compartment sink properly. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed ribs being thawed in standing water. Operator moved to allow to thaw under running water. Corrected On-Site
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed no food grade containers containing raw chicken and raw beef. Educated operator that items were not food grade and operator moved items to food grade containers. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken over raw eggs in walk in cooler. Educated operator on proper storage and operator moved for correct storage. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed hydrogen peroxide and liquid bandaid stored over food prep table. Operator moved items for proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand wash sink near three compartment sink. Operator provided soap. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/20/2023 revealed 9 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).