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RICE HOUSE

RICE HOUSE in NORTH PORT has 6 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 2.5/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

17100 Collins Avenue
Florida, 33160
Miami-Dade County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/20/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13489929

  • 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in reach in cooler and reach in freezer. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-20: Observed torn gaskets on reach in cooler and freezer. ** Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 8/12/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10926331

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed inside of ice machine with black mold like substance on inside. Observed operator cleaning inside of ice machine properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic quart container without handle being used as a scoop. Observed operator remove container and throw away. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed food debris on back sides of handles on reach in coolers. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in reach in cooler and reach in freezer. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed pork marinating in containers stored on floor under produce, in walk in cooler. Observed operator cleaning moving product to shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets with black mold like substance on reach in coolers. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed togo containers on cook line stored face up. Observed operator storing containers face down. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed pork marinating without lids on containers. Observed operator covering pork. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 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. Observed employee moving food in walk in cooler (located outside), then go back to the line, to continue to cook without washing hands. Warning
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed fish (unwrapped) in reach in chest freezer stored in togo bags. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk in reach in cooler with out date marking of when it was opened. Warning
  • 14-16-4:Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed walk in cooler with water dripping from ceiling seam into a 5 gallon bucket. Also, cooler door doesn't seal properly has exposed gaps in lower left hand corner and upper right hand corner. Warning
  • 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. Observed in walk in cooler, prepped chicken without date marking of. Observed operator date marking chicken. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Inspection Date: 2/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8841485

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in rice bin a pot without handle on it, being used as a scoop. Observed operator voluntarily remove pot. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed throughout kitchen in all reach in coolers and freezers, food debris build up on back sides of handles. Repeat Violation
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at make table, grooved cutting boards. Repeat Violation
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at back door.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed throughout kitchen in all reach in coolers and freezers, soiled gaskets. Repeat Violation
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed on line, Togo containers not inverted properly. Observed operator inverting. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed in reach in stand up freezer, 2 egg rolls sitting on shelf not protected. Observed operator voluntarily dis guard egg rolls. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on make line soiled with food stains and 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. Observed cooked chicken wings in walk in cooler without date marked on it. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 7/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8719093

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic Togo container in bin next to front hand sink in kitchen inside a tub being used as a scoop. Observed cook removing container. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed throughout kitchen on reach in coolers, door handles soiled with food debris build up. Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cooks cigarettes on shelf next to food containers and above food prep/ cook line in kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed food debris and mold like substance on reach in cooler gaskets throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed torn gaskets throughout kitchen on reach in cooler doors. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler to the immediate right when walking into kitchen with food debris splashed all over inside of door on left.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed Togo containers on line in kitchen stored with open end up. Observed cook inverting. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed in reach in freezers, non food grade bags being use to store food. Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards throughout kitchen soiled with black like mold substance on them. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no hand soap at back hand washing sink by back door. Repeat Violation
  • 43-08-4:Intermediate - Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Observed a young girl walking freely through out kitchen during inspection.

Inspection Date: 3/28/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8544386

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed handles on reach in coolers with debris on inside of handles.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets in all reach in coolers with food debris on the gaskets.
  • 08B-60-4:Basic - Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Observed wontons set up to be made on table in dining room not protected from customers or environmental contamination. Operator just set up to prep. Educated operator on why this process can not be done in diningroom. Operator removed set up of prep items and put in kitchen for prepping. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/2/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8340878

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic quart container inside a bag of rice used for scooping in Server Area. Observed operator remove and throw away container into trash can. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed in server station and throughout kitchen, to go containers not stored inverted. Observed operator turning to go containers over to the correct way of storing product. Repeat Violation
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed the following items on shelf next to hand sink in kitchen. All dented and blown. Observed Operator removing all cans and placing in locked room for return to vendor. Bamboo Shoot Slices #10-8, Tomato Ketchup #10-4, Bamboo Shoots #10-6, AppleSauce #10-5, Baby Corn Cut #10-1, Oyster Sauce #5-6, Hoisin Sauce #5-5, Gold Label Soy Sauce #5-5, Ground Bean Sauce #5-2, Double Black Soy Sauce #5-6.
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed non food grade bags with food stored in them in stand up reach in freezer across from mop sink. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw Shell on Eggs stored above peeled and cut onions. Observed operator removing said eggs to bottom shelf of walk in cooler Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards with black mold like substance through out kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Observed no probe thermometer on premise.