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CHIN

CHIN located in SANFORD has undergone 3 health department inspections, achieving a 2.5/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

212 W 1 ST UNIT 1050

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10930651

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • 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 personal bags stored above rice flour, operator removed Corrected On-Site
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. -operator removed Corrected On-Site
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -operator discarded standing water in plastic pan, filled a metal pan and placed on hot plate to rapidly heat **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -wet wiping cloth stored on cutting board, operator filled sanitizer bucket and relocated the wet wiping cloth to the sanitizer bucket Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -pink sanitizer solution spray bottle lacking label, operator labeled Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8991253

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. -cardboard with tortillas lining shelf above tabletop fryer, operator discarded Corrected On-Site
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -spoon for rice stored in water 80F, operator discarded water Corrected On-Site
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -wall around handwash sink has an accumulation of grease and food debris
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -chicken and shrimp, provided Time As Public Health Control Written Procedures form **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. -cooked chicken and cooked pork
  • 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 rice rolls, per operator cooked on Saturday 3/1/2025, operator dated Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8881809

  • 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 sunglasses and charging cord stored on shelf above reach-in cooler, operator removed Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -oil jug stored on floor, operator relocated Corrected On-Site
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -hot holding cabinet
  • 33-38-4:Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. -handwash sink in kitchen
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw tilapia stored over multiple ready-to-eat foods inside black reach-in freezer, operator relocated Corrected On-Site