ASIAN HOUSE KITCHEN
5220 US HIGHWAY 1 UNIT 101, Vero Beach FL 32967 · 772-778-8829
Last inspected Jun 25, 2026 · 8 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 4-1-24.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jun 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate13 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 17 findingsThe state's own report →
Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Found at 0 ppm. Operator added more sanitizer. Rechecked and found at 50 ppm. Education provided.
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Operator went outside and came into kitchen to prepare order without washing hands. Education provided.
Employee with infected sore/cut/burn/wound on hand, finger or wrist without a single-use glove over an impermeable cover such as a bandage, finger cot or stall covering the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. Observed employee on cook line bleeding from hand. It appeared to just happen at start of inspection. Advised to clean and cover area before returning to work. Employee left kitchen area.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Spring rolls and wontons found in reach in freezer.
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Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Rice cooker handle.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of water. Advised to place in an employee area. Employee removed.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Education provided. Operator removed from table top. Found more inside make table cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operator.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exit door.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bulk oil on cook line.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Light not functioning. 3 light bulbs under hood system.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of 2 door reach in cooler and walk in cooler.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Water leaking from condenser in walk in cooler.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Dec 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate12 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. To go shopping bags used to store frozen shrimp in reach in freezer
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken above chill line observed at 55f. Advised to rapid chill
Bathroom door handle and door frame in bathroom has heavy buildup. Toilet needs cleaned
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Exterior of microwave and rice cooker handles have buildup. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Gaskets on cooler doors have build up
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone stored on iced tea container.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease buildup on floors under fryer
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Fryer oil on cool's line. Boxes of chicken on sheet pan in walk in cooler
Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Shelf liner on bottom shelf of walk in cooler cracked and flaking.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Light not functioning.
Stored food not covered. Egg rolls in walk in cooler
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet rags throughout kitchen
Jul 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Shopping bags used to store meat in reach in freezer
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw meat skewers over fries in reach in freezer
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in cornstarch bin
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on walk in cooler door is torn at bottom allowing for build up on walk in cooler floor
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris/slime at base of walk in cooler door and floor. Old food debris under 3 bay sink
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on cook.line cooler. Gasket on walk in cooler door
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reuse of noodle bags used to store various cooked products in reach in freezer and walk in
Stored food not covered. Cooked meats in walk in cooler
Dec 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Shopping bags used to store spring rolls in walk in freezer
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken over unwashed produce in walk in cooler
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over peas and carrots in reach in freezer
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee expired 8/2024
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on prep table. Removed items
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook prepping food put on hat
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters and gaskets soiled
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened can in reach in cooler. Employee removed
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reusing lo mein noodle bags to store raw steak in freezer
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet rag sitting on cooks line
Jul 18, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Reuse of lo main noodle bags to store cooked pork in walk in cooler
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 4-1-24.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken sitting out next to fryers at 68f for less than an hour. Manager stated it is kept at temperature and moved to cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls, cooked pork and chicken in walk in cooler
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys stored on baking power
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male cooks. Hats were put on
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under fryer have large accumulation of grease
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Hood filters 2. Gaskets on make top coolers
Jan 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Dumplings reach in freezer in Togo bag
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef walk in freezer
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Chicken wings on time. Forgot to put time
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Chlorine 400+. Corrected to 75pp
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, cooked pork, cooked chicken wings, cooked noodles not dated. All in walk in cooler
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets reach in freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets make table repeat Gaskets small reach in cooler repeat Hood filters repeat Top of fryers
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour
Sep 29, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Cook line hood filters heavily soiled. Gaskets heavily soiled on cook line cooler. Exterior of microwave soiled. Exterior of wok station heavily soiled with old food debris.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In cook line cooler.
Hood heavily soiled with grease and is dripping down the walls.
Sep 27, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Cooked at 9:45 found at 2:20
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over spring roll mix in the walk in cooler.
Raw chicken and raw shrimp stored over or with unwashed produce in the walk in cooler.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top cooler; cooked pork (45F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (44 to 46F - Cold Holding) due to be over stocked recommended to rapid chill.
Cook line hood filters heavily soiled. Gaskets heavily soiled on cook line cooler. Exterior of microwave soiled. Exterior of wok station heavily soiled with old food debris.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In cook line cooler.
Hood heavily soiled with grease and is dripping down the walls.
Oil stored on floor under wok station.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cook line counter
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.