CHOP SUEY
18053 NW 27 AVE, Miami Gardens FL 33056
Last inspected Aug 13, 2026 · 4 visits since May 2025
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4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed no form or kit; inspector provided via email.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Aug 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 0ppm) not prepared, while the employee is washing containers. Educated operator to always have it set up before ware washing happens. Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm)
Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee eat their food, then start food preparation without washing their hands.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken over unwashed vegetables stored in the walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed fried rice (110F - Hot Holding) with no time mark. Stop sale issued.
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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. See stop sale. Observed fried rice (110F - Hot Holding) with no time mark. Stop sale issued.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed metal container used as a scoop with no handle in the rice.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Throughout the kitchen.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed coconut water on top of prep table.
Mar 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate12 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored behind cooked noodles in lowboy across cook line.
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. See stop sale. Observed fried rice under written plan; no time mark. As per operator, 30 minutes on cook line out of walk in. Inspector had operator label with time.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bleach stored on same shelf with container of white rice.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed no form or kit; inspector provided via email.
Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed on knife magnet.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed across cook line and next to cook line.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed dust accumulation on vents.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler next to storage racks completely shut off. No TCS foods stored inside.
Food stored on floor. Observed cases of oil on floor in kitchen.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed in multiple freezers.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed across triple sink.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed at reach in across cook line.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in multiple reach in coolers.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed in walk in cooler; containers of soy sauced reused for cooked meats.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in walk in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed in bucket; not in use.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bowls under rice cookers with sugar and no label.
Oct 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed pork and chicken stored in the reach in cooler by fryers with no date label. As per operator prepared 5 days ago.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried rice (68F - Cold Holding) stored outside next to reach in cooler. Operator would like to use TPHC. Form was emailed to operator. For the meantime item was placed into reach in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chicken wings (87F - Hot Holding) stored next to fryers for less than 3 hours, as per operator. Item was placed into reach in cooler to cool. Operator would like to use TPHC.
No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Observed no bleach in the establishment. Operator went to store to buy.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a metal container with no handle used as a scoop in the rice container and sugar container. Operator removed.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In the kitchen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee frozen food, mixed in with restaurant food in the reach in freezer.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food stored on floor. Observed rice bags stored on the floor by the storage area, operator stored properly.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice spoon in standing water by rice maker. Operator removed water.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. By the back prep area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed walk in cooler fan cover with accumulation of dust.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed rice container with no name label.
May 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.