NEW CHINA
2253 W NEW HAVEN AVE, Melbourne FL 32904 · 561.386.8212
Last inspected Jun 11, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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DEC 24
SEP 25
OCT 25
JUN 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken feet over pork
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4--2022004535 | Nov 16, 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | $400 |
| 4--2017028224 | May 4, 2017 | Jun 28, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jun 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate10 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs on time plan stored over make table with cooked proteins.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken and missing under woks, exposing hole in wall bottom.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Shelf above make table has fasteners and duct tape on it.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male on cook line no hat. He put it on after inspector arrived.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean bins wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Small chest freezer has torn gasket.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on shelf at knee level near woks.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Small two door stainless reach in cooler gaskets soiled with mold like substance. Vent hood covers soiled with grease. Make table gaskets soiled with mold like substance. Walk in cooler gaskets soiled with mold like substance.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Screen door held open with rope. Removed rope did not fully close.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Serving containers and lids not inverted above small stainless reach in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop in back of kitchen not stored to dry by inverting or hanging.
Oct 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 16 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate14 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Medical supplied including medicine stored over make table in back of kitchen soiled.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in back has dirty utensils in it.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls being used to scoop salt.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Various ceiling tiles broken.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Molding missing near hand wash sink.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored above make table.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operator cooking with no hair restraints.
Equipment in poor repair. Small chest freezer has torn gasket. Large upright freezer front of kitchen has torn gasket.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors behind bbq oven soiled with old food debris.
Floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable is not sealed to the floor and has legs that provide less than a 6-inch clearance between the floor and equipment. Rice and other food stored on shelf approximately 2" off floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Three pair of tongs on shelf at knee level.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease. Gasket on front reach in freezer soiled. Gasket on front reach in cooler soiled. Gaskets on chest freezer soiled. Gasket on upright freezer back of kitchen soiled. Both small chest freezer have soiled gaskets. Walk in cooler gasket soiled.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Door held slightly open with rope.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays at front of kitchen not inverted.
Stored food not covered. Corn flower uncovered, bin lid broken.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Three rags on prep station.
Sep 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (47F - Cold Holding)raw beef sitting out in bucket no being worked with. Operator placed back into walk in until ready to prep beef.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwashing sink next to triple sink. Operator placed napkins by sink until paper towels come in.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork in walk in cooler has old date mark, operator forgot to put new date mark on product prepared yesterday.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls in flour and corn starch.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease.
Dec 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Owner moved
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Owner hung mop
Jul 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken feet over pork
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In several containers bowels removed
Clean utensils stored between equipment. Knives stored between equipment.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food on shelves with consumer food in walking cooler and deep freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on coolers
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dirty wall by dry rice storage
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mops stored in mop buckets
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Recharge, extinguisher by back door
Feb 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Above walk in cooler
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets upright freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Top of fryer food debris and grease
Stored food not covered. Cooked pork upright freezer
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
Aug 28, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of Bamboo shoots pinched/ dented
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over ready to eat noodles cookline unit
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wontons (67F - Cold Holding), operator states using time for item, operator added to time plan paper and added time mark
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. Eggs documented on time plan but no time mark, operator added time mark to eggs Wontons stored at room temperature, operator states keeping them on time, added time mark and to existing time plan
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in cooler at beginning of cookline, no dates on prepped items
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using bowl in soy sauce no handle
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets reach in cooler black like substance Hood filters accumulated grease
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go cups and Togo food containers stored on floor
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted or protected
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cookline unit
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.