PANDA EXPRESS #1090
7000 N HWY 19, Pinellas Park FL 33781 · 727-521-9484
Last inspected Feb 25, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
JUL 23
DEC 23
AUG 24
SEP 25
FEB 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on door frame near mop bucket.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Feb 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooler across from WOK. Employee cleaned
Sep 24, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 19, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly near garbage near back door.
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on door frame near mop bucket.
Aug 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly coming from soda boxes in dry storage area.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser ice chute in dining room area soiled with pink mold like substance.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice bin interior on drive thru soiled with black mold like substance. Ice machine interior soiled with pink and black mold like substance.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired on 2/1/23.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with food debris and black mold like substance on door door reach in freezer on cook line.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the bottom of double door reach in cooler on cook line. Employee clean and sanitized interior of reach in cooler.
Dec 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly landing on soda boxes near walk in freezer.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Clean green cutting board on clean dish rack near three compartment sink grooved.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above three compartment sink and clean dish rack near three compartment sink.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under wok station on cook line and under carbon dioxide tank near soda boxes in back area.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets throughout kitchen line soiled with food debris.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry wiping cloths on kitchen cook line.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water inside reach in cooler on cook line.
Jul 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate9 Basic
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed cook portion and handle raw chicken then handle raw broccoli and peppers and onions. Observed veggies cooked to 167-172 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook was re-educated. Manager was notified.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in mop sink area.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On buffet line at 11:08am ribs (130F - Hot Holding) Operator re heated ribs to 194f
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles at wait station and drive-thru window Ice chute at wait station soda machine.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink near fat fryer has buildup food debris evident by the clogging of the sink.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards in the kitchen.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach underneath wait station in dining room.
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 on cook line. Employee removed phone.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Bowls and plastic container stored on top of rice container
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On floor on side of carbon dioxide tank.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in near prep sink missing.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-cooler gaskets on cook line
Open dumpster lid.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At cook line.
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.