PANDA EXPRESS #3250
16421 CORPORATE COMMERCE WAY, Fort Myers FL 33913 · 239-766-7906
Last inspected Mar 25, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 13 points better than where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On front line Orange Chicken (109 F - Hot Holding). Operator discarded and cooked fresh.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
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 sanitizer of any type available during inspection. By end of inspection, operator received and replaced with an approved chlorine sanitizer.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting over triple sink.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease under far end cook line wok equipment.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Buckets (Quaternary 0ppm) throughout cook line. Observed quaternary chemical at dispensing machine empty, no replacement sanitizer available. Operator received approved sanitizer at time of inspection.
Sep 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In dry storage closet by restroom, can and bottle chemicals stored over/with box of single service cups. Operator removed.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in women's restroom.
Dec 27, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 28, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed an employee serving food from front line touch food with hand while serving into to go container with no gloves. Spoke with manager regarding appropriate gloves usage to aid in avoiding bare hand contact with foods.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Angelizz Rivera expired 9/19/2024.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator was unable to locate proof of training at time of inspection.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed foods on front line being held using time as a public health control with times set for discard - operator unable to locate written plan at time of inspection. Emailed operator copy of time as a public health control form.
Grease on the ground and pad around grease receptacle, and on sides of grease receptacle.
May 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Grease on the ground and pad around grease receptacle, and on sides of grease receptacle.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer on cook line.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Soiled water in bottom of middle reach-in cooler on cook line.
Aug 1, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled raw chicken and then went to cooks line to continue cooking food without hand washing/glove change. Discussed with operator and observed proper hand washing with glove change.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On front line Orange Chicken (109 F - Hot Holding). Operator discarded and cooked fresh.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at drive through area blocked with point of sale (KDS) screen.
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.