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PANDA EXPRESS INC

1914 NE 5 AVE, Boca Raton FL 33431

Last inspected Jul 24, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats70
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA6022068
Grade history
JUL 23
OCT 23
JUL 24
JUL 26
— STEADY

4 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
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
High priority/03F-02-5
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Jul 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sprouts (60F - Cold Holding); flip top cooler on cook line. Not prepped or portioned. In unit less than four hours. Placed in bottom reach in cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
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
High priority/03F-02-5
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. chicken (84F - Cooling) at 12:20 to 84F at 12:35 pm since 11:30 am in bottom reach in cooler at end of cook line. Covered with plastic. Removed from plastic.
Intermediate/03D-15-4/Corrective Action Taken
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic container in boba station hand sink
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone directly on cutting board at cook line
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On drying rack
Basic/16-46-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Throughout cook line and buffet stations
Basic/21-12-4
Oct 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
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. Timers set for four hours at three make tables at front counter. Sushi rice Timers set
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine
Intermediate/22-02-4
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed to operator
Intermediate/03F-10-5
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ice machine vent cover Ceiling vents over food prep/ cook line
Basic/36-34-5
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Freezer chest dining room
Basic/14-69-4
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Under front make table Operator placed on shelf
Basic/21-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Jul 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the middle cookline cooler, there was raw chicken stored over cooked chicken. Items reversed to be stored correctly.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At the hand wash sink next to the ice machine.
Intermediate/27-16-4

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.