REN'S CHINA KING
215 CROCKETT BLVD, Merritt Island FL 32953 · 321-455-1580
Last inspected Jul 9, 2026 · 7 visits since November 2023
5 inspections within 14 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Hosain sauce
No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator went to store and bought correct sanitizer.
Ceiling tile missing. Above walk in cooler. Manager states once the air conditioning people get finished, they will replace tiles.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In refrigerator next to front counter with chicken stored in it.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo containers. Operator inverted
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler raw chicken and eggs stored above vegetables. Operator moved
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Philadelphia rolls, and proteins in poke bowl sections. Operator marked all menus
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic Togo containers used as scoops in rice and tobiko. Operator discarded
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Lower shelf of prep table at end of cook line
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles over kitchen are peeling and hanging
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves are soiled
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cardboard chicken boxes reused to store plastic sauce bottles on shelf. Operator disca
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food stored on floor. Containers of food stored on the floor in walk in freezer. Operator moved
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cardboard shipping boxes reused to store different food items. Operator placed into washable bins. Plastic bottles with hollow handles cut to be shed as scoops. Operator discarded
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic containers with hollow handle cut to be used as scoops. Cardboard box for raw chicken used to store cooked chicken. Operator discarded
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoops for rice in standing water at 77°F. Operator discarded
Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves in walk in cooler are soiled
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.