SHANGHAI CHINESE RESTAURANT
2070 SHEPHERD RD, Mulberry FL 33860 · 863.701.2629
Last inspected Jan 28, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 27 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1, 2025.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2019039788 | Jul 23, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 | $400 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jan 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Product inside the walk in cooler. Egg rolls, general chicken, pork etc.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Bottom shelf on the prep table next to the fryers.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on flip top reach in cooler door across from the cook line. Ordered.
Walk -in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
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Walk -in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Oct 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink next to the fryers. The paper towels was replaced.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice inside the walk in cooler.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Bottom shelves of all prep tables in the kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hand washing sink next to the fryers. Handles on all reach in coolers. Gaskets on all reach in coolers. Dry storage shelves is soiled with debris. In the dishwasher area.
Stored food not covered. A pan of chicken inside the upright reach in freezer across from the 3 compartment sink. Operator covered the chicken.
Walk -in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Apr 4, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1, 2025.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (47F - Cold Holding); beef (46F); egg rolls (46F - Cold Holding) inside the walk in cooler.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Drink stored in a container of celery inside the top,section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line the beverage was discarded.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler gaskets.
Stored food not covered. Products inside the walk,in cooler. Chicken, egg rolls, vegetables, beef etc. Beef kabobs inside the white upright reach in freezer across from the fryers.
Dec 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over sauce in walk in cooler, operator moved raw chicken.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed 2 cups of coffee on food preparation counter, operator removed cups.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed behind kitchen equipment.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets with food debris on flip top unit.
Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed in upright white unit.
Mar 7, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed next to 3-compartment sink, employee replenished paper towels.
Food stored on floor. Observed containers of oil on floor near walk in cooler, operator placed oil on shelf.
Nov 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided form to operator.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled hand sink on cookline. Also observed food debris on top of 2 door reach in cooler at entrance to kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed near hand sink on cookline.
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.