WAH LAY CHINESE RESTAURANT
6941 MIRAMAR PKWY, Miramar FL 33023 · 2672651727
Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over open buckets of soy sauce.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed multiple items 36-48 hours since preparation (business closed yesterday) with no date marks. Observed cooked beef, cooked pork, cooked chicken, etc.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed buildup of debris on stainless steel surfaces of cook line shelves.
Dec 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Plastic bag of raw Chicken stored above bag of raw pork in Front Counter Frigidaire Single Door Reach in Freezer. Manager inverted.
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. Manager time marking cooked brown rice 11AM to 3 PM during inspection.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Manager labeled degreaser spray bottle during inspection.
Bowl used to dispense flour. Manager removed during inspection.
Working containers of sugar removed from original container not identified by common name. Manager labeled during inspection.
Jul 15, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 12-01-2024
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bag of raw chicken stored above containers of cooked pork and cooked chicken in reach in freezer. Manager inverted.
Dec 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Bags of raw chicken stored above containers of vegetables egg rolls in white Reach in Freezer. Manager inverted.
Container of oil stored on floor in kitchen. Manager elevated.
Jul 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw shell eggs stored above opened container of sauces in walk in cooler. Manager inverted.
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. Manager time marked 1:30PM-5:30PM
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table in kitchen. Manager stored in Sanitizer bucket.
Feb 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Case of oil stored on floor in kitchen next to triple sink. Manager elevated.
Jul 11, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee adjust hat, touched hair, wipes hands on apron, then handled to go plate to fix customer food without washing hands. Reviewed proper hands washing procedures. Employee watched hands correctly
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lower reach in-; Raw chicken (48-50F - Cold Holding). Per Manager food item in unit less than 4 hours. Items not prepared nor portioned today. Manager discarded item voluntarily. Observed gasket torn.
1) container of sauce stored on floor in Walk in cooler. 2) Container of oil stored on floor in kitchen next to triple sink. Manager elevated.
Equipment in poor Gasket torn in reach in cooler in kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wok station soiled.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.Chicken thawed in standing water in triple sink. Manager stored under runny water.
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.