CHINA TOWN

Name: CHINA TOWN
Address: 456 S CYPRESS RD, POMPANO BEACH, FL, 33060, US
Rating: 54.8

456 S CYPRESS RD, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33060

License #1618853

🥡 Chinese ℹ️

54.8 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

October 14, 2026 · 8 findings · 4 critical

Routine - Food

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CHINA TOWN in POMPANO BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 54.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 14, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 38 total violations — 10 critical, 9 major, 19 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Gallon of oil stored on floor in kitchen. Food was removed from floor.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint.
[35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. One small flying insect observed at front pick up area, close to front door. Operator sprayed area with insect spray. Fly disappeared.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees speaker and keys stored in shelf over flip top cooler on cook line. Employee removed items from shelf.
[12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink. Educated employee on using handwashing sink for washing hands. Employee washed hands in handwashing sink.
[12A-25-4] 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 put on hair restraint, returned to cook line, put on clean gloves without washing hands. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched cap with gloves on , returned to cook line and picked up noodles using hands with same gloves , without first washing hands and changing gloves. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In white reach in freezer, pans of raw beef stored over bags of cooked clams. Operator moved cooked clams to top shelf.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Exterior of flip top cooler,er soiled with food debris Raw shrimp. Employee started cleaning flip top.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employeess wallet and beverage and water bottle stored on shelf on flip top cooler on cook line. Employee removed personal items from cook line.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided poster to operator.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of prep table in kitchen soiled with food debris.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top cooler soiled with food debris Raw.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp stored in buckets, thawing in standing water on table in kitchen. Shrimp at 40 F. Educated employee on proper thawing methods. Shrimp was placed in walk in cooler.
[22-45-4] Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washing pots and pans in triple compartment sink, and not using sanitizer. Educated employee on sanitizing equipment and utensils in sanitizing compartment. Employee set up sink with chlorine sanitizer and rewashed pots and pans.
[14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw bok choy stored in non food grade bag in walk in cooler. Educated employee on using only food grade bags for food storage. Boy Choy was moved to food grade bags.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over bucket of Chinese sauce in walk in cooler. Educated manager on proper storage and chicken was moved to bottom shelf.
[12A-09-4] Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook cleaned under prep table, then went to prep pork without washing hands and changing gloves. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands and changed gloves.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sweet and sour soup held in steam table at 112 F. Soup placed in steam table approximately 1 hour ago. Advised manager to place soup back on stove to reheat to reach proper temperature, soup was placed back on stove to reheat.
[12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in three compartment sink instead of handwashing sink. Educated employee on washing hands in handwashing sink. Employee rewashed hands in handwashing sink.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with grease and food debris Raw shrimp.