WEST PALM BEACH, Palm Beach County

CHINA ONE EXPRESS

964 N CONGRESS AVE, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
2 High Priority
Apr 8, 2026
City
WEST PALM BEACH
County
Palm Beach
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
5

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 8, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 6

50-17-3

Detail 24500456

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed establishment open and serving food to the public. License expired 12-01-2025. Admin Complaint

03A-02-5

Detail 24500454

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw shrimp (69F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food left out for approximately 10 minutes. Operator put food inside walk in cooler to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

31B-02-4

Detail 24500452

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at cook line hand wash sink. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 24500457

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed frying oil container stored on floor at cook line. Operator properly stored. Corrected On-Site

10-07-4

Detail 24500453

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed soup ladle stored in 83F water, at cook line. Operator dumped water. Corrected On-Site

42-03-5

Detail 24500455

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Observed power drill stored on shelf inside walk in cooler, above sauce buckets. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Oct 27, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Basic: 2Total: 6

12A-25-4

Detail 24147331

High Priority - 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 touched face/mouth then continued preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site

14-86-1

Detail 24147333

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. At walk-in cooler; non-food grade paper towels and non-food grade paper menus used as liner for/in direct contact with cooked egg rolls. Operator removed non-food paper. Corrected On-Site

08A-17-6

Detail 24147332

High Priority - 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. At reach in chest freezer; plastic wrapped container of raw chicken stored over portioned plastic bags of raw beef. Operator moved raw chicken next to raw beef. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 24147329

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At right side flip top cooler; cooked egg roll (46F - Cold Holding), Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held overfilled in pan on make top for less than 1 hour, removed overfilled portion. Corrective Action Taken

14-01-5

Detail 24147330

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Can with no handle used to dispense rice. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24147334

Basic - Non-food contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in right corner of cook line soiled. Advised Operator to clean shelves.

Apr 4, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Mar 17, 2025

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 2Total: 6

12A-05-4

Detail 23634172

High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee eating in dining room at table then entered kitchen/cook line and handled clean equipment and utensils to prepare food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

14-31-5

Detail 23634170

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Non-food grade plastic "thank you" bags used to store/in direct contact with cooked pork. Operator removed cooked pork from non-food grade bags. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

50-17-3

Detail 23634171

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/2024. Advised Operator to renew license. Admin Complaint

08A-02-6

Detail 23634168

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer; portioned bags of raw pork stored over cooked vegetables and dumplings. Operator moved raw pork below ready to eat items. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

53A-03-7

Detail 23634173

Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Zhong Zeng Zheng 2/13/20, expired 2/13/25. Advised Operator to renew food manager certification. Warning

31B-02-4

Detail 23634169

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Warning

Sep 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 5Basic: 2Total: 7

12A-20-4

Detail 23208989

High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hands at triple sink with no soap, dried on cloth towel and then handled clean utensils on cook line. Discussed with employee who then washed/dried hands properly at hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site

14-31-5

Detail 23208987

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. At reach in freezer; raw pork stored in direct contact with non-food grade "thank you" bag. Operator removed from bag. Corrected On-Site

08A-02-6

Detail 23208990

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer; portioned bag of raw pork stored over fries. Operator moved raw pork to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 23208986

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler; cooked pork (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held overfilled in make top for 2 hours, moved overfilled portion to reach in cooler. Corrective Action Taken

03B-01-6

Detail 23208984

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At steam table; wonton soup (126F - Hot Holding). Operator stated soup reheated prior to being placed in steam table, held 2 hours, moved to be reheated to 165F. Corrective Action Taken

14-01-5

Detail 23208985

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At rice storage container; bowl used to dispense rice. Operator removed bowl. Corrected On-Site

10-07-4

Detail 23208988

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in standing water 88F. Operator removed scoop, discarded water. Corrected On-Site