Ren's China King

215 Crockett Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953 · Permanent Food Service · License 1505100

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Grade A
Safety score 93 of 100
Latest visit: Jul 9, 2026

What drove the grade

Dented/rusted cans present.High priority · no follow-up needed · 3 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Jul 9 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 2 basic
    -7
  • Safety score93

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

4 violations found
  1. First visitJul 9, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    4 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 1 Intermediate
    • 2 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.

      See stop sale. Hosain sauce

    Intermediate1

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: 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.

      Fixed on the spot

    Basic2

    • Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.

      In refrigerator next to front counter with chicken stored in it.

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling tile missing.

      Above walk in cooler. Manager states once the air conditioning people get finished, they will replace tiles.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
Ambient temperature
The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.

Most cited

Approved source; food safe and unadulterated1
Thermometers provided and accurate1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation1