Chinese NO 1 Restaurant
748 S US 1, S Vero Bch, FL 32962 · Permanent Food Service · License 4101285
What drove the grade
Dented/rusted cans present.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 26 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 7 basic (2 repeats)-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 26, 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.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.
See stop sale. 1 can of water chestnuts dented on seam. Employee moved from storage
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Burn spray on shelf above coolers improperly stored.
Fixed on the spot
Basic7
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Cases of raw chicken. Operator moved
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
Handle laying in chopped onions in walk in cooler.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Next to cooked broccoli on cook line
Repeat violation
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.
In freezer
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Shelves above cook line coolers have build up
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
In dry storage area around mop sink and under dry goods and throughout kitchen.
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
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