Cafe Chung King
1250 NW 54th Street, Miami, FL 33142 · Permanent Food Service · License 2332002
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 27 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 intermediate, 17 basic (3 repeats); basic violations cost 12 at most-21
- Safety score79
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 27, 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.
20 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Observed 2 hose bibbs at mop sink in back of building missing backflow preventers.
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed small cutting board on top of microwave soiled with black mold-like substance.
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Observed hand wash sink in kitchen used as a dump sink with catch guard.
Basic17
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Observed plastic water jugs and case of raw chicken stored on floor inside of walk in cooler.
Repeat violation
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed gaskets in reach in coolers in disrepair.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Observed shelves in walk in cooler with rust.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Observed shelves in reach in coolers with rust.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Observed interior of reach in coolers soiled with old food debris.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed gaskets in reach in cooler soiled.
Repeat violation
Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Thank you bags used as garbage container.
Observed thank you bags being used as waste receptacle.
No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels.
Observed no waste receptacle at hand wash sink.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Observed floor around kitchen in disrepair.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Observed standing water on floor around kitchen.
Hole in or other damage to wall.
Observed hole in wall above hand wash sink in kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Observed walls in kitchen soiled.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Observed ceiling in kitchen soiled. Observed ceiling vents around kitchen soiled with black mold-like substance.
Repeat violation
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Observed floor around kitchen and underneath cook line soiled with debris.
Code 38, Lighting: Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
Observed lights above cook line missing shield.
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
- 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.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.