House of Chang

1913 NE 168th St, North Miami Beach, FL 33162 · Permanent Food Service · License 2320051

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Grade A
Safety score 90 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 28, 2026

What drove the grade

Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.High priority · no follow-up needed · 5 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 28 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 4 basic
    -10
  • Safety score90

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

6 violations found
  1. First visitAug 28, 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.

    6 violations found:

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

    High priority1

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.

      Observed raw chicken breast over cooked and raw shrimp in the walk in cooler.

    Intermediate1

    • Code 03, Food out of temperature: Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection.

      Observed fried rice covered for cooling in the walk in cooler for about 90 minutes, as per operator. Advised operator to place items inside walk in freezer to cool down properly.

    Basic4

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.

      In the kitchen.

      Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves heavily rust that has pitted the surface.

      Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.

      Throughout the kitchen.

    • Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.

    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

Food-contact surface
Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.

Most cited

Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained3
Food out of temperature1
Food protection and cross-contamination1
Wiping cloths and linens1