Panda House Chinese Restaurant
5230 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 · Permanent Food Service · License 5401077
What drove the grade
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 23 routine inspection1 intermediate (1 repeat), 4 basic (2 repeats)-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 23, 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.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Cooked pork, beef chicken in walk-in cooler not date marked
Repeat violation
Basic4
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor in the walk-in cooler
Repeat violation
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Fixed on the spot
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles improperly stored on the floor in storage trailer
Repeat violation
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.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.