China Buffet

18690 Nw 67 Ave, Hialeah, FL 33015

Failed re-check · May 1, 2026 Directions
60
Poor BiteKarma score 60 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 6 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected May 1, 2026: failed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
  • 15 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed May 1

    Callback Reinspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
  3. Passed Apr 30

    Complaint Inspection

    11 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 8

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
  6. Passed Jul 10

    Callback Reinspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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