NEW CHINA

Name: NEW CHINA
Address: 2035 N ATLANTIC AVE, COCOA BEACH, FL, 32931, US
Rating: 59.8

2035 N ATLANTIC AVE, COCOA BEACH, FL 32931

License #1505438

🥡 Chinese ℹ️

59.8 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

October 6, 2026 · 12 findings · 4 critical

Routine - Food

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NEW CHINA in COCOA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 59.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 9 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 47 total violations — 15 critical, 4 major, 28 minor.

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April 24, 2026

The latest inspection on October 6, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 4 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[01B-07-4] Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 11 green peppers.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls made on Saturday no date mark.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
[22-38-5] No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Employee went to publix to get correct sanitizer.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach inside oven, employee discarded, needs to clean and sanitize surface
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 3 containers not labeled on back shelf.
[14-31-5] Menus used in direct contact with food with ready to eat egg rolls in reach in cooler on cook line
[21-23-4] Establishment using wool scrubbies on cook line woks, on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License is current, ownership verified.
[12B-06-4] Evidence of employee smoking in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Loose tobacco in bowl on back shelf stored with food for the public.
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish for personal consumption above cooked food in 2 door freezer.
[12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came in back door and went to walk in cooler, no hand wash. Educated employee, he washed his hands.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[36-01-4] Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Under cook line
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods filters and surrounding surfaces have an accumulation of grease dripping. Walk-in cooler shelves are soiled.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo containers stored with food contact surface facing upwards.
[25-18-4] Single-service articles stored in toilet room/locker room/garbage room/mechanical room. Case of paper towels stored in restroom
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Open bags and containers of rice, flour, sugar, msg. Operator covered
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Broken fryer
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves are rusting
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler. Raw chicken stored over sauces and cabbage. Raw shrimp stored over soup. Operator moved.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cabbage and cooked noodles on countertop. Time plan says to discard at 3pm.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler next to fryers on cook line cooked chicken (51F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (51F - Cold Holding); egg rolls (51F - Cold Holding)
[03F-04-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cabbage and cooked noodles on countertop. Time plan says to discard at 3pm. SEE STOP SALE
[28-07-4] Employee dumping mop water in the three-compartment sink / food preparation sink. Mop sink blocked. Operator dumping used mop water in triple sink.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front counter being used to soak linens