China Express

4946 Poplar Level Rd · 40213 · Food Service

Passing — no major issuesScore 98 of 100

Most recent inspection May 11, 2026 — 156 days ago. Down 2 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 44 days.

Inspection types on record: Regular (2), Followup (2), Complaint (1).

Why this grade is A

A grades go to establishments scoring 90 or above — inspectors found no major food-safety problems. The inspection score was 98 out of 100.

No itemized violations were published for the most recent inspection, so the score is the only detail on file.

Inspection summary

China Express has 5 health inspections on record with Louisville, with scores ranging from 96 to 100. The latest inspection on May 11, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 40213 is 98, so this location scores the same as its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

  1. May 11, 2026

    Regular

    A · 98
  2. November 25, 2025

    Followup

    A · 100
  3. November 25, 2025

    Followup

    — · —
  4. November 18, 2025

    Regular

    C · 96
    • Critical: INSECTS, RODENTS AND ANIMALS NOT PRESENTPresence of rodents. Roach present at prep station near front desk.
  5. November 18, 2025

    Complaint

    — · —

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Source: Louisville Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.