CHINA GARDEN
209 Key Deer Boulevard
Florida, 33043
Monroe County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
4
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing.
- 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly.
- 14-25-5:Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Painted Wood cabinet door used as shelf on cook line
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dishwasher not sanitizing Triple sink will be used to sanitize dishware
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked ribs , chicken in refrigerator not date marked. In walk-in cooler cooked chicken , pork not date marked
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 1/21/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
6
Total
13
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense rice
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. The lift lid cooler on cook line holding TCS foods is not cold holding @41F or below .
- 08B-48-4:Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use plastic bags . Observed used plastic bags stored inside of raw poultry boxes in the walk-in freezer . All single service used bags were discarded during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood shelving over prep table holding food has peeling paint and is not sealed
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw ground sausage stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat cooked chicken in the walk-in coolerrelocated under cooked beef Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shrimp (47*F - Cold Holding); Beef (47*F - Cold Holding); Poultry (47*F - Cold Holding) all TCS food was removed from the lift lid unit and relocated to the walk-in cooler to rapidly cool down and leafy greens (75*F - Cold Holding); **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Corrected On-Site
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
- 14-14-4:Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.in the walk-in cooler cooked chicken, shrimp , pork not date marked
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/21/2025 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 2/28/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop cooked rice Corrected On-Site
- 08B-48-4:Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor in the walk-in freezer
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At newly installed handwash sink
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.chlorine at 0 ppm Corrected On-Site
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Corrected On-Site
- 22-51-5:High Priority - Sanitizer solution other than chlorine, quat or iodine not at the proper minimum strength listed in the manufacturer's instructions. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At newly installed hand wash sink . No paper towels in men's bathroom. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 2/28/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In dining room Ceiling /vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: In dining room Ceiling /vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken cooked rice cooked noodles in lift lid cooler on cookline not date marked . Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler not date marked Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked in the walk-in cooler cooked chicken, cooked pork not date marked **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 11/28/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
5
Basic
8
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense uncooked rice Warning
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee drink in a food preparation or other restricted area. Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items cell phone stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-34-5:Basic - In dining room Ceiling /vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Oil containers stored on floor. Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.shrimp thawing in standing water directly in triple sink. Shrimp was put into clean container and cold water is running to agitate the surface. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Warning
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food , raw chicken stored over or with unwashed produce, broccoli in walk-in cooler Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.cooked poultry sitting in container on cookline table 51F cook put chicken in walk-in cooler to cool . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 31A-07-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in food preparation and cook line area. Non approved Existing plans show hand wash sink near cook line and mop sink. Only one handwash sink in the kitchen is installed in dish area. There is No handwash sink for food prep or in cookin area. Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Shelf installed over handwash sink interferes with access to sink Warning
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken cooked rice cooked noodles in lift lid cooler on cookline not date marked . Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler not date marked Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/28/2023 revealed 16 total violations (3 high priority, 5 intermediate, 8 basic).