CHINA TOWN

26455 OLD 41 RD STE 11

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8864187

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles near the back door are water damaged and stained.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle was on the prep table.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public, both in the walk-in cooler and the front reach-in cooler. Educated Operator to store personal food segregated and clearly marked for personal use.
  • 29-09-4:Basic - Faucet/handle for cold water missing at handwashing sink by the back door.
  • 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment: cook line, expo line, pathway to walk-in cooler. Educated Operator that these can not be hanging over food prep areas.
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened Monster beverage was stored in the freezer by the three-compartment sink.
  • 36-52-4:Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily rusted. Repeat Violation
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Three employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One was running food to the walk-ins and two were on the cook line.
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fan covers in the walk-in cooler heavily soiled.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs were stored directly above cooked pork in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved to proper storage hierarchy for food safety. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink by the back door was blocked by utensils in the basin. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Water damaged/wet strips present only.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by the back door. Operator stocked towels. 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. Printed forms in Chinese and Spanish for Operator. Operator signed form during the visit. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-38-5:Intermediate - 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 purchased food grade bleach during the visit. Provided Operator with Spanish and Chinese Manual Ware Washing handout. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing red toxic substance not labeled, stored on bottom shelf of the speed rack by rheumatologist three-compartment sink.

Inspection Date: 8/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8863796

  • 36-52-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable and are heavily rusted and flaking. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-20: Time extended to give Operator time to correct this issue. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 8/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8776500

  • 36-52-4:Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable and are heavily rusted and flaking.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bag of shredded pork observed on sheet rack. Operator stated it was thawing. Educated Operator on proper thawing methods and Operator placed in walk-in cooler.
  • 28-14-5:High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Operator is hot-hosing floors and using a squeegie to send all waste water and trash onto the ground outside the back door. Explained to Operator the use of floor drains and mop sinks.
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Seven egg rolls on time control with no time marking. Operator discarded. Ten pounds of fried chicken held on time control with all four-hour daypart times listed on the tracking board. Operator unsure which times coincided with chicken on the table. The 11-3 daypart was still listed on the board and it was 3:18 pm. Chicken was discarded. See stop sale. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk-in cooler: shrimp (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F - Cold Holding); beef (45F - Cold Holding). Ambient temperature was 50F. Operator stated door had been left open for cleaning. Educated Operator on keeping door closed to protect food. Door closed and checked 30 minutes later and ambient temperature had dropped to 43F. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Seven egg rolls on time control with no time marking. Operator discarded. Ten pounds of fried chicken held on time control with all four-hour daypart times listed on the tracking board. Operator unsure which times coincided with chicken on the table. The 11-3 daypart was still listed on the board and it was 3:18 pm. Chicken was discarded. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cooking tools in the sink basin by the back door.

Inspection Date: 2/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8601842

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 2/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8581759

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense precooked pork and sugar.
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated gray-like substance in walk in cooler.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar bin.
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed container of raw shrimp stored over container of green peppers in walk in cooler. Operator placed shrimp on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Interior roof of microwave oven.

Inspection Date: 1/22/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8601840

  • 50-08-7:High Priority - Observed: Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed establishment cooking and preparing food. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ Warning Priority: High Priority
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Observed: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed scoop stored in hand wash sink in back cook line area. Operator removed scoop. Corrected On-Site Warning Priority: Intermediate
  • 10-17-4:Basic - Observed: In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed knives. Corrected On-Site Warning Priority: Basic
  • 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Observed: Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed frozen precooked pork not date marked. Warning Priority: Intermediate
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products of frozen raw chicken stored over packaged frozen vegetables. Warning Priority: High Priority