NEW CHINA
South Missouri Avenue
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/5/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Slices of dough covered with towel on food prep table . Reviewed with manager . Manager removed cloth **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food ( yogurt squeeze containers , cheese sticks) not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in front counter area . Reviewed with manager **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food ( cut , peeled vegetables) not covered in walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee did not sanitize tongs and bowl when at triple sink . Emailed to operator Manual Dishwashing Procedure DBPR Form HR 5025-910 and reviewed set up of triple sink with operator . Operator set up triple sink and washed rinsed sanitized items . **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food ( raw chicken) stored over unwashed produce ( heads of cabbage) in walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager. Manager rearranged food **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bucket of water , scrub pads and toothbrush inside hand wash sink , employee dumped water into hand wash sink and filled container with water in food prep area . Reviewed with manager and employee the hand sink is for washing hands only . **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/5/2025 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/8/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in double door freezer . Reviewed with manager . Manager placed employee food in a bin and labeled the food **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items( cup of toothbrushes and toothpaste ) stored above bottles of soda on shelf in storage area near front counter . Employee removed cup from storage area . **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables ( box of tomatoes) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cut onions) in walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager . Manager rearranged food **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched cooked noodles with barehands to portion. Reviewed with employee . Employee then washed hands and put gloves on . **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container in reach in coolers and walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Peeled onions inside cardboard box. Manager cleaned onions and placed then in food grade container **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food ( raw chicken ) stored over unwashed produce ( peppers ) in walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager . Manager rearranged food **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scrub pad , spoon inside hand wash sink at cook line Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks are for washing hands only . Manager removed items from hand wash sink **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in dish washing area . Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks must be stocked at all times . Manager placed soap in dispenser . **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in dish washing area . Manager labeled spray bottle **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/8/2024 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).