CHINA KITCHEN
2nd Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701
Downtown
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable throughout the kitchen.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of sauce stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler door and gasket soiled -mop sink soiled -hood filters over cooking equipment have an accumulation of grease and food debris **Repeat Violation**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -egg cartons
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -yellow wet wiping cloth stored on prep table
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. -employee washed plastic container then failed to sanitize, employee set up sanitizer compartment of triple sink and sanitized the food container **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired on 4/1/2025
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -walk-in cooler: raw chicken stored above sauce buckets, operator reorganized walk-in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. -raw shell eggs ambient air temperature 50F, overfilled in top of reach-in cooler, operator relocated excess eggs to lower portion of reach-in cooler to rapidly cool **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -white cutting boards on tops of reach-in coolers are stained **Repeat Violation**
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - 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. -cooked pork per operator cooked on 4/4/25, frozen 4/4/25, pulled to thaw on 4/8/25, operator re-dated **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 10/1/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-17-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -throughout the kitchen **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-01: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -white cutting board on right side reach-in cooler **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-01: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/1/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/24/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
10
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. -unisex bathroom door **Warning**
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -bowl stored in sugar, operator discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -floor underneath cooking equipment have a significant accumulation of grease and food debris **Warning**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -throughout the kitchen **Warning**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of sauce stored on floor in prep area **Warning**
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -stainless steel scoop handle in contact with cooked pork in walk-in cooler, operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -front of cooking equipment has an accumulation of grease and food debris -shelves underneath rice warmers have an accumulation of grease and food debris -hood filters over cooking equipment have an accumulation of grease and food debris -exterior of flour, sugar, corn starch, and potato starch containers soiled -mop sink heavily soiled inside and out **Warning**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -egg cartons and plastic bottle cut into scoop **Warning**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -walls above triple sink heavily soiled with food debris and black, mold-like substance **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -multiple wet wiping towels stored on top of reach-in cooler cutting board, operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 48-04-4:Gas powered generator stored inside kitchen.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw beef stored over sauce buckets 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 chicken 60F, per operator stored on prep table next to fryers less than 1 hour, operator relocated to reach-in cooler to rapidly 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. -Provided Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events poster. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -white cutting board on right side reach-in cooler **Warning**
- 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. -walk-in cooler: cooked pork, per operator cooked on Saturday, 9/21/2024 and cooked chicken, per operator cooked on Sunday 9/22/2024 lacking date marking **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -"disinfectant" solution spray bottle lacking label, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/24/2024 revealed 17 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 10 basic).