CHINA HOUSE 168 INC
1844 Ridgewood Avenue
Florida, 32117
Volusia County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/24/2025
High Priority
Intermediate
Basic
Total
Disposition: Call Back - Complied
This inspection identified null intermediate and null basic violations that needed improvement. The establishment was required to make corrections.
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
13
Intermediate
1
Basic
23
Total
37
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle provided to dispense food. - salt **Warning**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - keys on shelf at cook line **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - multiple cracked containers - cutting board with hole in center **Warning**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. - back screen door **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor heavily soiled/has accumulation of debris. - throughout entire kitchen - walk in freezer **Warning**
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. - near walk in cooler **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. - boxed oil jugs stored on the floor -containers with bean sprouts, celery and carrots stored on floor in walk in cooler **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. **Warning**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of smoker has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - hand sink at front counter - gaskets on cooler across from fryers - entire flat surface of wok station - sides of fryers - exterior of multiple food containers - gas lines at cooking equipment - fan cover in walk in cooler - exterior up upright freezer near back door - shelves throughout kitchen - speed rack near storage shelves -table fan by walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. - cook line prep cooler **Warning**
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - cook line prep cooler **Warning**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. - jug cut and reused for scoop - cardboard seasoning barrel reused for rice **Warning**
- 36-52-4:Basic - Shelves in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. **Warning**
- 14-45-4:Basic - Soiled Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. - throughout kitchen **Warning**
- 33-34-4:Basic - Storage area not maintained clean and organized. - top of walk in freezer cluttered with box lids, unused equipment **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. - multiple foods in walk in cooler **Warning**
- 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. - tumbler, fajita slicer, bin of heavily soiled utensils stored outdoor by back door. Operator states equipment does not work and is going to be discarded. **Warning**
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. - skimmer screen torn. Manager discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. - salt **Warning**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. - prep table at cooler **Warning**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented cans present. See stop sale. **Warning**
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Warning**
- 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 handling cooked pasta with barehands **Warning**
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found - 2 near three compartment sink **Warning**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. - shrimp in front reach in cooler -numerous items in walk in freezer **Warning**
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. - metal trash can used for storing rice **Warning**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. - Raw chicken stored over wontons in walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - raw chicken over rice noodles - raw chicken over onions **Warning**
- 01B-15-4:High Priority - Shell eggs are not clean, some with cracked/broken shells. See stop sale. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - cookline coolers: chicken, 52F; chicken 45; - walk in cooler: cooked chicken 45, 52F; cooked chicken wings, 47F; held off temperature control less than 1 hour and returned to cooler upon arrival of inspector **Warning**
- 22-12-5:High Priority - Utensils heavily soiled. - stored utensils and in use colander in flour bin **Warning**
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. -chlorine exceeds 200ppm. **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - cutting boards heavily soiled **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 37 total violations (13 high priority, 1 intermediate, 23 basic).
Inspection on 10/29/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
14
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -accumulation of grease under fryers. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -shelving in kitchen soiled. -wire shelving in walk in cooler encrusted with food debris. -cart at cook line with spices soiled with food debris. -rolling cart in back kitchen area soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Repeat Violation**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -cut vinegar bottles used as scoops.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. -numerous items in walk in cooler.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-50-4:Basic - Walls in walk in cooler soiled.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw chicken stored over sauce containers in walk in cooler.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/29/2024 revealed 16 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 14 basic).