DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

NEW CHINA

NEW CHINA in MELBOURNE has 6 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 2.2/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

3801 South Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida, 33611
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13538791

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls being used to scoop salt. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Various ceiling tiles broken.
  • 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Molding missing near hand wash sink.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored above make table. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operator cooking with no hair restraints. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small chest freezer has torn gasket. Large upright freezer front of kitchen has torn gasket.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors behind bbq oven soiled with old food debris.
  • 14-66-4:Basic - Floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable is not sealed to the floor and has legs that provide less than a 6-inch clearance between the floor and equipment. Rice and other food stored on shelf approximately 2" off floor.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Three pair of tongs on shelf at knee level. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease. Gasket on front reach in freezer soiled. Gasket on front reach in cooler soiled. Gaskets on chest freezer soiled. Gasket on upright freezer back of kitchen soiled. Both small chest freezer have soiled gaskets. Walk in cooler gasket soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Door held slightly open with rope.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays at front of kitchen not inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Corn flower uncovered, bin lid broken. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Three rags on prep station. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medical supplied including medicine stored over make table in back of kitchen soiled. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in back has dirty utensils in it. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10935289

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls in flour and corn starch.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (47F - Cold Holding)raw beef sitting out in bucket no being worked with. Operator placed back into walk in until ready to prep beef. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwashing sink next to triple sink. Operator placed napkins by sink until paper towels come in. Corrected On-Site
  • 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. Pork in walk in cooler has old date mark, operator forgot to put new date mark on product prepared yesterday.

Inspection Date: 12/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8839051

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Owner hung mop Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Owner moved Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8749488

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In several containers bowels removed Repeat Violation
  • 24-14-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment. Knives stored between equipment.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food on shelves with consumer food in walking cooler and deep freezer Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on coolers Repeat Violation
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dirty wall by dry rice storage
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mops stored in mop buckets
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken feet over pork Corrected On-Site
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Recharge, extinguisher by back door

Inspection Date: 2/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8485199

  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Above walk in cooler
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets upright freezer
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Top of fryer food debris and grease Repeat Violation
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked pork upright freezer Corrected On-Site
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/28/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8364772

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using bowl in soy sauce no handle Corrected On-Site
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table Repeat Violation
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets reach in cooler black like substance Hood filters accumulated grease Repeat Violation
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go cups and Togo food containers stored on floor Corrected On-Site
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted or protected Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cookline unit Repeat Violation
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of Bamboo shoots pinched/ dented
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over ready to eat noodles cookline unit Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wontons (67F - Cold Holding), operator states using time for item, operator added to time plan paper and added time mark Corrected On-Site
  • 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. Eggs documented on time plan but no time mark, operator added time mark to eggs Wontons stored at room temperature, operator states keeping them on time, added time mark and to existing time plan Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 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. Reach in cooler at beginning of cookline, no dates on prepped items Repeat Violation