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CHINA PALACE

With 6 documented inspections, CHINA PALACE in NAPLES has achieved a 1.3/5 food safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

Last inspection: 3 weeks ago · 6 reports on file

White Ibis Drive
Florida, 34287
Sarasota County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

2/19/2026· 3w ago

Visit ID: 10934956

Met Inspection Standards

2 high, 2 int, 4 basic

  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating food on prep table while another employee was cutting carrots on cutting board.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line not wearing hair restraint. Employee donned a hat during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of soy sauce stored on floor in walk in cooler and box of egg rolls stored on floor in freezer.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Crab rangoon uncovered in the walk in cooler.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. A bottle of Tylenol was stored on prep table with spices.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 2 #10 cans of bamboo shoots strips with severely dented rims.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by chair at front counter.
  • 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. Cooked pork held more than 24 hours not date marked in walk in cooler.

2/26/2025· 1y ago

Visit ID: 8992768

Follow-up Inspection Required

3 high, 1 int, 8 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic, single-use bowls were stored in two bins containing white dry ingredients. Repeat violation from 10-1-24 and 11-19-24. Warning
  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard box was holding cooked/fried eggrolls next to the fryer. Eggrolls were discarded during the visit. Repeat violation from 5-9-23, 3-22-24, 6-6-24, 10-1-24, 11-19-24. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks in multiple food areas: on shelf above maketable, commingled with food on the dry storage shelves, next to bags of food being packaged for pick-up orders. Repeat violation from 10-1-24 and 11-19-24. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One cook cooking on the line had no hair restraint. Employee donned a hat upon Inspector's arrival. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases and buckets of food were stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Warning
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. An electric hammer drill was stored on a shelf with spices and sauces under a prep table. Warning
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat from 11-19-24 and 10-1-24. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Three bins of dry powdered ingredients were stored in the dish area on the lower shelf of a prep table and had no labels to indicate contents. Repeat violation from 10-1-24 and 11-19-24. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Two bus tubs of raw chicken were stored directly above unwashed heads of cabbage and raw unwashed carrots in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved chicken to proper storage hierarchy during. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw brown shell eggs were stored directly above bags of diced ready to eat vegetables in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved shell eggs to proper location for food safety. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. A can of WD40 was stored adjacent to jars and bottles of spices and sauces on a lower shelf of a prep table. On the shelves above the marketable on the cook line, a pump container of hand soap and a jar of pipe thread sealant were improperly stored above food. In dry storage, a container of plumber's putty was stored commingled with jugs of vinegar and soy sauce. Operator moved all chemicals away from food during the visit. Repeat violation from 11-19-24. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink at the front counter blocked by a chair and by a metal scrubbie in the basin. Handwashing sink in the dish area blocked by bucket lids, a large box of plastic film and other equipment in the basin. Operator cleared both sinks during the visit. Repeat violation from 10-1-24 and 11-19-24. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

11/19/2024· 1y 3mo ago

Visit ID: 10722326

Met Inspection Standards

3 high, 2 int, 10 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. A metal can and a plastic to-go tray were stored in rice in an orange tub and a gray tub. Repeat Violation
  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves: Cardboard box lined with newspaper used to hold egg rolls at the fryers. Operated removed at arrival of inspector at the front counter. Repeat Violation
  • 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Soiled cardboard used to line shelf under prep table that holds cans of spices and sauces.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drinks stored with food for sale to the public in multiple areas: alongside to-go orders, stored with spices and sauces under the prep table, on prep table with cabbage and broccoli, above maketable on the cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal cell phone and wallet stored on the shelf at the maketable.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor in the walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Removed during visit.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Crab Rangoon and raw chicken stored uncovered in the walk-in cooler.
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. A prescription bottle of medication and a bottle of cough syrup were stored on the top shelf of the maketable, directly above food for sale to the public.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the walk-in cooler, raw chicken was stored over onions and raw chicken was stored above raw beef. Operator moved to proper hierarchy. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaning chemicals stored alongside a box of plasic portion cups and lids next to the front counter.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink at front blocked by a chair and by a metal scrubbie in the basin. Bucket lid and knife sharpener stored in the handwashing sink in the dish area. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in the dish area. Operator stocked with soap during the visit. Corrected On-Site

10/1/2024· 1y 5mo ago

Visit ID: 8784907

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 4 int, 8 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. An orange tub and a gray tub each contained uncooked rice each with an empty metal can stored in the product and used as a scoop.
  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact surface. Cooked egg rolls and cooked chicken wings stored in used cardboard boxes at the fryer. Repeat Violation
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Three personal drinks were stored on a prep table next to a case of broccoli, a case of lettuce and a tub of cooked noodles.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. A bucket of peeled onions was stored directly on the floor in the prep area.
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Electric hand tools were stored on a shelf commingled with cans and bottles of sauces beneath a prep table.
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust on the exterior door of the walk-in freezer.
  • 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed food handler enter the cooler and dispense raw chicken into a container with bare hands and returned to the cook line and began preparing food with no hand wash.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink at the front blocked by a chair in front of the basin and a metal scrubbie in the basin. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the dish area.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in the dish area.
  • 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. All products in the walk-in cooler undated.

6/6/2024· 1y 9mo ago

Visit ID: 8638648

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 6 basic

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed cooked egg rolls and wings stored in newspaper-lined cardboard boxes next to the fryer. Repeat Violation
  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce stored directly on the floor in the cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Multiple prep and storage tables observed to be rusted and pitted with flaking paint and no longer smooth and easily cleanable.
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-27-4:High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Two rice bins observed to be excessively soiled with build-up on the exterior. Plastic tub holding cut green peppers in the walk in cooler is soiled on the exterior with a black build-up.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at the front counter blocked by a chair. Repeat Violation

3/22/2024· 1y 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8383430

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 6 basic

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact surface. Observed cooked chicken wings stored in a cardboard box lined with newspaper next to the fryer. Repeat Violation
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Hood vents were soiled with heavy grease build-up which is overflowing onto the wall. Heavy dust and debris build-up on walk-in cooler fan guards and surrounding fan box.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of water used for cooking were stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wall next to freezer door had heavy black mold-like build-up.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen ribs were thawing at room temperature at the three-compartment sink. Discussed proper emergency-thaw method with Operator who placed in a pan submerged under running water. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed can of WD40 lubricant stored on a shelf under the prep table next to food seasonings, oils and vinegar. Operator moved chemical away from food. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sink next to the front counter was blocked by a chair and by a bucket and stainless scrubbie in the basin. Operator moved items from the sink. Corrected On-Site