CHINA 1 CHINESE FOOD
2703 E SIVER SPGS BLVD, OCALA 34470
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 1/16/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. At the prep area, male personnel eating on prep table next to cutting board with beef.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At the dry storage area, multiple employee items, stored above rice bags.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the front and near back door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled with food build up.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, shelves with food debris and build up.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. At the cook line, used gloves in direct contact with chicken.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In front of triple sink, raw pork in standing water at room temperature (61F), manager moved to walk-in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At dry storage area, multiple containers not labeled (flour, MSG, sugar or salt).
- 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. Male employee at the front counter area handling money and card started serving food without washing his hands. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Freezer near front counter, food in direct contact thank you bags.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Freezer near front counter, wonton tray stored below raw shrimp, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Inspector provided a digital copy during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink near back door.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/16/2025 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 7/10/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves for equipment next to walk-in cooler.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of chicken stored on floor in front of three compartment sink. Employee placed container on shelf.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of kitchen reach-in freezer. Gasket of reach-in cooler across from cook line fryer. Repeat Violation
- 35B-09-4:Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Back door to kitchen.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go container lids on kitchen shelf. Manager turned lids over. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Crispy noodles stored on shelf next to kitchen reach-in freezer.
- 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor behind kitchen reach-in freezer.
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to clean utensils food without washing hands. Employee handled raw chicken in prep sink and proceeded to handle to go boxes on cook line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and discard boxes. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies in kitchen area.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line stained.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/10/2024 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 1/10/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. At the dry storage area, observed wooden spoon handle touching crispy noodles.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled. Repeat Violation
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple cloth on prep tables. Repeat Violation
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple containers not labeled (sugar, salt and flour bins).
- 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 Female employee at the front counter area, took money and credit card from multiple customers and immediately after started handling cleaned containers and served ready to eat food. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee at the prep area cleaning and working at the triple sink, started wearing gloves to transfer chicken to a different container, Male employee never washed his hands. Operator addressed situation with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Male employee at the prep area, picked dirty container from sink, rinsed and started using container for cooked chicken, Inspector addressed situation, employee moved back container to sink and placed chicken on a cleaned tray. Inspector explained the sanitization process. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine above 200ppm, manager diluted to 50-100ppm. 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. Reach-in cooler at the front line, chicken wing no date marked, manager dated 01/08/24 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/10/2024 revealed 9 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/21/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks above food and prep tables, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two male employees no hair restraint, employees started wearing paper hat. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled, also handles of equipment. Observes metal shelves next to walk-in cooler heavily soiled with grease build up and dust. Repeat Violation
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwash sink at the front area, also mop sink and three compartments sink faucet. Repeat Violation
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple cloth on prep tables.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the front counter area, medicine and other personal items stored above sauces packets.
- 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. Male employee arrives and started working with food, inspector instructed to washed his hands. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Female employee rinsed container with raw beef in three co apartment sink, no soap and no sanitization occurred, Inspector addressed situation and instructed to set up three compartment sink.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored above raw shrimp.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, raw shell eggs 57F, Manager will placed on time.
- 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. Inspector provided a digital copy. Repeat Violation
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No form available, inspector provided a digital copy
- 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 the front line, pork, fried chicken and roast chicken no date marked, Per manager items were cooked 08/19-20/2023.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/21/2023 revealed 13 total violations (5 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).