CHINA TOP
728 NE 36 AVE, OCALA 34470-1031
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 3/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8878411
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board used to cover chicken container, manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, employee personal food items stored above customers food (noodles), Manager moved. Also in walk-in cooler.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under and behind prep table
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. At the kitchen entrance oil jug on floor.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the kitchen entrance blocked by items stored inside sink, Operator moved all. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 9/3/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8789639
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At the cook line, observed employee drink above reach-in cooler, manager moved. Also in walk-in cooler observed employee personal drinks and food above costumers food.
- 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, Spoon handle in direct contact with sugar, manager removed the spoon. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024. Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler near the fryers, chicken 46F pork 52F, manager added ice. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At the dry storage area, cleaner above vinegar jugs, Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 2/27/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8544426
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee personal food on prep table next to cooler at the cook line, female employee moved the soup to dining area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves with some food residue
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. In walk-in freezer, observed boxes of raw chicken used to stored cooked pork, instructed Manager to stopped re-using cardboard boxes.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the dry storage area, flour bin not labeled n Repeat Violation
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the cook line, observed bowl no handle with raw beef juice stored on top of broccoli, Manager moved. Also, In walk-in cooler, observed box of chicken stored above raw shell eggs (cooked for immediate service), Manager moved during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Both handwash sink at the cook line blocked, one by a big cardboard box inside sink, the other used to items inside sink, Manager moved all. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sinks at the cook line no soap, Manager provided soap for one. Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 11/3/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8346217
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil jugs near walk-in freezer door.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the dry storage area, observe bulk containers not labeled. Repeat Violation
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. At the cook line, Observed cut cabbage stored in thank you bags, Manager removed from bag. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the cook line, observed bowl with raw beef residue stored on top of broccoli, Manager removed the container. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, pork 46F, per Manager item placed above filling line at 12:30, Manager moved to freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Silicone stored on top of single service box, manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the kitchen entrance full of items, manager removed all. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the kitchen entrance, manager provided. Corrected On-Site