FIRST CHOICE III CHINESE RESTAURANT LLC

Based on 7 health inspections, FIRST CHOICE III CHINESE RESTAURANT LLC in ORLANDO has earned a 2.7/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 2 months ago · 7 reports on file

Chickasaw Trail
Orlando, Florida, 32829
Vista Lakes
Orange County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

12/19/2025· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13463505

Met Inspection Standards

4 high, 2 int, 1 basic

  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee lunch stored over buckets of rice and salt in kitchen.
  • 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee blow his nose and then started washing a plastic bucket no hand wash.
  • 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 in same shelves as fries in reach in freezer. Fries placed on top shelve. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken stored over unwashed carrots in walk in cooler . Removed Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over soy sauce in walk in cooler.
  • 22-38-5:Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Wrong bleach use to sanitize dishes , owner bought right bleach at store. Corrected On-Site** Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser bottle with no label .

7/17/2025· 7mo ago

Visit ID: 13463407

Met Inspection Standards

1 basic

  • 22-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Silver reach in cooler has debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-17: **Time Extended**

7/16/2025· 7mo ago

Visit ID: 10937389

Follow-up Inspection Required

5 high, 1 basic

  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Silver reach in cooler has debris. Warning
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 small frying insect on window in dinning room. Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken kebabs stored over vegetables in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs with temperature of 52F kept in reach in coolers across from woks for less than 3 hrs . Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Gravy kept in bottom of reach in cooler for 4 hrs with temperature of 48F . Operator discarded Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items kept in reach in coolers across from woks for less than 4 hours: diced pork 47F, sliced pork 52F , raw beef 46F, garlic oil 48F, sprouts 47F, shell eggs 52F, tofu 47F, items placed in ice . Recheck temperatures still high Repeat Violation Warning

2/24/2025· 1y ago

Visit ID: 10702639

Met Inspection Standards

4 high, 1 basic

  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler shelves have debris
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine stored on top of pineapple juice Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 4 dented cans of pineapple juice
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cut vegetables in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Broccoli kept in cook line for less than 4 hours with temperature of 86F. Inspector ask operator to place in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**

10/23/2024· 1y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8748240

Met Inspection Standards

2 int, 2 basic

  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Screen door in back. Was open at time of inspection and has gap underneath
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Top of fridge at front counter -Exterior of Microwave -bottom interior of White freezer
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at end of cookline block by trash cans Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

5/23/2024· 1y 9mo ago

Visit ID: 8521054

Met Inspection Standards

1 int, 2 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in soy sauce container Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up ice in chest freezer behind make table
  • 22-31-4:Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Spice containers located at Shelves with rust under prep table

10/9/2023· 2y 5mo ago

Visit ID: 8364340

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.Bowl use to scoop cooked pork on walk in cooler. 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.Raw chicken stored over ready to eat egg rolls on both reach in freezers. Corrected On-Site