CHINA CAFE
Blackford Way
Florida, 32086
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/26/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed all handles on equipment doors throughout kitchen with debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed 5 gallon container of oil stored on floor under wok station on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed tongs stored on dirty shelf under woks on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in coolers on cook line with debris buildup. Speed rack by walk in cooler has debris buildup. Interior and exterior of walk in cooler door has debris buildup. Observed hood and filters over wok station in kitchen with heavy grease buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-12-4:Basic - Plumbing fixture (toilet, urinal, sink) not easily cleanable. Observed faucets at handwashing sink at front counter and in customer bathroom not easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at handwashing sink by back door in kitchen. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/26/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/23/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
15
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl being used as a scoop in back kitchen for flour.
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk in cooler has debris buildup on handle
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard boxes placed between shelf and cook line Cardboard box placed between shelf and fryer. Operator removed cardboard. **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. Manager phone on shelf above flip top cooler in kitchen
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. All floors behind equipment has debris buildup. Interior and exterior of walk in cooler door has debris buildup Walls behind cook line has debris buildup
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of oil stored on floor in kitchen Container with bag of panko stored on floor in kitchen Operator moved items off of floor Egg roll wrappers on floor under shelf. All items moved off floor. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer in kitchen
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. A knife stored between prep table and flip top cooler
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs stored on dirty shelf on cook line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Speed rack by walk in cooler has debris buildup All areas around cooking area, in kitchen, under hood system has debris buildup Fan on floor has debris buildup At hand wash sink in back kitchen, faucet handles have build up. Also hand wash sink in restroom dirty.
- 29-12-4:Basic - Plumbing fixture (toilet, urinal, sink) not easily cleanable. In kitchen front hand sink faucet not easily cleanable, faucet decaying.
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. At front counter hand sink has no cold water
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top cooler in kitchen has debris buildup
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. At prep table across from cook line, cardboard boxes reused to store plastic utensils. At cook line, egg flats reused under colander.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in a bucket on shelf in back area of kitchen, not labeled.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over raw pork Operator moved chicken to different shelf. In reach in freezer bagged raw beef stored over bagged cooked chicken wings. Operator moved chicken and beef **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cabbage on prep table at cook line temperature 73F, operator stated cabbage has been out for one hour Operator put cabbage back in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. In back area of kitchen, hand sink blocked with buckets stored in front of sink Operator moved buckets **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink in back area of kitchen has no paper towels Operator replaced paper towels **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/23/2024 revealed 19 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 15 basic).