CHINA WOK MAXIMO INC

5055 34 ST S

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

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530 34 ST S

St Petersburg, FL

846 49 ST S

Saint Petersburg, FL

5211 PARK ST

St Petersburg, FL

1760 9 ST S

St Petersburg, FL

4745 22 AVE S

St Petersburg, FL

5000 34 ST S

St Petersburg, FL

501 FIFTH AVE NE

St Petersburg, FL

501 FIFTH AVE NE

St Petersburg, FL

CAPRICE0.2mi

2950 NE 32 AVE

Fort Lauderdale, FL

All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 1/28/2025

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Cans of insect spray in dish area and near back kitchen door
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef over produce in walk in cooler
  • 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. Foods in freezer and walk in cooler Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8733822
2025-01-28
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/28/2025 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).

Inspection on 8/13/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: **Time Extended**
  • 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled has accumulation of food debris and grease. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler and walk in cooler gaskets have built up food debris and mold like substances. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: **Time Extended**
  • 14-33-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: **Time Extended**
  • 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: **Time Extended**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in dining room not landing on food or Food contact surfaces. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: 1 live fly in rear of kitchen or landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Time Extended**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards and can opener on prep table have built up food debris. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-13: Cutting boards and can opener on prep table have built up food debris. **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8853114
2024-08-13
★★☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/13/2024 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).

Inspection on 8/7/2024

High Priority
8
Intermediate
4
Basic
17
Total
29
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen. Warning
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food stored above food to be served to the public. Milk above cooked noodles in upright refrigerator behind front counter. Warning
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled has accumulation of food debris and grease. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw beef and soy sauce stored on floor of kitchen and walk in cooler. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in chest freezer. Warning
  • 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tong handles touching raw chicken in reach in cooler across from fryer. Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler and walk in cooler gaskets have built up food debris and mold like substances. Warning
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Rear screen door has holes in screen. Warning
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning
  • 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Soy sauce buckets used to store noodles. Warning
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go bags stored on floor of dining room area. Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Warning
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Warning
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth solution at 10 ppm chlorine. Employee corrected to 100 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Ointment cream stored in upright refrigerator behind front counter next to fryers. Warning
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented cans of oyster sauce, 10 pounds. Dented can hoisin sauce, 5 pounds. Warning
  • 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. Employee went out to close dumpster lid and returned to working with food with no hand wash. Warning
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in dining room not landing on food or Food contact surfaces. Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over soy sauce in walk in cooler. Raw beef over vegetables in upright freezer by three compartment sink not all commercially packaged. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in freezer by three compartment sink not all commercially packaged. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In container next to fryer: chicken (70F - Cold Holding) In reach in cooler at end of cook line: ; raw shrimp (50F - Cold Holding); raw pork (50F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding) Manager moved to freezer. Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Egg rolls and General Tso chicken listed on Time as a Public Health but not time stamped. Operator discarded. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards and can opener on prep table have built up food debris. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in rear of kitchen blocked by employee table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Warning
  • 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. Multiple items prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with no date marking. Repeat Violation Warning
Food Inspector #8845535
2024-08-07
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2024 revealed 29 total violations (8 high priority, 4 intermediate, 17 basic).

Inspection on 4/24/2024

High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
6
Total
12
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 beverages on reach in cooler in kitchen. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles and cans stored on floor of lobby area. Cabbage stored on floor by back door.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverages stored in walk in cooler above food to be served to the public.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar removed from its original container and not labeled. Manager labeled. Corrected On-Site
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 02/01/2024. Admin Complaint
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked pork in walk in cooler. In reach in freezer, raw chicken over shrimp not all commercially packaged. Operator stored correctly. 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.
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Chicken dumplings and tofu cooling at room temperature by rear door: dumplings (94F - Cooling); tofu (94F - Cooling)
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on kitchen have built up food debris. Can opener on prep table has built up food debris.
  • 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. Multiple items in walk in cooler prepared more than 24 hours ago with no date marking.
Food Inspector #8574067
2024-04-24
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/24/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic).

Inspection on 12/13/2023

High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 32-09-4:Basic - A minimum of one bathroom facility is not available for public use. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Every bag of flour or rice. Operator removed cups and tools in use. 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooked meats, produce, and oil on floor in kitchen
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
  • 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen egg wraps thawing on rack by back door
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • 22-48-5:High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Laundry bleach on site. Operator went to store and purchased correct bleach. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 15 # Carrots cleaned, cut and placed into a raw chicken box.
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Large quantity of barbecue meat piled on table. Operator states was cooked an hour prior
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Both hand wash sinks buried under equipment. Employees cleared sinks
  • 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. Most of the walk in cooler
Food Inspector #8355428
2023-12-13
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/13/2023 revealed 15 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).