CHINA CITY

16049 Tampa Palms Boulevard West
Tampa, Florida, 33620
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/2/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10738424

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line 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. Walk-in cooler sauce bucket and bag of carrots
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoons in hand washing sink Operator removed items Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8791420

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to scoop rice.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cutting board.
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Box with onions in it on floor.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on cutting board.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024 Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Broccoli 62 F on counter, employee placed in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sinks.
  • 53B-11-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Employee training name and dates are white out on certificates.

Inspection Date: 1/29/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8543399

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • 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. Oozed meats

Inspection Date: 11/2/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375168

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on prep table Corrected -observed employee remove Corrected On-Site
  • 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed a plastic container cut and reused to scoop rice Corrected observed employee voluntarily discard Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a bag of onions stored on floor adjacent to 3-compartment sink Corrected - observed employee place on shelf Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed brawl chicken stored over ready to eat mushrooms in walk-in cooler Corrected observed employee place chicken on bottom shelf Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand sink blocked by 3-compartment sink drain board
  • 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. Observed employee purchase approved sanitizer and bring to store Corrected On-Site