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CHINA HOUSE

With 3 inspections documented, CHINA HOUSE maintains a 2.3/5 food safety rating in TAMPA. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

3978 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE UNIT 1, TAMPA 33614

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/7/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13536661

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13477538

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Two buckets of noodles stored on floor in Walk in cooler. Bucket of soy sauce and salt stored on floor adjacent to front line prep sink. Repeat Violation
  • 33-10-4:Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean. Inside of dumpster has some 1 fly and some maggots. Operator cleaned out dumpster during time of inspection.
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple food in front line split Reach in cooler and freezer not covered: egg roll, bbq pork, cooked chicken, fried pork, frozen crab rangoon, frozen fish, frozen spring rolls. Multiple items in Walk in cooler not covered: bucket of rice noodles, fried chicken, fried wings, raw beef, raw wing. Repeat Violation
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Hydrogen peroxide and burn spray stored on top of front line Reach in cooler. Operator relocated items during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of oyster flavor sauce. 2 dented cans of ground bean sauce. Repeat Violation
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Multiple frozen foods stored in shopping bags inside multiple Reach in freezers. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken stored over unwashed bell peppers and oranges in Walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak, chicken, and raw shell eggs in Walk in cooler stored over butter and buckets of sauce in Walk in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored over Ready to eat peas and carrots in front line Reach in cooler. Operator relocated raw eggs during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on kitchen prep table soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee handwash sink adjacent to Walk in cooler and three compartment sink blocked with small shelf, soy sauce containers, and flour bin. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee handwash sink on front line cook used to stored gloves and wet wiping cloths. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at Employee handwash sink adjacent to three compartment sink. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 7/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10913224

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple containers without handles used in rice bins, soy sauce buckets, and cooked meat containers throughout establishment.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple open beverages on kitchen prep table adjacent to three compartment sink. Employee personal drink on front line prep table next to rice cooker.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several buckets of soy sauce stored on floor next to Walk in cooler. Rice noodles, plastic containers of raw chicken stored on floor of Walk in cooler. Bag of rice stored on floor adjacent to water heater. Operator relocated rice during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Butter in Walk in cooler not covered. Tofu and soy sauce in front line Reach in cooler not covered.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of vitamins stored on kitchen prep table adjacent to three compartment sink.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of soy sauce.
  • 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee did not sanitize tongs after washing. Discussed with employee.
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Spare ribs and chicken skewers stored in shopping bags inside Reach in freezer adjacent to three compartment sink.
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Walk in cooler: Raw ground pork stored over unwashed broccoli. Raw chicken and raw pork stored over unwashed bell peppers, oranges and noodles. Reach in freezer: raw chicken and raw wings stored over cooked bbq pork, crab rangoon.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw wings 51F
  • 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.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled on front line prep table.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee handwash sink adjacent to Walk in cooler and three compartment sink blocked with small shelf and storage container. Operator relocated soup sauce containers and small shelf during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee handwash sink used for storing gloves at front line cook. Employee removed cloves during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at Employee handwash sink adjacent to three compartment sink. No soap at Employee handwash sink adjacent to Walk in cooler.