CHINA HOUSE TAKE OUT
3978 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE UNIT A
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/6/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle containers used in rice bin, inside ric cooler and Walk in cooler for raw beef and cooked chicken. Operator removed handleless container inside rice bin during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Small handleless bowl used as scoop in bbq pork, cooked chicken Reach in cooler of front line cook. **Time Extended**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed 2 containers of cooking oil, container of msg on kitchen floor. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Bag of dry rice, bucket of duck sauce on floor of dry storage room. 2 containers of cooking oil, container of soy sauce, container of MSG, on floor of front line cook. **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets for Reach in cooler and chest freezer soiled with debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Gaskets for Reach in cooler and chest freezer soiled with debris. **Time Extended**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls inside Walk in cooler not covered. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Egg rolls, cooked bbq pork, wings, cooked chicken not covered in Reach in cooler on front line cook. **Time Extended**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee handwash sink next to Walk in cooler blocked by several soy sauce buckets. Employee removed buckets during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Employee handwash sink next to Walk in cooler blocked by several soy sauce buckets and 2 small shelves. Employee handwash sink next to three compartment sink blocked by large flour bin. **Time Extended**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Gloves inside of Employee handwash sink adjacent to front line cook. Employee removed gloves during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Gloves and wiping cloth inside of Employee handwash sink adjacent to front line cook. **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date marking for egg rolls, raw beef, raw chicken, cook bbq pork, cream cheese Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: No date mark for egg rolls, cooked bbq pork, wings, cooked chicken in Reach in cooler and Walk in cooler. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/6/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 12/4/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
9
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle containers used in rice bin, inside ric cooler and Walk in cooler for raw beef and cooked chicken. Operator removed handleless container inside rice bin during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Warning
- 08B-20-4:Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented cans not segregated: 2 cans of slice water chestnuts, 5 cans of ground bean sauce, 1 can of hoisin sauce. Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed 4 bottles of personal drinks on back food prep table adjacent to three compartment sink. Employee relocated drinks to an approved location during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed 2 containers of cooking oil, container of msg on kitchen floor. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets for Reach in cooler and chest freezer soiled with debris. Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls inside Walk in cooler not covered. Repeat Violation Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp thawing inside standing water at three compartment sink at 52F. Raw chicken thawing inside three compartment sink at 38F. Discussed with operator the proper method of thawing, inside a refrigerator of under cold running water. Operator placed both items under running water during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. 2 mops not stored to dry next to mop sink. Operator allowed mops to dry during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 cans of slice water chestnuts dented. 5 cans of ground bean sauce dented. 1 can of hoisin sauce dented. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored cooked chicken in Walk in cooler. Raw marinated chicken stored over cooked bbq pork in Reach in freezer adjacent to three compartment sink. Raw shell eggs stored over tofu in Reach in cooler adjacent to front line cook. Operator relocated eggs during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee handwash sink next to Walk in cooler blocked by several soy sauce buckets. Employee removed buckets during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Gloves inside of Employee handwash sink adjacent to front line cook. Employee removed gloves during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 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. No date marking for egg rolls, raw beef, raw chicken, cook bbq pork, cream cheese Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/4/2024 revealed 15 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 4/25/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook line.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Wontons inside the chest style freezer.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Chicken over beef inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. The prawns rotated. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 44F inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Fried rice 125F inside the rice rice cooker. The equipment was turned on to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Product inside the walk in cooler. Beef,chicken, egg rolls, etc.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/25/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/4/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: **Time Extended**
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: **Time Extended**
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: Administrative complaint from routine inspection **Time Extended**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Printed for management and some employees signed. Next unannounced inspection **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: Some employees signed **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/4/2023 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/2/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
7
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In meats in walk in cooler
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table. Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Walk in cooler by restaurant foods
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and cigarettes pack on prep table.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken sitting in three compartment sink. Employee placed water on raw chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested at 10 ppm remade to 100 ppm Corrected On-Site
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Discussed with management the importance of hand washing after touching body
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over ready to eat sauces reach in cooler cooks line raw chicken over ready to eat shrimp in walk in cooler employee removed raw chicken to proper storage.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler cooks line raw chicken 47 f raw beef 47 f cook noodles 51 f cut lettuce 51 f raw shell eggs 51 f wanton 53 f employees moved food to freezer. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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.
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Admin Complaint
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Printed for management and some employees signed. Next unannounced inspection **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Cooked pork cook chicken cook egg roll not dated reach in cooler by register
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/2/2023 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 7 basic).