CHINA WOK
4230 South Macdill Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33611
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 5/20/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10841518
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 5/16/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10739768
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Sauce in soy sauce bucket on floor near walk in cooler. Employee moved Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Air fryer soiled. Employee cleaned Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Location: Walk in coolerA a.cooked chicken b.A Raw beef Corrected On-Site
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. On front prep table mylanta. Employee moved Corrected On-Site
- 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 started working from outside establishment. Did not wash hands before starting working. Instead to wash hands.
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook at wok did not wash hands before continuing to cook after cracking raw shell egg.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee started to put on gloves before starting work without hand wash instructed to wash hands before gloves. Employee washed hands.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Back hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 12/10/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8737152
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler on cooks line shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Items cold holding at 41f or below not covered in walk-in cooler. a. Container of fried chicken b. Cooked ribs c. Baked chicken d. Multiple containers of vegetables.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Unpackaged raw chicken stored on top of unpackaged breaded beef in reach-in freezer in warewashing area. Operator removed raw chicken from above breaded beef. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at the end of cooks line has ice and scrub pad inside bowl. Operator burned ice and removed scrub pad. Corrected On-Site
- 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. From walk-in cooler items prepared more than 24 hours ago not date marked. a. Fried chicken b. Baked chicken c. Cooked shrimp d. Cooked ribs Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 5/1/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8579324
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water on table next to reach in cooler, drink removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between reach in cooler and prep table
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken (water temperature 65F), shrimp (water temperature 60F), beef (water temperature 70F)thawing in standing water
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handling raw foods then put gloves on and started preparing food and touching to go boxes without washing hands
- 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. Bleach establishment is using is not for food contact surfaces, manager went to store and came back with the proper bleach for food contact surfaces Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw beef above cooked noodles and cut carrots in walk in cooler Repeat Violation
- 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. Emailed manager form 5030-104 Corrected On-Site
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Multiple items stored inside hand sink making it not accessible, items removed from hand sink Corrected On-Site
- 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, cooked chicken in walk in cooler not date marked Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 1/5/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8582264
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food container containing flour, can opener. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Container containing flour **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 12/28/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8579139
- 08B-19-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Flour stored in heavily soiled container in dry storage. See stop sale. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Flour stored in heavily soiled food container See stop sale **Time Extended**
- 22-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. White reach in cooler behind front counter interior heavilysoiled. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: White reach in cooler behind the front counter interior heavily soiled **Time Extended**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over sauce in walk in cooler. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Raw chicken stored over soy sauce. Operator working on rearranging food in walk in cooler to gain complianceAdmin Complaint Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Flour stored in heavily soiled food container. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Stop Sale on flour in heavily soiled container **Time Extended**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork (74F - held on counter second temperature 63F ); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator stated that the food is placed in the refrigerator after lunch. We discussed the possibility of time as a public health control and I explained that foos can not be stored on the counter with out having time as a public health control in place. Pork (74F - held on counter); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator placed food in refrigerated unit. Foods were on the counter less than 4hours. Reach in cooler-Poultry (45F - Cold Holding); Poultry (44F - Cold Holding); Pork (45F - Cold Holding). Operator moved foods to an alternate cooler to cool, food was in reach in for less than 4 hours per operator. Food will be kept out of cooler until it can be determined if the cooler is working properly. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Fried. Chicken 61F held on the counter second temperature at 3:05pm 59F cooling, fried chicken 72F held on the counter, second temperature 3:05pm 67F cooling, pasta 65F held on the counter,second temperature 3:05pm 60F cooling,cooked rice 70F held on the counter, unable to get second temperature . Cut cabbage 60F held on the counter, second temperature 3:05pm 58F cooling. All foods on counter for less than 4 hours. Operator placed foods in walk in coolerAdmin Complaint Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food container containing flour, can opener. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Container containing flour **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. Cooked chicken, cooked pork, egg rolls, cooked shrimp. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Pasta, chicken, pork, fish operator able to determine the prep date and dated accordingly. Admin Complaint Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 12/20/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8358228
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in refrigerators behind front counter , white and glass front. Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle on prep table next to clean equipment and food. Warning
- 08B-19-4:Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Flour stored in heavily soiled container in dry storage. See stop sale. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Tubs of chicken and pork stored on the floor. Operator moved chicken and pork a minimum of 6" off the floor. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of dry ingredient buckets and flour container heavily soiled. lower shelf of prep tables. Warning
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. White reach in cooler behind front counter interior heavilysoiled. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over sauce in walk in cooler. Warning
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Flour stored in heavily soiled food container. Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork (74F - held on counter second temperature 63F ); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator stated that the food is placed in the refrigerator after lunch. We discussed the possibility of time as a public health control and I explained that foos can not be stored on the counter with out having time as a public health control in place. Pork (74F - held on counter); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator placed food in refrigerated unit. Foods were on the counter less than 4hours. Reach in cooler-Poultry (45F - Cold Holding); Poultry (44F - Cold Holding); Pork (45F - Cold Holding). Operator moved foods to an alternate cooler to cool, food was in reach in for less than 4 hours per operator. Food will be kept out of cooler until it can be determined if the cooler is working properly. Repeat Violation Warning
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Pesticides stored on shelf with food. Operator relocated the pesticides. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Egg rolls being cooled in deep pan on counter and in fryer basket. Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food container containing flour, can opener. Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by chair. Operator moved chair Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation 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. Cooked chicken, cooked pork, egg rolls, cooked shrimp. Warning
- 53B-11-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Dates changed on expired employee training. Operator filling out new certificates during inspection without training. Warning
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint