Ruskin, Hillsborough County

GREAT WALL CHINESE RESTAURANT

603 US HWY 41 N, Ruskin, FL 33570

FoodSeating
Latest violations
10
1 High Priority
Feb 10, 2026
City
Ruskin
County
Hillsborough
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Feb 10, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 9Total: 10

03F-02-5

Detail 24361205

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. Chicken, noodles and cut lettuce held on time not properly time marked.

36-32-5

Detail 24361211

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In kitchen.

25-30-4

Detail 24361212

Basic - Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Used gloves left in chicken, manager discarded at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 24361210

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table.

36-73-4

Detail 24361213

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryers. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24361208

Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil and onions on floor. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 24361207

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in chest freezer. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 24361206

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Repeat Violation

21-44-1

Detail 24361204

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on floor.

21-12-4

Detail 24361209

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Repeat Violation

Sep 26, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 10Total: 11

03A-02-5

Detail 24069685

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 76 F operator states he had it on the counter during lunch, and placed back in reach in cooler. Discussed using time as a public health control. Repeat Violation

14-01-5

Detail 24069690

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in corn starch.

40-06-5

Detail 24069692

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone on prep table. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 24069683

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn.

36-73-4

Detail 24069691

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryers. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24069687

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on floor. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 24069689

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. I've build up in chest freezer.

31B-04-4

Detail 24069682

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At handwash sink next to 3 compartment sink.

23-03-4

Detail 24069688

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Reach in cooler gaskets torn. Repeat Violation

21-12-4

Detail 24069684

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Repeat Violation

21-38-4

Detail 24069686

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor.

Mar 13, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 9Total: 14

12A-07-5

Detail 23629597

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee empty cup put on gloves for food prep without washing hands.

08A-05-6

Detail 23629595

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over noodles in reach in cooler. Repeat Violation

03A-02-5

Detail 23629591

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 59 F, Pork 47 F, operator placed in reach in freezer at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

03F-02-5

Detail 23629589

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. For egg rolls held on time. Repeat Violation

53B-14-5

Detail 23629586

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired food handler certification.

25-30-4

Detail 23629593

Basic - Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Glove left in chicken, employee removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

12B-02-4

Detail 23629584

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on chest freezer.

40-06-5

Detail 23629590

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table, phone removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

36-73-4

Detail 23629587

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryers. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 23629585

Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor. Repeat Violation

22-08-4

Detail 23629588

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.

23-03-4

Detail 23629592

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Repeat Violation

21-12-4

Detail 23629596

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths on prep tables. Repeat Violation

21-07-4

Detail 23629594

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm chlorine, operator remade tested 100 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site

Oct 24, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 2Basic: 9Total: 15

14-31-5

Detail 23308104

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Chicken in grocery bags in chest freezer.

08A-05-6

Detail 23308112

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked pork in reach in freezer.

03A-02-5

Detail 23308111

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 45 F in prep cooler, cut lettuce 75 F on counter. Operator placed in reach in freezer. Corrective Action Taken

03F-02-5

Detail 23308103

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. No time mark on chicken head on time. Operator time marked at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23308102

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep table next to reach in cooler.

02C-02-5

Detail 23308100

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Ribs and chicken in walk in cooler not date marked.

14-01-5

Detail 23308108

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in sugar.

14-09-4

Detail 23308098

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep table next to reach in cooler.

40-06-5

Detail 23308109

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Repeat Violation

36-73-4

Detail 23308110

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryers.

08B-38-4

Detail 23308105

Basic - Food stored on floor. Onions and oil on floor. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23308101

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.

36-27-5

Detail 23308107

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind fryers.

21-12-4

Detail 23308099

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Repeat Violation

21-38-4

Detail 23308106

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor. Repeat Violation

Jan 24, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

08B-49-4

Detail 22588521

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food over restaurant food in walk in cooler.

40-06-5

Detail 22588519

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Repeat Violation

24-08-4

Detail 22588517

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above 3 Compartment Sink.

08B-38-4

Detail 22588518

Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor in dry storage. Onions on floor in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

21-12-4

Detail 22588516

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep tables.

21-38-4

Detail 22588520

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor. Repeat Violation

Jul 13, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Basic: 11Total: 16

08A-05-6

Detail 22120018

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked pork in reach in freezer. Repeat Violation

03A-02-5

Detail 22120021

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pork 50 F, shrimp 45 F in reach in cooler. Operator placed in reach in freezer at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

11-27-4

Detail 22120020

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. Sent to operator at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 22120022

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork not date marked in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

53B-14-5

Detail 22120028

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 food handler certifications expired.

25-30-4

Detail 22120026

Basic - Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Single use gloves in chicken, operator removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 22120017

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.

40-06-5

Detail 22120016

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Repeat Violation

36-73-4

Detail 22120027

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryers. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 22120025

Basic - Food stored on floor. Shrimp on floor in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

10-01-5

Detail 22120019

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in container of rice, operator removed at time of inspection.

10-07-4

Detail 22120023

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in water temped 91 F, operator emptied water at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

12B-13-4

Detail 22120015

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in chest freezer.

08B-17-4

Detail 22120014

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed peppers over noodles in walk in cooler.

21-07-4

Detail 22120024

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm, operator remade tested 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

21-38-4

Detail 22120013

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor near dry storage.

Feb 24, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 6Intermediate: 2Basic: 13Total: 21

41-07-4

Detail 21810464

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine over chicken.

12A-29-4

Detail 21810462

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee pick up bag off the floor then used tongs to grab egg rolls.

35A-02-6

Detail 21810470

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 flies flying around in kitchen. Flies flew outside at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

08A-05-6

Detail 21810458

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cooked dumplings in reach in cooler next to prep cooler. Repeat Violation

03A-02-5

Detail 21810461

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 44 F in reach in cooler, operator placed in chest freezer at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken

03F-02-5

Detail 21810465

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. Sweet and sour chicken and egg rolls not time stamped.

12A-03-4

Detail 21810468

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee wash hands in 3 Compartment Sink.

02C-02-5

Detail 21810466

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sweet and sour chicken not date marked in reach in cooler.

14-01-5

Detail 21810454

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in container of rice.

40-06-5

Detail 21810453

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag next to chicken and cookies. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

13-03-4

Detail 21810460

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee cooking food with no hair restraint.

24-08-4

Detail 21810455

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers wet nesting above 3 Compartment Sink.

36-73-4

Detail 21810452

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout kitchen

14-38-4

Detail 21810451

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container lid cracked on potato starch.

08B-38-4

Detail 21810457

Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor across from reach in cooler. Sauce stored on floor in walk in cooler.

21-04-4

Detail 21810456

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.

23-03-4

Detail 21810471

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Repeat Violation

33-16-4

Detail 21810469

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

42-03-5

Detail 21810467

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Drill over chicken.

06-01-5

Detail 21810459

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water at 3 Compartment Sink.

42-01-4

Detail 21810463

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.

Oct 26, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 6Total: 8

12A-07-5

Detail 21527155

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on gloves without washing hands an began to prep food.

08A-05-6

Detail 21527161

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cut cabbage in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 21527160

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on sugar across from fryers. Employee hat on prep table. Repeat Violation

33-19-4

Detail 21527158

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Repeat Violation

10-01-5

Detail 21527157

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching rice in dry storage.

23-03-4

Detail 21527154

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Repeat Violation

33-16-4

Detail 21527156

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

21-38-4

Detail 21527159

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor near dry storage.

May 3, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 11Total: 14

08A-05-6

Detail 21060264

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over cooked noodles in reach in cooler.

31A-09-4

Detail 21060276

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spoon in handwash sink, operator removed at the time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

22-38-5

Detail 21060275

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. Establishment had no sanitizer, employee went to buy a bottle of approved sanitizer. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint

14-01-5

Detail 21060272

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Employee using a no handle bowl to scoop rice. Repeat Violation

36-37-5

Detail 21060269

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Non acoustic tiles, throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation

08B-49-4

Detail 21060268

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal drink/food in walk in cooler.

40-06-5

Detail 21060266

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on top of to go bags/ drill on back storage shelf above food items.

08B-38-4

Detail 21060267

Basic - Food stored on floor. oil on floor on cook line.

33-19-4

Detail 21060265

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.

33-23-4

Detail 21060270

Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Dumpster directly on grass.

14-69-4

Detail 21060271

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.

23-03-4

Detail 21060263

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.

33-16-4

Detail 21060273

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

08B-17-4

Detail 21060274

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms over ready to eat cut vegetables.

Sep 27, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 7Total: 10

03A-03-5

Detail 20541338

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Temped raw shelled eggs on cook line at 65 °F. Operator placed items not being used in reach in cooler at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken

31A-09-4

Detail 20541336

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed plastic container stored inside hand washing sink, located next to walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

31B-03-4

Detail 20541333

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.

14-01-5

Detail 20541332

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic cup without handle stored in a container of sugar, located in dry storage area.

36-37-5

Detail 20541337

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed ceiling tiles that were not nonabsorbent, located in kitchen area. Repeat Violation

12B-07-4

Detail 20541335

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage container stored on metal preparation table. Repeat Violation

25-06-4

Detail 20541341

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed foam To-Go containers not stored inverted to prevent contamination. Located on cook line shelf.

06-01-5

Detail 20541340

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw shrimp stored in standing waster, located in three compartment sink. Discussed proper thawing methods with operator at time of inspection. Operator thawed shrimp under cold running water. Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 20541334

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed multiple wet wiping cloths on preparation tables not stored in sanitizer solution between uses. Repeat Violation

02D-01-5

Detail 20541339

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container storing sugar without label. Located in dry storage area. Repeat Violation