CHINA HOUSE

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Several packages of frozen raw chicken stored on shelf directly above wrapped pan containing frozen raw beef inside reach-in freezer in back of kitchen. Manager moved the raw chicken to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Two pans containing cooked pork without date marks inside reach-in cooler at front counter. Manager stated the pork was cooked on 02/09 and added the proper date marks during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl without handle stored down inside bag of rice. Manager removed the bowl from the rice during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

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

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

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Liner on shelf below prep table soiled with food debris.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open. Manager closed the lid during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor around water heater in back of kitchen soiled with dirt and/or debris. 2. Several water stains on ceiling tiles throughout kitchen.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Tray containing wrapped portions of frozen raw chicken stored directly above trays containing uncovered fully-cooked chicken inside reach-in freezer in back of kitchen. Manager rearranged the freezer during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing ceiling tile in back of kitchen.

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 at cookline. Employee removed phone from top of prep table during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster left open.

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. Powerdrill and several measuring tapes stored hanging from shelf above open bags of potato starch in back of kitchen.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink in kitchen at front counter. Manager replenished towels during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and speaker on prep table in kitchen near cutting board. Manager removed both items from prep table during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Large quantity of trash scattered on ground around dumpster behind establishment.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in freezer near back door soiled with black substance. Employee cleaned top of cooler during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. One pan containing raw frozen chicken wings and one pan containing raw frozen shrimp thawing on three-compartment sink in standing water. Both items are still frozen. Manager turned on cool running water over both pans during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Several stained ceiling tiles in kitchen. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2024. Admin Complaint

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Takeout bowl without handle stored down inside bucket of duck sauce inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed and discarded the bowl during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in bottom of reach-in freezer in kitchen near back door. Manager had an employee begin cleaning ice during this inspection. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on doors of reach-in cooler in back of kitchen soiled with mold-like substance.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster behind building left open.

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Several stained ceiling tiles throughout kitchen. 2. Right side of hood, near handwashing sink soiled with grease.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan of raw chicken stored directly on top of sauce in buckets inside walk-in cooler. Employee moved chicken to another shelf during this inspection. Raw shell eggs stored directly in-contact with diced onions in pan inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee moved eggs to another pan during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Metal bowl stored inside handwash sink behind front counter. Inspector removed bowl from sink before washing hands during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine test strips unavailable for three-compartment sink.

Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf above make-table across from cookline. Cardboard lining wire shelf below sauce bucket in storage area behind cookline. Employee removed both from shelves during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. One ceiling tile missing near water heater in back of kitchen.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on top shelf above reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee removed drink from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Paper trash scattered on ground near dumpster directly behind building.

Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Unsealed wooden shelves in kitchen not smooth and cleanable.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open behind building.

Basic - Stored food not covered. Several bins of chicken stored uncovered on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Several pans of chicken stored uncovered inside reach-in cooler near front counter. Two pans of frozen chicken stored uncovered inside reach-in cooler near back door.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pans containing raw shrimp and raw chicken stored on shelf above buckets of sauce inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved raw foods to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

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 food handler certificate expired on 08/06/2023.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic takeout container without handle stored inside bucket of sauce inside walk-in-in cooler manager removed scoop from bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining lower shelf of prep table at cookline. Manager removed and discarded cardboard during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several stained ceiling tiles in kitchen. Air vents in customer seating area soiled with dust. Repeat Violation

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen near back door. Employee cleaned up and discarded dead roach during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on top of frying oil near back door of kitchen. Employee removed jacket from top of oil during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of reach-in freezer on far left side near back door soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves of prep tables throughout kitchen.

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

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several water damaged ceiling tiles near cookline in kitchen.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of large seasoning containers soiled with grease and/or food debris on lower shelf of prep table near cookline.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in enclosure behind building. Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink inside reach-in freezer in kitchen above frozen meats near back door. Manager removed drink from freezer during this inspection.

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

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw scallops stored above cooked krab meat in reach-in freezer near walk-in cooler. Employee placed raw scallops on bottom shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of bleach and several bottles of degreaser stored on shelf above frying oil in kitchen near back door. Employee moved the frying oil to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Gloves stored inside handsink near front counter. Employee removed gloves from sink during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use bowl without handle used as a scoop inside bucket of sugar near walk-in cooler. Employee discarded bowl during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of sauce stored on floor in kitchen near walk-in cooler. Employee placed sauce on a shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Employee closed dumpster lid during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on cutting board at cookline. Employee placed cloth back into sanitizer during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Near back door, two spray bottles not labeled, Manager labeled bleach. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside rice bag, bowl no handle, Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves and under equipment soiled.

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the cook line, pain relief medicine above reach-in cooler, Manager moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Frozen Cooked pork inside a thank you bags

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, onion soup 98°, Manager moved to stove and reheated to 189°. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the front station, bowl no handle inside container with cooked pork, manager moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One drink on prep table, manager moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the front station, container with white substance not labeled, Manager labeled sugar. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the cook line, medicine above reach-in cooler, Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In walk-in cooler , raw shrimp container on top of cabbage box, Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the front area items stored inside, Manager moved Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. No training date, per manager employee trained on March 2021, Manager wrote date. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle used to scooped chicken, also container no handle inside raw beef, Manager moved. Repeat Violation

Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. At the cook line, under prep table, cardboard heavily soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the front sink. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets and exterior of equipment soiled (handles). Also walk-in cooler fan covered with dust.

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach-in coolers soiled.

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the front counter area, container not labeled, manager labeled sugar. Corrected On-Site