East Lake, Pinellas County

CHINA WOK

36115 E LAKE RD, East Lake, FL 34685

FoodSeating
Latest violations
5
1 Intermediate
Mar 18, 2026
City
East Lake
County
Pinellas
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.

Mar 18, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

02C-02-5

Detail 24450026

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Operator was able to determine his prep date and will date accordingly.

13-03-4

Detail 24450027

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook with no hair restraint

23-03-4

Detail 24450024

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom shelf of prep table.

08B-12-5

Detail 24450023

Basic - Stored food not covered. Vegetables not covered in walk in cooler after prep.

02D-01-5

Detail 24450025

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles and containers holding spices that have been removed by the original container not labeled with common name.

Oct 14, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 14, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

02C-02-5

Detail 23957971

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Operator was able to confirm prep dates and dated accordingly Warning

53B-05-5

Detail 23957974

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. All expired this month Warning

12B-07-4

Detail 23957973

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink stored in well of make table. Operator removed the personal drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning

23-03-4

Detail 23957975

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelves Warning

08B-12-5

Detail 23957972

Basic - Stored food not covered. Walk in cooler chicken, bean sprouts. Operator covered items during inspection Corrected On-Site Warning

Jan 29, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

22-02-4

Detail 23512588

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained white cutting boards in the kitchen. Operator has ordered new cutting boards.

14-01-5

Detail 23512590

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Operator removed bowl from onions. Operator has ordered new cuttingboards. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 23512587

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small white cutting board in kitchen. Operator has ordered new cutting boards. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 23512586

Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil stored on the floor in the kitchen. Operator relocated. Corrected On-Site

06-03-5

Detail 23512589

Basic - Thawed portions of ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit while being thawed under running water. Poultry (69F - Cold Holding). Operator relocated to walk in for cooling. Corrective Action Taken

Sep 3, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 7Total: 12

12A-10-4

Detail 23115102

High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put on hair restraint then touched clean equipment. Discussed with manager on duty.

03A-02-5

Detail 23115109

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In refrigerator: pork egg rolls (47F - Cold Holding). Operator states they may have been sitting out. All other food in unit was at proper temperature. Operator states at 11am, egg rolls were at 41F. Operator placed in reach in freezer for rapid chill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

03B-01-6

Detail 23115112

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Brown rice in rice cooker 47F. Operator forgot to turn on cooker. Rice was placed in cooker 2 hours prior. Discussed with operator that rice needs to be reheated to 165F. Operator turned on rice cooker. Corrective Action Taken

31A-11-4

Detail 23115107

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pan sitting on top of hand wash sink. Operator relocated. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 23115103

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings prepared on 9/1/24 not date marked. Operator added date to food. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-37-5

Detail 23115110

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Some ceiling tiles in kitchen

36-34-5

Detail 23115113

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Water damage on some tiles in kitchen

14-09-4

Detail 23115108

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board on cookline

13-03-4

Detail 23115105

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing food without a hair restraint

51-13-4

Detail 23115104

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed operator DBPR choking poster.

08B-12-5

Detail 23115106

Basic - Stored food not covered. Washed unions in walk in cooler not covered.

02D-01-5

Detail 23115111

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of cooking wine on cookline not labeled

Mar 13, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

03A-02-5

Detail 22717576

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg rolls 61F held on counter

02C-02-5

Detail 22717574

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked Ribs, cooked chicken. Operator was able to determine the prep date and dated food accordingly Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 22717577

Basic - Food stored on floor. 2 buckets of raw pork stored on the floor. Operator Ovid the ribs to the prep table Corrected On-Site

08B-12-5

Detail 22717575

Basic - Stored food not covered. Flour in bowl not covered in dry storage. Onions, bean sprouts not covered in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Oct 10, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

03B-01-6

Detail 22353871

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. fried rice 125f, operator reheating to 165f, Corrective Action Taken

14-11-5

Detail 22353872

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on three door reach in cooler.

02D-01-5

Detail 22353870

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Two bins unlabeled by back door. Repeat Violation

Jun 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

14-86-1

Detail 22090800

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Menu lined bottom of cooked chicken wings and egg roll containers in cooler Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 22090796

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. Provided form Corrected On-Site

11-26-1

Detail 22090793

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. Owner had form and had employees review and signed during inspection. Only 3 employees for facility Corrected On-Site

13-03-4

Detail 22090798

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

35B-01-4

Detail 22090794

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door

14-69-4

Detail 22090797

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

23-03-4

Detail 22090799

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in reach in cooler has debris Side of fryers has grease build up Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 22090792

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler has rusted shelves

42-01-4

Detail 22090795

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

02D-01-5

Detail 22090791

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar and corn starch Repeat Violation

Dec 14, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 12Total: 14

03B-01-6

Detail 21636989

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. - soup at 128 F at steam table - cook reheated to 197F Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 21636993

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. - cut lettuce, cooked pork, cooked noodles ) in walk in cooler - manager date labeled items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-37-5

Detail 21636988

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, and warewashing areas.

50-09-4

Detail 21636991

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

40-06-5

Detail 21636990

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - jacket and eye glasses on shelf with dry food in storage area Manager relocated items Corrected On-Site

13-03-4

Detail 21637001

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation at cook line

24-08-4

Detail 21636992

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. - pans stacked on shelf above triple sink

36-73-4

Detail 21636995

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris in dry storage area

08B-38-4

Detail 21636997

Basic - Food stored on floor in walk in cooler - manager relocated food Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 21636999

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - soiled shelves in dry storage area

08B-12-5

Detail 21637000

Basic - Stored food ( cut vegetables , soup ) not covered in walk in cooler -manager covered food Repeat Violation

36-30-4

Detail 21636994

Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in bathroom.

21-12-4

Detail 21636998

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in cook line and food prep areas Corrected On-Site

02D-01-5

Detail 21636996

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. - bulk containers in dry storage area Repeat Violation

Jan 13, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 8

08A-05-6

Detail 20784014

High Priority - Raw animal food ( chicken) stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.( cooked chicken )in walk in cooler - operator rearranged foods Corrected On-Site

08A-17-6

Detail 20784011

High Priority - Raw animal foods (raw chicken on tray over raw shrimp ) not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged in reach in freezer - discussed proper food storage with operator

22-02-4

Detail 20784015

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Stained cutting boards at cook line -soiled gaskets of reach in cooler at cook line

02C-02-5

Detail 20784009

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cut cabbage and cooked rice in walk in cooler - operator date labeled foods Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 20784010

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line

51-13-4

Detail 20784008

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

08B-12-5

Detail 20784012

Basic - Stored food ( clean cut onions , broccoli ) not covered in walk in cooler . Corrected On-Site

02D-01-5

Detail 20784013

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.- bulk containers of food in storage area unlabeled - operator labeled Corrected On-Site