CHINA CHEF
24430 SR 44, Eustis FL 32736 · 352-357-2242
Last inspected Aug 21, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -raw chicken stored over raw pork.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cooked pork at cook line. Operator removed.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.long white cutting board on prep table.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent outside meat walk in freezer.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in cooler soiled.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. fan guards in walk in cooler.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright black reach in cooler and freezer interior Low Boy Reach in cooler at cook line. In walk in cooler.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At mop sink.
Mar 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority5 Intermediate7 Basic
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Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooked chicken and cooked noodles stacked to deep to cool
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in cooler
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times with chair by register
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.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls made yesterday per operator
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food stored on floor in walk in freezer soy sauce
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior rice cooker Fan guards in walk in cooler
Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water back hand sink
Stored food not covered in freezer
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Jul 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Water and water bottle on prep table. Operator removed.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in cooler soiled
Food stored on floor. Bucket of sauce. Operator removed.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In sugar containers. Operator removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guards soiled in walk in cooler.
Mar 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. - rust on food storage shelves.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. - back screen door
Light not functioning. - 1 fixture in ceiling - 2 fixtures in hood system
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - hood filters - exterior of rice cooker
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. - wall behind fryers
Aug 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employees stacking egg rolls in storage containers. Educated manager who then spoke to employee. Employee then washed hands and placed gloves on
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over Krab Rangoon
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing to go containers
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork in the walk in cooler
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scooping rice on the line
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phones, paperwork
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler gaskets
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. - Back door open at the time of inspection, gap under screen door.
Food stored on floor. Sauces on floor walk in cooler
Light not functioning. Above the hood
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters, all cooler gaskets, bottom door of bbq oven, sides of wok
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Mar 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat foods in reach in cooler on cooks line.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - white cutting board on cooks line
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Cooked shrimp,fried chicken wings, cooked chicken all items prepared day prior.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. - bowl used in bulk rice
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - employee shirt stored on Dry storage shelf with food.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -Back door open at the time of inspection
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - hood fliters - exterior of rice cooker
Aug 31, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -Raw chicken stored over unwashed vegetables.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -raw chicken stored over raw pork.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -White cutting board on cooks line.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -bulk sugar, MSG, corn starch, flour.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. - White cutting board on cooks line.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -Back door open at the time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Rice hot hold unit. -Hood fliters
Soiled floors under fryers
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.