CHINA DRAGON
1196 S 6 ST, Macclenny FL 32063 · 904-259-5833
Last inspected May 12, 2026 · 10 visits since August 2023
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MAY 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed approximately 5 roach droppings in back dry storage area of kitchen. Also observed one egg casing and one dead roach. Person in charge discarded.
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
May 12, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 5, 2026Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over ready to eat pot stickers in reach in freezer next to ice machine-not all products commercially packaged. Also, raw pork stored above ready to eat noodles in reach in freezer across from triple sink.
Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Observed hand wash sink next to triple sink has been removed. Verified plans on file that establishment should have two hand wash sinks and currently only has one at front service line area.
May 1, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 16 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee eating and then employee came to front service line and handled container of chicken to place in reach-in cooler without washing hands. Discussed with employee. Employee washed hands.
Live, small flying insects found Observed two flying insects in back storage area.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over ready to eat pot stickers in reach in freezer next to ice machine-not all products commercially packaged. Also, raw pork stored above ready to eat noodles in reach in freezer across from triple sink.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken, chicken wings (48F-54F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from hand wash sink near front line. Operator stated she had both chickens out on counter during lunch rush. Operator stated she will keep the chicken in cooler to chill. Also, raw chicken, cooked wontons, cooked shrimp, raw beef (45F-50F - Cold Holding) in walk-in-cooler. Operator stated cooler stopped working today and she called to have serviced.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed threaded hose Bibb at faucet on wall behind soup holding station.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on reach-in cooler across from wok station soiled/ stained.
Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Observed hand wash sink next to triple sink has been removed. Verified plans on file that establishment should have two hand wash sinks and currently only has one at front service line area.
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed trainer name and certification # on employee food safety training certificates is missing.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed water damaged, not smooth, non absorbent and easily cleanable tiles on cook line.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed walk-in-cooler unable to maintain temperature of 41F and below. Ambient temperature of walk-in-cooler 46F-47F. Observed door unable to fully close. Operator stated they have called to have cooler serviced. Operator placed a fan inside walk-in-cooler to cool the cooler down.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in freezer across hand wash sink near front service line and reach in freezer across from triple sink and reach in freezer next to ice machine missing handles. Also, lid of reach in deep freezer next to triple sink in disrepair/ rusted. Also, gasket on reach in deep freezer next to triple sink and gasket on reach-in cooler across from wok station torn.
Food stored on floor. Observed container of oil stored on floor on cook line. Operator removed oil to properly store.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on multiple reach in freezers and walk-in-cooler soiled.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed gaps at bottom and sides of back screen door and flying insects observed.
Reach-in cooler/ reach in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed interior of reach in freezer across from triple sink soiled.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed pipe under mop sink not attached/ leaking
Dec 3, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 3, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 19 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority4 Intermediate11 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and operating with expired license from 06/01/2025. The licensee is responsible for renewing the license prior to the expiration date. Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment operating on an expired license is deemed to be operating without a license, and subject to the penalties provided by law.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer raw chicken on tray over packaged ready to eat dumplings. In walk in cooler, raw chicken wings on shelf over raw pork. Operator relocated the chicken wings.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler by fryers, chicken (62F - Cold Holding) at beginning of inspection stored on counter, operator placed in reach in cooler. Discussed with operator time as public health control or storing in cooler at all times.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam well on cook line, soup (122F - Hot Holding). Operator asked employee to reheat.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Both food manager certificates expired, 11/09/2024 and 10/01/2024.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable cutting board in prep area with residue staining around corner.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler, no product date marking on items prepared on site. Per operator some cooked day of, some the day before.
Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Food handler training certificates with modified years completed and expiring.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used as scoop in container of soy sauce.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles through kitchen and water damage on tile by hood system.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food on steamwell in container and in reach in freezer over food for customers.
Equipment in poor repair. Multiple reach in freezers with missing door handles. Reach in freezer in warewahing area with exposed insulation, ice build up and wooded planks used to hold up shelving.
Food stored on floor. Container of soy sauce stored on floor of prep area.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink at front counter.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cookline broiler has build up of debris on top of broiler oven. Flip top reach in cooler on cookline door gasket with food debris build up.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee drink in flip top reach in cooler.
Stored food not covered. In standup reach in freezer uncovered sheet tray and containers of rangoons.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing on prep counter at ambient air temperature. Discussed with operator relocating to sink under cold running water or cooler.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths stored on counter of wok stations.
Dec 18, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 18 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority4 Intermediate11 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee cleaning bowls in soapy water then rinsing and stacking on shelf over three compartment sink. Discussed with operator.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic grocery bags used in direct contact with frozen pork. Non food grade paper lining cooked chicken, operator utilizing menus to absorb grease under cooked chicken.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer raw chicken over ready to eat dumplings. In the walk in cooler, raw beef stored over container of tofu. Raw beef over raw shrimp in reach in freezer.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cook line flip top reach in cooler cutting board with build up of food residue staining.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at front counter with coffee mug stored in the sink. Operator removed the mug.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Written procedures for time as public health control not filled out. Operator has time mark for chicken placed on time as public health control but not filled out the procedures.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In the walk in cooler, egg rolls from two days prior with nonproductive date marking.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed two carbon dioxide tanks not stored secured.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles for ceiling through kitchen.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food in reach in cooler by fryers, yogurt over cooked chicken. Employee food over flip top reach in cooler on cook line. Employee personal food in walk in cooler over unwashed produce.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table opposite the fryers.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartments sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Exposed insulation at the bottom to the reach in freezer opposite the three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of debris on top of salamander cooking equipment. Accumulation of grease on cook line hood filters. Reach in freezer by back door, door gaskets with debris build up.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid broken unable to close.
Stored food not covered. Uncovered breaded shrimp in reach in freezer.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water on side of three compartment sink.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table by steam well.
Aug 14, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 17 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority4 Intermediate11 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license expired 06/01/2024.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer closest the back door, raw chicken on sheet tray over bag of ready to eat vegetable dumplings.
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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line has build up of food residue staining.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at front counter blocked by wontons in storage box. Operator made the hand wash sink available.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Chicken and egg rolls on the cook line per operator held on time as public health control not identified in written plan. Had operator add items to written plan.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three carbon dioxide tanks at the front counter not secured.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles through kitchen.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Gatorade on shelf over flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the Gatorade.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food stored in walk in cooler over food for customers. In the reach in freezer employee personal food over food for customers.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep station where orders are bagged.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Cracked interior plastic of standup reach in freezer with exposed insulation.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over the cook line with grease build up.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service paper menus used as food contact surface cutting board by fryers. Operator removed the menu paper.
Stored food not covered. Uncovered sheet trays of rangoons in standup reach in freezer at front counter.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table by order bagging area and under in use cutting board.
Jan 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the standup reach in freezer, opened container of raw chicken over raw shrimp and raw beef.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink by rear exterior door.
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 training certificate from 2023.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Heavy grease build up on hood filters over cook line scheduled for cleaning on Monday.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed vegetables stored in container over cut onions in the walk in cooler.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer on the main cook line stored on the floor. Operator relocated the sanitizer solution.
Aug 8, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 4, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 14 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee wash hands without soap at hand wash sink.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. To go menus used to line fried items in walk in cooler. In direct contact with food.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over prepped cabbage.
Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed approximately 5 roach droppings in back dry storage area of kitchen. Also observed one egg casing and one dead roach. Person in charge discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler chicken, chicken, noodles 44-45F. Person in charge states has been in and out of unit. Ambient temperature at 39F during inspection.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Person in charge unable to provide test strips.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Items held on time per person in charge with no written plan. Provided form to operator during inspection.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors near bbq with grease buildup. Standing water observed. Floor under cookline, in dry storage, under triple sink with debris buildup.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Reach in freezer white door stand up with cracked bottom missing pieces exposed insulation visible on bottom interior. Also, ice buildup observed in unit.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with debris buildup.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored in pan with cut cabbage. Person in charge removed.
Stored food not covered. Several food items in walk in uncovered.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing on speed rack in kitchen.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk items unlabeled in kitchen.
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