CHINA GARDEN
2008 SR 60 E, Lake Wales FL 33853
Last inspected Jul 17, 2026 · 10 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Operator closed door.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside walk in cooler in the container of diced pork. Operator removed container.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
Stored food not covered. Crab Rangoons in reach in freezer, operator covered items.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over or with produce. In walk in cooler raw chicken over broccoli, operator removed chicken from over the broccoli.
Clean cooking utensils stored between equipment and wall at the end of cook line. Operator removed utensil
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Recorded at 1100 HWY 17-92 N, Haines City — this licence has since moved.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open Pepsi can open on top of prep table cooler. Operator removed can.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks on the cook line
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Light not functioning in walk-in cooler.
Reach-in freezer close by the back door, interior has accumulation of soil residues. Operator cleaned and sanitized area.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. cooks on the cook line
Food stored on floor. Oil on the floor next to the three compartment sink. Operator removed oil from the floor.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood vents on cook line.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Recorded at 1100 HWY 17-92 N, Haines City — this licence has since moved.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ceiling tile soiled with accumulated debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Above walk-in cooler.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken. In front of the walk-in cooler.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Prep area cook line.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood vents on cook line.
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.