CHINA GARDEN
35983 US HWY 27 N STE E, Haines City FL 33844 · 863-419-9290
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 19 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Storing containers in hand washing sink.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Jul 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Cooked chicken wings. The manager was able to determine the time and marked the time.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between prep table and large flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. The knife was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Rice spoon in water at 83F. Next to the rice cooker. The water was discarded.
Mar 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee removed lid to bucket from Hand sink next to triple sink.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. All employees put on hats during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Jugs of oil on cook line.
Jul 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Surface cleaner no label underneath hand sink behind front counter.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Old can used as scoop in bulk container of rice. Employee removed can.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard underneath containers of food in walk in cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table by front counter. Employee removed phone.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Some employees observed with no hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Oil on cook line boxes of chicken on the walk in freezer floor.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In between fryers on cook line heavily soiled with food debris and grease.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Employee turned containers face down on cook line.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of rice and flour.
Apr 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of Oil on floor of cook line. Operator picked oil up and put on shelf.
Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease and food debris on grease trap.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of flour In ware washing area.
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storage of lids for Duck Sauce. Lids were removed.
Food stored on floor. Wonton wrappers on the floor inside the walk in freezer.
Sep 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Products inside the walk in cooler. General chicken,vegetables,.
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on the floor next to the back door. The onions was removed from off the floor.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Can used as a scoop inside the bulk container of rice.
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.