CHINA GOURMET
719 KRISTINE WAY, The Villages FL 32163 · 352-571-5902
Last inspected Jun 1, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 29 points better than where it started.
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.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jun 1, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1. Bowl containing raw shell eggs stored onnshekf above open pan containing fully-cooked dumplings inside reach-in cooler at cookline. 2. Pan containing raw frozen chicken stored on shelf above portions of cooked pork inside walk-in freezer. Manager moved both raw items during this inspection.
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. Pan containing fully-cooked. Chicken held at cookline at room temperature without time marks. Manager stated the chicken has been held at room temperature since 12:30 and added the proper time marks during this inspection.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster in establishment. Inspector provided manager a new digital copy during this inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handles of rice bins in back of kitchen soiled with dirt and/or old food debris.
Nov 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 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. Multiple items in walk in cooler including cooked meats
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris. Walk in cooler shelves
Jun 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over soy sauce in walk in cooler. Employee relocated at time if inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic bucket in handwash sink in kitchen. Operator relocated.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl in bulk rice.
Jan 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over sauce buckets in walk in cooler
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris. Walk in cooler shelves
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cloth in cook line area
May 20, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator is using an unapproved chlorine sanitizer. Employee purchased approved sanitizer during inspection.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper menu used as liner in food container at fryer
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored above raw pork in walk in freezer. Operator corrected shelves.
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 written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Fried chicken held by fryers held on time. Provided operator with written procedure form.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler including cooked meats
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed digital copy to operator
Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Walk in cooler shelves
Dec 4, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Operator is using to go menus to line pans with fried chicken
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored above wontons in walk in freezer
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler and reach in cooler at cook line including cooked meats and noodles.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in cook line area. Operator provided hat.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelves
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.