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CHINA ONE

2938 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS, Lakeland FL 33803 · 6658998

Last inspected Jun 19, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats10
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6306981
Grade history
AUG 24
JAN 25
NOV 25
FEB 26
JUN 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shrimp 44F, raw beef 44F in the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.
High priority/03A-02-5
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $400

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
3--2022024353May 4, 2022Jun 16, 2022$400

Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Jun 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Food stored on floor. Walkin freezer
Basic/08B-38-4
Feb 10, 2026Inspection 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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Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Walk in coolers shelves.
Basic/14-05-4/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. A bag of onion. Dry storage area.
Basic/08B-38-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. A case of food pails on the floor. Dry storage area..
Basic/25-05-4
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4/Repeat Violation
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers with rice. Dry storage area.
Basic/02D-01-5
Nov 5, 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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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 87F Chicken 83F Kitchen. I had the operator to move the product to the walk in freezer to bring the temperature down.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken egg rolls inside the walk in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Walk in cooler.
Basic/14-05-4
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4
Jan 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Medicine not labeled properly. Bottle of Centrum Silver Women over 50:stored on the shelf with cans of Hunt's tomato ketchup in the dry storage area. The vitamins was removed.
High priority/41-22-4/Corrected On-Site
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shrimp 44F, raw beef 44F in the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.
High priority/03A-02-5
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic container used to scoop the fried rice inside the rice cooker next to the wok on the cook line.
Basic/14-01-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees preparing food on the cook line.
Basic/13-03-4
Food stored on floor. A bag of onions on the floor in the dry storage area.
Basic/08B-38-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. Clear containers on the floor dry storage area.
Basic/25-05-4
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic spoons,forks and knives on the prep table across the fryers.
Basic/25-02-4
Aug 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Lid to the rice cooker is in the hand washing sink in the dishwasher area. The lid was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrective Action Taken
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking food on the cook line.
Basic/13-03-4
Food stored on floor. Bulk container of red sauce stored on the floor in the kitchen.
Basic/08B-38-4
Stored food not covered.
Basic/08B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
Walk -in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4
Dec 19, 2023Inspection 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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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Product inside the walk in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Food stored on floor. Bucket of shrimp, chicken inside the walk in cooler.
Basic/08B-38-4/Repeat Violation
Jul 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
No quat chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Food stored on floor. Observed sauces and oil on floor. Manager got foods off of floor
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Observed 4 Lights not functioning. By walk ins
Basic/36-62-4
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed bags of pork thawing at room temp. Manager put on walk in cooler
Basic/06-01-5/Corrected On-Site

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.