CHINA RESTAURANT
13052 RACE TRACK ROAD, Tampa FL 33626 · 813.749.8460
Last inspected May 21, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
APR 24
NOV 24
APR 25
JAN 26
MAY 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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. Provided by email.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed an employee handling cell phone while cooking food at the front line fryers. Discussed with employee to not touch cell phone while preparing food. Employee washed hands after handling cell phone.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wings stored over cooked chicken, eggrolls, and barbecue pork inside front line reach in cooler/reach in freezer combo. Raw chicken stored over cooked barbecue pork and raw pork inside reach in freezer next to mop sink and three compartment sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of multiple reach in coolers and reach in freezers are soiled. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment are soil.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Multiple boxes of fortune cookies placed on top of handwashing sink next to cash register. Operator unblocked sink at time of inspection.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple personal beverages stored on table over bags for food takeout and bags of fried wonton chips. Located adjacent to front line fryers.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observe one employee on front line cook without any hair restraint. Employee wore a hat at time of inspection.
Food stored on floor. Multiple food items stored inside repurposed, soy sauce containers, such as oil, soy sauce, and Chinese five spice are stored on kitchen floor throughout establishment. Raw beef stored on floor inside walk-in cooler, operator relocated beef to an approved location at time of inspection.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters and exterior of multiple cooking equipment in establishment are soiled.
Stored food not covered. Multiple food items inside walk-in cooler are not covered: bean sprouts, cut celery, cut cabbage, raw chicken, wings, and meat skewers.
Jan 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. A boxes of paper bags stored on handwash sink at front service counter. Operator relocated bags from handwash sink.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In restroom. Provided.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked egg rolls, cooked chicken and various cooked food in walk-in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Removed.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Hood system soiled with accumulation of grease and dripping down on walls at cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters spiked with accumulation of grease and dust.
Apr 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate7 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. Pork and egg rolls not date marked in walk-in cooler.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employees drink stored on prep table on cookline.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 3 containers of sauce stirred on floor in back kitchen adjacent to reachin coolers.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up inside chest freezer near back door.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Baby corn can used for sauces in walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pork thawing at room temperature at 3-compartment sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored in mop bucket at mop sink.
Nov 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw beef stored over multiple homemade sauces in walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A container of breaded chicken 58 F stored on prep table at cook line. Operator moved to walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. A few take out food containers plated with cooked broccoli (82F - Hot Holding) on steam table at cook line. Recommended time control written procedures to operator.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by large reach-in freezer in kitchen. Operator moved reach-in freezer aside and gained access to handwash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked egg rolls, cooked chicken and various food items in walk-in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple drinks with no lids stored on prep table at cook line.
Food stored on floor. Fry oil stored on floor at three-compartments sink area.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
Apr 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Large reach-in freezer blocked handwash sink in kitchen. Operator relocated reach-in freezer. Multiple cleaning tools stored in handwash sink at front service counter. Operator removed items.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, roast pork and other cooked/prepped food items in walk-in cooler.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor in kitchen. Operator moved to shelf.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink in kitchen. Provided and posted.
Sep 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority4 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Provided by email.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at kitchen blocked by upright cooler. Operator moved cooler to cleared the handwash sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at front service counter.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, cooked noodle and various cooked food items in walk-in cooler.
Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At cook line.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks with no lids stored on prep table.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided by email.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Multiple chest freezers top rusted.
Stored food not covered. Krab Rangoon, breaded chicken and various food items in walk-in cooler.
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.