CHINA WOK
36115 E LAKE RD, Palm Harbor FL 34685 · 7277720886
Last inspected Mar 18, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg rolls 61F held on counter
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $800
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2016024374 | May 18, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | $400 |
| 3--2016021890 | Apr 28, 2016 | Jun 24, 2016 | $400 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Operator was able to determine his prep date and will date accordingly.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook with no hair restraint
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom shelf of prep table.
Stored food not covered. Vegetables not covered in walk in cooler after prep.
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Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles and containers holding spices that have been removed by the original container not labeled with common name.
Oct 14, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 14, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 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. Operator was able to confirm prep dates and dated accordingly
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All expired this month
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink stored in well of make table. Operator removed the personal drink during inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelves
Stored food not covered. Walk in cooler chicken, bean sprouts. Operator covered items during inspection
Jan 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained white cutting boards in the kitchen. Operator has ordered new cutting boards.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Operator removed bowl from onions. Operator has ordered new cuttingboards.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small white cutting board in kitchen. Operator has ordered new cutting boards.
Food stored on floor. Oil stored on the floor in the kitchen. Operator relocated.
Thawed portions of ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit while being thawed under running water. Poultry (69F - Cold Holding). Operator relocated to walk in for cooling.
Sep 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put on hair restraint then touched clean equipment. Discussed with manager on duty.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In refrigerator: pork egg rolls (47F - Cold Holding). Operator states they may have been sitting out. All other food in unit was at proper temperature. Operator states at 11am, egg rolls were at 41F. Operator placed in reach in freezer for rapid chill.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Brown rice in rice cooker 47F. Operator forgot to turn on cooker. Rice was placed in cooker 2 hours prior. Discussed with operator that rice needs to be reheated to 165F. Operator turned on rice cooker.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pan sitting on top of hand wash sink. Operator relocated.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings prepared on 9/1/24 not date marked. Operator added date to food.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Some ceiling tiles in kitchen
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Water damage on some tiles in kitchen
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board on cookline
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing food without a hair restraint
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed operator DBPR choking poster.
Stored food not covered. Washed unions in walk in cooler not covered.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of cooking wine on cookline not labeled
Mar 13, 2024Inspection 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 cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg rolls 61F held on counter
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked Ribs, cooked chicken. Operator was able to determine the prep date and dated food accordingly
Food stored on floor. 2 buckets of raw pork stored on the floor. Operator Ovid the ribs to the prep table
Stored food not covered. Flour in bowl not covered in dry storage. Onions, bean sprouts not covered in walk in cooler.
Oct 10, 2023Inspection 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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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. fried rice 125f, operator reheating to 165f,
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on three door reach in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Two bins unlabeled by back door.
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.