GOLDEN CITY CHINESE RESTAURANT
520 WEST HWY 436 STE 1126, Altamonte Springs FL 32714 · 4073881868
Last inspected Aug 11, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Aug 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At front service hand sink. Operator provided paper towels.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice and sugar. Operator removed.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On prep tables by cooks line and steam well.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler doors on cooks line and Hood filers
Oct 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -bowl with raw fish above vegetables in cook line cooler. Operator moved fish.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -bowls in meats on cook line cooler.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. -employee was eating at prep table while egg rolls were being made. Advised.
Equipment in poor repair. -fan guards in walk-in freezer rusted.
Food stored on floor. -cases of food on floor in walk-in freezer.
Mar 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. -employees putting away delivery then started preparing orders without washing hands. Advised.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -food stored in to go bags in walk-in freezer, walk-in cooler. Operator has food grade bags available. Equipment in poor repair. -walk-in freezer fan cover rusted.
No soap provided at handwash sink. -soap empty at hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -some grease, food debris under fryers.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. -handles in contact with rice and sugar in bulk containers.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -grease build up on some hood filters above cooking equipment. -exterior of bulk dry containers soiled. -large amount of food debris on walk-in cooler shelves.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. -mops on edge of mop sink. Recommend standing mop with mop head off ground to allow to dry.
Dec 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 cans of SOY SAUCE dented
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Foods in freezer are stored in to go bags
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee came in back door after smoking and rinsed hands in 3 compartment sink
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked by buckets at prep area
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil on floor in kitchen Buckets of sauces on floor
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop sitting in 73° water
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bins holding dry goods soiled Gaskets to unit at entrance to kitchen soiled
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Broccoli Being cut from cardboard box without being washed first
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Wings in 3 compartment sink defrosting in standing water
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Apr 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate10 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 bleach that is not meant for food contact surfaces. Operator went and got food contact surface bleach
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of Raw chicken over bagged cooked pork in walk in cooler. Advised operator to move chicken
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on on prep table
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phones and keys on shelf above prep cooler. And on back prep cooler
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment
Food stored on floor. Shrimp bucket on floor in walk in cooler advised operator to move bucket off floor
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils used to scoop rice in standing water. Advised operator that water must be 135F, or container must be empty
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Inside and outside microwave
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets both prep table coolers on cook line -Green shelves under prep table -Shelves in both walk in cooler and walk in freezer have food debris -Fan covers in walk in freezer rusted
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bottom and inside door of middle prep cooler soiled
Screen in door torn/in poor repair - vermin present. Hole in screen in back door
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in bucket of standing water in 3 bay sink.
Oct 24, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -multiple items in reach-in freezer in direct contact with to go bags.
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. -employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. -soap not dispensing at hand wash sink by 3 compartment sink. Placed container of dish soap nearby.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -plastic containers with no handle in bulk rice, salt, corn starch.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no xlonger cleanable. -small white cutting board by fryers. Equipment in poor repair. -fan cover rusted in walk-in freezer.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -gap under screen door at rear of restaurant. Front door propped open.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -floors soiled with grease and food debris under fryers.
Food stored on floor. -buckets of food on floor in walk-in cooler, cases of food under shelves in walk-in freezer.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. -cleaver between cook line coolers.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -handles on hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink soiled. -hood filters soiled. -exterior of bulk dry goods containers soiled. -walk-in cooler shelves and shelf liner extremely soiled.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -shrimp thawing in standing water in 3 compartment sink. Manager arrived and turned in water.
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.