SHANG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT
2699 NE 35 ST, Ocala FL 34479 · 352.867.8908
Last inspected Aug 17, 2026 · 13 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. At inspection time, sewage backing up through floor drain located in the middle of the cook line (underneath steam table), operator unable to block area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
4 cases · $2,400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2021011817 | Mar 3, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 | $800 |
| 5--2018056078 | Oct 1, 2018 | Apr 5, 2019 | $400 |
| 5--2016005641 | Jan 26, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 | $800 |
| 5--2015016616 | Apr 8, 2015 | Apr 27, 2015 | $400 |
Inspection history
13 visits, newest first
Aug 17, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 18 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority2 Intermediate11 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 18 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee cracked egg and stirred then touched towel and picked up utensil then removed cooked vegetables from wok without washing hands.
Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee on cook line wiped hands on towel at wok station between every task rather than washing hands.
Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Gray grocery tote holding cut broccoli in walk in cooler. Several rough and ridged areas in container.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2026.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pan of raw chicken on shelf over container of cut produce.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in make table soiled with food debris.
No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One certified food manager for establishment expired 6/2026.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One in sauce and one in flour.
Ceiling tile missing. Missing over walk in cooler.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Shelf in walk in cooler designated for employee food over buckets of sauce.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf over make table on cook line. Moved during this inspection.
Equipment in poor repair. Throughout walk on cooler shelves have bubbling, flaking paint, and rust. Gasket on reach in freezer near back door is torn. Ice build up in chest freezer.
Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Both located in behind building.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in freezer at end of cook line soiled with grease and food debris. Exterior of reach in make table soiled with grease. Hood filters soiled with grease. Exterior of salamander on cook line soiled with grease. Exterior of fryers soiled with dust. Gaskets on reach in freezer soiled with black substance.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Whisk hanging on wall near walk in cooler has old food debris.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jug with open handle cut in half and used as scoop. Blue plastic lining several pans of food in walk in cooler.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Male employee wiping hands on towel between every task on cook line.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling tiles near walk in cooler soiled with brown substance. Floor under fryers soiled with grease and food debris. Exterior of hood over cooking equipment soiled with grease and dust.
Dec 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed : in the back reach-in freezer, raw chicken over repacked beef. ALSO, on the cook line, the chicken was on the back row in the make table, followed by shrimp and beef. The new order was chicken-beef and then shrimp.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed : chicken cooked earlier at 93°, sitting on the drain board. This was moved to the walk-in cooler, partially covered.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed : spray WD-40 stored over bulk sugar, in dry storage.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in the walk-in cooler egg rolls no date of preparation. These were made on Sunday.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed : the walk-in cooler door handle has an accumulation of food debris on the backside of the handle.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed : 3 bags of frozen food on the drain board of the sink. These were then marKed emp and moved below.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed : a jacket and cell phone stored over and next to bulk food on the dry goods shelf these personal items were moved to a chair and below.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed : lack of a visible choking poster. One was emailed.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed : lack of a sign at the front line hand wash sink. Copies were emailed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed : the hood filters over the wok station have an accumulation of grease.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed : bulk sugar and seasonings are not clearly labeled. Please add Chines and English labels.
Jul 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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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. At the cook line, yellow rice and cooked chicken no time marked, per employee food was cooked/moved from cooler 1hr ago.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the tripe sink, blocked by equipment and table, employee moved the equipment.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk-in cooler employee personal food stored above customers food, also in freezer at the cook line.
Food stored on floor. At the kitchen area cases of raw meat on floor, also in Walking cooler.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the kitchen entrance (front).
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled
Feb 4, 2025□ Emergency Order Callback CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 3, 2025■ Emergency order recommendedRoutine Inspection
Ordered shut on the spot. 16 violations recorded, 4 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
4 High priority4 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Male employee taking money and orders at the front counter, rinsed finger, no soap, no rubbed hands and immediately after started working with food.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach-in freezer, wontons stored below raw beef, raw chicken stored next to cook pork, raw chicken stored above ground beef and cooked pork.
Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. At inspection time, sewage backing up through floor drain located in the middle of the cook line (underneath steam table), operator unable to block area.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, rice 67F, manager will use time as a public health control form and will discarded at 3:00pm.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the end of the cook line, cloth and bottles inside sink, operator moved all items.
Hot water at three-compartment sink does not reach 85 degrees Fahrenheit. No Hot water at the establishment, water in hand sink and triple sink at 77F
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For one male employee
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, pork and chicken made 02/01-02/2025.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Reach in and chest freezer.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door with broken/disrepair metal at the bottom.
Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle on grass.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. At the dry storage area, scoop handle in direct contact with MSG.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled also rusted. Equipment handles heavily soiled.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Jug cut to use as scoop for rice.
Stored food not covered. In walk-in cooler, cut onion not covered. Also multiple bags at dry storage area opened not covered.
Oct 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 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. Reach-in cooler and walk-in cooler, chicken containers, noodles and pork no date marked, per manager all items cooked 10/14/24.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside flour container, manager removed the bowl.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use containers (Chicken) cracked.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the kitchen entrance.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled also rusted.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of coolers soiled.
Apr 22, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 8, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingComplaint Investigation (Partial)
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No hot water provided at handwash sink/three-compartment sink/mop sink. No hot water available for the entire establishment, water heater not connected.
Mar 28, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingComplaint Investigation (Partial)
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No hot water provided at handwash sink/three-compartment sink/mop sink. No hot water available for the entire establishment, water heater not connected.
Mar 25, 2024Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No hot water provided at handwash sink/three-compartment sink/mop sink. No hot water available for the entire establishment, water heater not connected.
Mar 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach I. Freezer at the end of the cook line, observed raw chicken tray stored above portion bags of pork and wontons, Manager stored properly.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Items stored inside sink and chairs in front of sink, employee moved all.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler and walk-in cooler, no date marked for any item, per operator most were cooked on 03/18/2024.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled.
Dec 8, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 9 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper menus being used to line pan with eggrolls in walk in cooler.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in chest freezer: opened bags of raw chicken and open bags of raw beef stored over bags of cooked pork ribs. In reach in freezer near cookline: sheet pans of raw chicken on shelf over cooked pork.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer near ware wash area soiled with mold like substance.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sink in back of kitchen used to stored cleaning gloves. Removed.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One bowl in sauce. Removed.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several ceiling tiles in kitchen stained.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice build up in reach in freezer near ware wash area. Broken container with flour on shelf under prep table.
Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Two grease receptacles on grass behind building.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel on back prep table.
Aug 3, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.