WOK OUT CHINESE RESTAURANT
1444 S BELCHER RD, Clearwater FL 33764 · 727.531.6000
Last inspected Mar 20, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
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MAR 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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. Emailed to operator.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic white bags used to stored food in reach in freezer near front counter.
Food stored on floor. Bucket of frozen beef stored on floor near 3 compartment sink. Operator removed from floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle of flat top grill. Operator removed tongs.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef thawing at room temperature. Educated operator about thawing under running water.
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Wet wiping cloth on prep table not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Nov 17, 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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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. Emailed to operator.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Buckets of shrimp stored on floor of walk-in cooler. Operator moved off floor.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed to operator.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Soy sauce buckets reused for storage in walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp thawing standing water in bucket. Operator moved to walk-in cooler.
Apr 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. From reach-in cooler on cooks line at 11:50am. Operator discarded item. a. cooked pork (49F - Cold Holding)
Cardboard used to line top of prep table on cooks line. Operator discarded cardboard.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food stored on floor. 2 liter bottles of soda stored on floor in dining area. Operator removed items from floor and placed pallet.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.
Reuse of five gallons soy sauce buckets in walk-in freezer.
Stored food not covered. Cooked meat not covered in walk-in freezer.
Walk-in freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Nov 7, 2024Inspection 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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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Top of a container inside back door hand wash sink. Employee moved.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Power aid on back prep table
Food stored in undrained ice. Shrimp
Food stored on floor. During routine inspection observed raw chicken in bin back of house on floor of kitchen.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Employee removed
Apr 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. During inspection observed red chicken on stick being cooled at room temperature.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings made yesterday 4-2 in reach in fridge no date mark. Manager put date on.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on dry storage rack with to go forks. Manager moved.
Dec 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 22 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
6 High priority4 Intermediate12 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dry-storage shelf in kitchen a. Two # 10 cans of bamboo shoots.
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee outside of establishment with gloves on, then return and begin engaging in food preparation without washing hands and changing gloves. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques.
Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing pans in three-compartment sink without sanitizing pans, then storing pans on shelf above sink to dry. Discussed with operator the proper warewashing method Operator removed pans from shelf and employee rewashed and sanitized. Will email DBPR Form 5025-010. Manual Dishwashing Procedure.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags used to cover food in stand-alone freezer, walk-in freezer, and reach-in coolers.
Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Raid can labeled for house hood use stored on bottom shelf of prep table next to walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. From steam table at 1:45pm a. cooked rice (84F - Hot Holding) Operator reheated rice on wok grill a. Cooked rice 182f reheating.
Certified food manager unable to answer basic questions about allergens. Will email DBPR Form 5030-038. Eight major allergens.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Walk-in cooler a. Shrimp egg rolls Operator date-marked items.
Original container of toxic substance or chemical located underneath three-compartment sink does not bear the manufacturer's label. Operator labeled container floor cleaner.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk-in cooler a. Multiple containers of chicken fried more than 24 hours ago. b. Multiple containers of cooked pasta Operator date-marked items. Will email DBPR Form 5030-049. Date Marking.
Both reach-in coolers on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle stored in bad of rice on dry-storage shelf in kitchen. Operator removed bowl.
Cutting boards on reach-in cooler on cooks line and warewashing area has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dry-storage shelf in kitchen a. Two # 10 cans of bamboo shoots.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottled water stored on top of reach-in cooler on cooks line. Operator removed bottled water.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cigarettes stored on top of reach-in cooler on cooks line. Employee phone stored on shelf with plastic containers near three-compartment. Operator removed items.
Equipment in poor repair. Dry-storage shelfs are rusted.
Food stored on floor. 5 gallon container of soy sauce stored on floor underneath three-compartment sink. Operator removed soy sauce from floor.
Stored food not covered. Stand-alone freezer in kitchen items not covered. a. Multiple containers of egg rolls b. Breaded shrimp Walk-in freezer a. Container of raw fish b. Cooked pork Dry-storage shelf a. Bag of rice is opened. Walk-in cooler a. Multiple containers of fried chicken b. Container of shrimp egg rolls.
Three employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt removed from original packaging stored in container in bottom shelf of prep table not labeled. Operator labeled salt.
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.