China Chef
Last inspected: Jan 22, 2026
52
Score
Inspectors have visited China Chef eight times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Jan 22, 2026. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around eight violations across recent inspections versus roughly 10 violations before.
“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
Compared to other Port Orange restaurants (averaging 66), there's room to close the gap. Diners may want to scan the inspection details before deciding to visit.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 22, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
52
Sep 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
52
May 7, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. -chlorine exceeding 200ppm, operator diluted with water, retested 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -pan of cooked noodles 55F stored above fill line in reach-in cooler less than 1 hour, operator relocated to walk-in cooler to rapidly cool **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -stainless steel bowl stored in rice cooker
14-01-5
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -sauce bucket on walk-in cooler floor
08B-47-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -white chest freezer **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. -scoop stored in crispy dried noodles, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -tongs stored inside stainless steel container of cooked noodles, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -egg cartons **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
55
Dec 17, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - 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. -bleach **Corrected On-Site**
22-48-5
High Priority - 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. -raw chicken over pork in reach in freezer
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -can opener
22-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -yellow chemical
41-17-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -drink on reach in cooler
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -cell phone on reach in cooler
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. -can -Soy sauce
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -2 reach in freezers in prep area
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -hood filters soiled with grease
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -bags , Lo men bags used to stored chicken
25-32-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. - pipe leaking water under 3 compartment sink
29-11-4
43
Feb 6, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. -bottle of eye drops stored on top of reach-in cooler, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -walk-in cooler: raw shell eggs stored over prepped vegetables, operator reorganized walk-in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - 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. -raw beef stored over cooked pork in tall white reach-in freezer
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw cabbage 58F, per operator less than 2 hours on prep table, operator relocated to lower portion of reach-in cooler -cooked noodles 56F, per operator on prep table less than 1 hour, operator relocated to lower portion of reach-in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -"grill cleaner" spray bottle, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. -CHLORINE
16-36-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -multiple bottled waters stored above reach-in cooler, operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris. -exterior of large white food containers have an accumulation of grease and food debris **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -wet wiping cloth stored on prep table across from the fryers, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -tall white reach-in freezers
14-69-4
35
Oct 5, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cut cabbage 69F, per operator less than 2 hours stored on storage shelf, operator relocated to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. -chlorine exceeding 200ppm, operator diluted with water, retested 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -cooked chicken in walk-in cooler per operator cooked 10/1/2023, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -hood filters over cookline have an accumulation of grease and food debris, operator states that professional cleaning is scheduled for next Monday. -walk-in cooler fan covers have a light accumulation of dust/debris. -walk-in cooler shelves have an accumulation of grease and food debris **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -egg cartons **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. -unwrapped plastic forks and spoons at order bagging station, operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site**
25-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -multiple employee bottled waters on prep table, operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -floor underneath triple sink has an accumulation of grease and food debris -floor underneath woks has a light an accumulation of food debris
36-73-4
50
Mar 17, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. -eye drops on shelf above reach in cooler, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
29-42-4
Intermediate - 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 Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events poster, operator posted **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -inside of reach in coolers throughout kitchen soiled -inside of microwave lightly soiled -can opener blade soiled
22-02-4
Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. -CHLORINE
16-36-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -cooked chicken in walk-in cooler, per operator cooked yesterday -won tons cooked yesterday and fried chicken cooked sunday in front reach in cooler lacking date marking **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -paperwork on shelf above prep table, operator removed -cell phones on prep tables, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of sauce stored on floor throughout kitchen
08B-47-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. -discarded wooden pallets stored on ground behind dumpster
33-19-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. -white reach in freezer **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. -handwash sink in rear of kitchen
33-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -exterior of microwave soiled -walk-in cooler fan covers lightly soiled -shelves underneath microwave at end of cookline soiled with food debris
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lids. -operator closed. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -egg cartons -cooked chicken stored in raw chicken box, operator relocated to food grade container **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -wet wiping cloth on prep table, operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -sugar container lacking label, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
30
Oct 25, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
55
Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Chef last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Chef on file is from Jan 22, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Chef?
Across the inspection record, “ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at China Chef.
How does China Chef compare to other restaurants in Port Orange?
China Chef most recently scored 52 out of 100, which is lower than the Port Orange average of 66.
Has China Chef's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at China Chef have averaged around eight violations per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at China Chef means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is China Chef inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Chef is inspected around two times per year on average.
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