China Dragon
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
100
Score
Going back to 2022, China Dragon has 10 inspections in the public record. The newest entry in the record is dated Dec 3, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around 12 violations lately compared to roughly eight violations before.
“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing six times across the record.
China Dragon's latest score of 100 sits above the Macclenny average of 68. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 3, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 19 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam well on cook line, soup (122F - Hot Holding). Operator asked employee to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and operating with expired license from 06/01/2025. The licensee is responsible for renewing the license prior to the expiration date. Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment operating on an expired license is deemed to be operating without a license, and subject to the penalties provided by law. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer raw chicken on tray over packaged ready to eat dumplings. In walk in cooler, raw chicken wings on shelf over raw pork. Operator relocated the chicken wings. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler by fryers, chicken (62F - Cold Holding) at beginning of inspection stored on counter, operator placed in reach in cooler. Discussed with operator time as public health control or storing in cooler at all times. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Both food manager certificates expired, 11/09/2024 and 10/01/2024. **Warning**
53A-03-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable cutting board in prep area with residue staining around corner. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler, no product date marking on items prepared on site. Per operator some cooked day of, some the day before. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Food handler training certificates with modified years completed and expiring.
53B-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used as scoop in container of soy sauce.
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles through kitchen and water damage on tile by hood system. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food on steamwell in container and in reach in freezer over food for customers. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing on prep counter at ambient air temperature. Discussed with operator relocating to sink under cold running water or cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths stored on counter of wok stations. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In standup reach in freezer uncovered sheet tray and containers of rangoons. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple reach in freezers with missing door handles. Reach in freezer in warewahing area with exposed insulation, ice build up and wooded planks used to hold up shelving.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of soy sauce stored on floor of prep area.
08B-38-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink at front counter.
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cookline broiler has build up of debris on top of broiler oven. Flip top reach in cooler on cookline door gasket with food debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee drink in flip top reach in cooler.
12B-13-4
21
Dec 18, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee cleaning bowls in soapy water then rinsing and stacking on shelf over three compartment sink. Discussed with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-45-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic grocery bags used in direct contact with frozen pork. Non food grade paper lining cooked chicken, operator utilizing menus to absorb grease under cooked chicken.
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer raw chicken over ready to eat dumplings. In the walk in cooler, raw beef stored over container of tofu. Raw beef over raw shrimp in reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cook line flip top reach in cooler cutting board with build up of food residue staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at front counter with coffee mug stored in the sink. Operator removed the mug. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Written procedures for time as public health control not filled out. Operator has time mark for chicken placed on time as public health control but not filled out the procedures. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In the walk in cooler, egg rolls from two days prior with nonproductive date marking.
02C-02-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed two carbon dioxide tanks not stored secured. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles for ceiling through kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food in reach in cooler by fryers, yogurt over cooked chicken. Employee food over flip top reach in cooler on cook line. Employee personal food in walk in cooler over unwashed produce. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table opposite the fryers. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartments sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Exposed insulation at the bottom to the reach in freezer opposite the three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-36-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of debris on top of salamander cooking equipment. Accumulation of grease on cook line hood filters. Reach in freezer by back door, door gaskets with debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid broken unable to close.
33-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered breaded shrimp in reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water on side of three compartment sink.
06-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table by steam well. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
25
Sep 28, 2024
Disaster Response
No violations found.
100
Aug 14, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license expired 06/01/2024. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer closest the back door, raw chicken on sheet tray over bag of ready to eat vegetable dumplings.
08A-02-6
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Chicken and egg rolls on the cook line per operator held on time as public health control not identified in written plan. Had operator add items to written plan. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5
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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line has build up of food residue staining.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at front counter blocked by wontons in storage box. Operator made the hand wash sink available. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three carbon dioxide tanks at the front counter not secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles through kitchen.
36-37-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Gatorade on shelf over flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the Gatorade. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food stored in walk in cooler over food for customers. In the reach in freezer employee personal food over food for customers.
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep station where orders are bagged.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Cracked interior plastic of standup reach in freezer with exposed insulation.
14-36-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over the cook line with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service paper menus used as food contact surface cutting board by fryers. Operator removed the menu paper.
25-32-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered sheet trays of rangoons in standup reach in freezer at front counter.
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table by order bagging area and under in use cutting board.
21-12-4
29
Jan 24, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the standup reach in freezer, opened container of raw chicken over raw shrimp and raw beef.
08A-20-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink by rear exterior door.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired food handler training certificate from 2023.
53B-14-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Heavy grease build up on hood filters over cook line scheduled for cleaning on Monday. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed vegetables stored in container over cut onions in the walk in cooler.
08B-17-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer on the main cook line stored on the floor. Operator relocated the sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
61
Aug 8, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 4, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee wash hands without soap at hand wash sink.
12A-20-4
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. To go menus used to line fried items in walk in cooler. In direct contact with food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-86-1
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over prepped cabbage. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed approximately 5 roach droppings in back dry storage area of kitchen. Also observed one egg casing and one dead roach. Person in charge discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-23-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler chicken, chicken, noodles 44-45F. Person in charge states has been in and out of unit. Ambient temperature at 39F during inspection. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Items held on time per person in charge with no written plan. Provided form to operator during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Person in charge unable to provide test strips.
16-37-1
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors near bbq with grease buildup. Standing water observed. Floor under cookline, in dry storage, under triple sink with debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Reach in freezer white door stand up with cracked bottom missing pieces exposed insulation visible on bottom interior. Also, ice buildup observed in unit.
14-36-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored in pan with cut cabbage. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Several food items in walk in uncovered.
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing on speed rack in kitchen.
06-01-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk items unlabeled in kitchen.
02D-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
27
Mar 21, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 26, 2022
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee wash hands with no soap.
12A-20-4
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. In reach in freezers raw chicken no longer commercially packaged over raw beef, shrimp. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken in flip top 46F, person in charge states moved from walk in cooler at 11:00, moved back to cooler to rapidly cool. Also in small reach in to the right of the cookline pork at 51F, person in charge states moved from walk in at 11:00, moved back to walk in the rapidly cool as both units have had the doors open repeatedly for lunch rush. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Wastewater on ground. Mop sink outside back of establishment pipe is not hooked up underneath, water drains directly onto the ground. Person in charge hooked up during inspection and it is draining appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
28-13-5
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer bucket tests at 200+ ppm Person in charge remade to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-27-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two dented cans of bamboo shoots with dent along seam.
01B-01-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Person in charge unable to provide chlorine test strips during inspection.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing from back hand wash sink.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle at front counter area. Item was labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous tiles with staining in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under triple sink with grease buildup. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce stored on floor in walk in cooler.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in walk in cooler with debris buildup, rust. Hood filters with heavy grease buildup. Paper towel dispenser handle with debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Self closing mechanism disconnected from back door.
35B-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Toilet leaking. Toilet in restroom on the right side.
29-02-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet cloths on tables not stored in sanitizing solution, person in charge moved to bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple buckets with salt, flours not labeled in dry storage.
02D-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Dragon last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Dragon on file is from Dec 3, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Dragon?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at China Dragon.
How does China Dragon compare to other restaurants in Macclenny?
China Dragon most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Macclenny average of 68.
Has China Dragon's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at China Dragon have averaged around 12 violations per visit, up from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at China Dragon means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is China Dragon inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Dragon is inspected around three times per year on average.
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