China House
Last inspected: Feb 12, 2026
58
Score
China House appears in inspection records nine times, starting in 2022. The most recent visit was on Feb 12, 2026. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near eight violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “ceiling not smooth” is the recurring theme, flagged six times.
Compared to other Dunnellon restaurants (averaging 72), there's room to close the gap. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 12, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
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. Several packages of frozen raw chicken stored on shelf directly above wrapped pan containing frozen raw beef inside reach-in freezer in back of kitchen. Manager moved the raw chicken to another shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Two pans containing cooked pork without date marks inside reach-in cooler at front counter. Manager stated the pork was cooked on 02/09 and added the proper date marks during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl without handle stored down inside bag of rice. Manager removed the bowl from the rice during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash scattered on ground around dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
33-19-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Liner on shelf below prep table soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open. Manager closed the lid during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor around water heater in back of kitchen soiled with dirt and/or debris. 2. Several water stains on ceiling tiles throughout kitchen.
36-50-4
58
Oct 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Tray containing wrapped portions of frozen raw chicken stored directly above trays containing uncovered fully-cooked chicken inside reach-in freezer in back of kitchen. Manager rearranged the freezer during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing ceiling tile in back of kitchen.
36-36-4
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 table at cookline. Employee removed phone from top of prep table during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash scattered on ground around dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
33-19-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster left open.
33-16-4
Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Powerdrill and several measuring tapes stored hanging from shelf above open bags of potato starch in back of kitchen.
42-03-5
64
Feb 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink in kitchen at front counter. Manager replenished towels during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and speaker on prep table in kitchen near cutting board. Manager removed both items from prep table during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Large quantity of trash scattered on ground around dumpster behind establishment.
33-19-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in freezer near back door soiled with black substance. Employee cleaned top of cooler during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. One pan containing raw frozen chicken wings and one pan containing raw frozen shrimp thawing on three-compartment sink in standing water. Both items are still frozen. Manager turned on cool running water over both pans during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Several stained ceiling tiles in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
67
Oct 16, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2024. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous and absorbent acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in bottom of reach-in freezer in kitchen near back door. Manager had an employee begin cleaning ice during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on doors of reach-in cooler in back of kitchen soiled with mold-like substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster behind building left open.
33-16-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Several stained ceiling tiles throughout kitchen. 2. Right side of hood, near handwashing sink soiled with grease.
36-50-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Takeout bowl without handle stored down inside bucket of duck sauce inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed and discarded the bowl during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
64
Mar 27, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
47
Feb 7, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pans containing raw shrimp and raw chicken stored on shelf above buckets of sauce inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved raw foods to another shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
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 food handler certificate expired on 08/06/2023.
53B-14-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic takeout container without handle stored inside bucket of sauce inside walk-in-in cooler manager removed scoop from bucket during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several stained ceiling tiles in kitchen. Air vents in customer seating area soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen near back door. Employee cleaned up and discarded dead roach during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on top of frying oil near back door of kitchen. Employee removed jacket from top of oil during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of reach-in freezer on far left side near back door soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining lower shelf of prep table at cookline. Manager removed and discarded cardboard during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-45-4
55
Jul 26, 2023
Routine - Food
7 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves of prep tables throughout kitchen.
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic tiles used throughout kitchen.
36-37-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several water damaged ceiling tiles near cookline in kitchen.
36-34-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of large seasoning containers soiled with grease and/or food debris on lower shelf of prep table near cookline.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in enclosure behind building. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink inside reach-in freezer in kitchen above frozen meats near back door. Manager removed drink from freezer during this inspection.
12B-13-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in kitchen behind fryers soiled with grease.
36-27-5
70
Feb 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of bleach and several bottles of degreaser stored on shelf above frying oil in kitchen near back door. Employee moved the frying oil to another shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
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. Raw scallops stored above cooked krab meat in reach-in freezer near walk-in cooler. Employee placed raw scallops on bottom shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Gloves stored inside handsink near front counter. Employee removed gloves from sink during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use bowl without handle used as a scoop inside bucket of sugar near walk-in cooler. Employee discarded bowl during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of sauce stored on floor in kitchen near walk-in cooler. Employee placed sauce on a shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Employee closed dumpster lid during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on cutting board at cookline. Employee placed cloth back into sanitizer during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
55
Jul 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Near back door, two spray bottles not labeled, Manager labeled bleach. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside rice bag, bowl no handle, Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves and under equipment soiled.
23-03-4
82
Frequently Asked Questions
When was China House last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China House on file is from Feb 12, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China House?
Across the inspection record, “ceiling not smooth” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at China House.
How does China House compare to other restaurants in Dunnellon?
China House most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the Dunnellon average of 72.
Has China House's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at China House have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at China House means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is China House inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China House is inspected around three times per year on average.
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