China House
Last inspected: Apr 16, 2026
29
Score
Public records show eight inspections at China House stretching back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Apr 16, 2026. High risk usually means inspectors flagged either critical violations or a stack of smaller ones.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around 15 violations per visit versus roughly 12 violations earlier in the record.
Across the inspection history, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.
China House's latest score of 29 falls below the Hawthorne average of 82. There are enough flags in the record to merit a second thought.
8
Inspections
3
Critical latest
3
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 16, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In the walk in freezer, plastic grocery bags used in direct contact to store dumplings and egg rolls.
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 breaded shrimp stored over ready to eat frozen rangoons, neither commercially packaged. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
High Priority - 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. Cut cabbage and cooked noodles held utilizing time as public health control with no time marking, per operator placed out at 11am.
03F-02-5
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, cooked pork from two days prior missing product date marking. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Shelf liners in walk in cooler soiled food debris. Cook line microwave interior has food debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink by three compartment sink used to store large lid. Operator removed lid from hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam bowl used as scoop in bulk flour container. Operator removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves of cook line.
14-45-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Floor, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cook line with debris build up. Dust/webs build up on ceiling tiles. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw chicken and shrimp stored on the floor of the walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. On cook line, knife stored between flip top reach in cooler and prep table. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease build up on cook line hood filters. Reach in chest freezers door gaskets soiled, mold like substance and debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, uncovered containers of cut cabbage, bean sprouts, chicken. Operator began covering. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken on a stick, thawing at ambient air temperature on back prep table. Operator relocated to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep counter opposite fryers. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
29
Aug 29, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
32
Dec 6, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
29
Jul 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
33
Mar 7, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
In-Use Utensils Properly Stored
FL-43
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Jul 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 20 live ants in bulk containers of dry goods.
35A-09-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed live ants in bulk containers of sugar, cornstarch and flour.
01B-13-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds chicken, garlic in oil, broccoli, noodles, cabbage on time. Unable to provide paperwork. Provided operator blank copy during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in back hand wash sink. Items were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Flying insect strip in kitchen with large amount of dead insects.
35A-06-4
Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Employee cot set up in dry storage area next to cases of single service items. Bed is in portioned area of dining room with dry goods, single service items and no complete separation.
43-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fans in walk in cooler with dust accumulation. Also shelving with rust.
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Self closer disconnected from back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Scoop made of old food container with narrow neck opening in use. Not easily cleanable. Person in charge discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler multiple items uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Items thawing at room temp. Person in charge moved to cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-01-5
43
Jan 24, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
In-Use Utensils Properly Stored
FL-43
61
Sep 1, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 4 dented cans of ketchup with dent along seam in dry storage. Also broccoli and rice at 45-50F in reach in cooler overnight above fill line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Sugar, flour stored in sterilite type containers in direct contact with food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-15-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cream cheese in walk in cooler. Raw beef stored over cheese wontons in reach in freezer. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Broccoli and rice at 45-50F in reach in cooler overnight above fill line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener with debris buildup.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Establishment is utilizing bleach with no food contact surface instructions.
22-38-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items stored on cases of food in dry storage.
40-06-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container holding bulk sugar with cracking/ missing pieces from the back.
14-38-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Two knives stored to the left of reach in cooler between crack. Items were removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Employee cot in dry storage area, not completely separate from food/ single service item storage.
43-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan and shelves in walk in cooler with debris buildup.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on line not inverted, person in charge inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler multiple items uncovered **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was China House last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China House on file is from Apr 16, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China House?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at China House.
How does China House compare to other restaurants in Hawthorne?
China House most recently scored 29 out of 100, which is lower than the Hawthorne average of 82.
Has China House's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at China House have averaged around 15 violations per visit, up from roughly 12 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at China House 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 House inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China House is inspected around two times per year on average.
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