China House
Last inspected: Feb 25, 2026
39
Score
China House, located at 184 Marion Oaks Blvd 2D in Ocala, FL, had a high-risk inspection on February 25, 2026, with a score of 39. This inspection identified four critical and seven minor violations, including a repeat violation for improper food dispensing and an employee personal food storage issue that was corrected on-site. Across nine scored inspections, China House has historically maintained mostly medium-risk ratings.
9
Inspections
4
Critical latest
0
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 25, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 7 minor violations.
39
Oct 28, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
64
Jun 24, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Aug 20, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Jul 16, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Mar 6, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
74
Aug 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
30
Jan 18, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
74
Sep 13, 2022
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Violations — Feb 25, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One bowl in thick sauce. Removed during this inspection. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowl on shelf over triple sink not inverted.
24-05-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food on shelf over customer food in reach in cooler. Operator moved all to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Several metal pans on clean dish shelf stacked together wet.
24-08-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in water at 109F on cookline. Operator refreshed then 155F. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One at triple sink.
21-12-4
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Male employee entered kitchen touching the back door then placed bin of chicken in cooler without washing hands.
12A-16-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee cooking chicken with hand on shirt continued to pick up tongs without washing hands.
12A-28-4
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: bags of raw pork on shelf over bags of cooked pork. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On top of make table at cookline: spring roll (68F - Cold Holding for 1.5 hours) discussed Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) and emailed DBPR forms. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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