China Star
Last inspected: Oct 29, 2025
27
Score
China Star, located at 7940 Gall Blvd in Zephyrhills, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on October 29, 2025. This inspection identified 3 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor violations. Previous inspections for China Star have predominantly been medium-risk.
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Inspections
3
Critical latest
3
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 29, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 11 minor violations.
27
Feb 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
47
Jan 14, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
45
Jan 2, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 8 minor violations.
19
Apr 18, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
55
Dec 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
May 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
55
Oct 26, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
64
Violations — Oct 29, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used for scoop in flour container. Operator removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Operator has moved ceiling tile to where a hole is evident in the ceiling. Operator has been instructed to move it back. Operator moved tile back. **Corrected On-Site**
36-36-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Squid in walk in cooler not identified. Operator moved to a separate place away from food for the public. **Corrected On-Site**
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 and cigarettes stored on prep table on cookline.
40-06-5
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Shrimp, chicken wings, buckets of soy sauce in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Chicken and bean sprouts stored in reused single service seasoning containers. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Lids and to go containers not inverted on cookline,
25-06-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwash sink next to three compartment sink, slow draining. Operator snaked sink. No sink is working properly. **Corrected On-Site**
29-20-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw shrimp and bean sprouts and chicken not covered in the walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Sanitizer bucket by front counter filled with detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Operator dumped and remade sanitizer bucket correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
21-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer measured at 0ppm. Operator refilled bucket, retested at 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Grocery bags used for fish, chicken, and various other foods in stand up freezer by three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-5
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. 5 ants in dry storage 8 ants in dining area Operator killed cleaned then sanitized area. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and beef over krab Rangoon in stand up freezer behind counter and stand up freezer by three compartment sink. Operator moved raw below ready to eat.**Repeat Violation** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by chemical cart . Operator removed cart from in front of sink in ware washing area. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chemical test kit is expired and damaged unable to be used.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Raw chicken, pork, crab Rangoon, dumplings, bean sprouts, beef, shrimp in walk in cooler for 24 hours not date marked.
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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