China Sun
Last inspected: Feb 2, 2026
82
Score
The health department has logged eight inspections at China Sun, the earliest from 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Feb 2, 2026. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around eight violations compared to roughly 10 violations earlier on.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “stored food not covered”, showing up four times.
China Sun scores about where you'd expect for a St. Augustine restaurant. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
8
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 2, 2026
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Food debris behind standing reach in freezers behind make line, under fryers on cook line, and under racks in walk in cooler. Also fan guard covers in walk in cooler have a build up of white substance. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In all standing reach in freezers in kitchen.
14-69-4
Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. To go spoons at front counter for customer self service are not placed in container with all food contact surfaces in the same direction. Operator corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-09-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of ready to eat items in walk in cooler, such as cut cabbage, cut onions, egg rolls, and General Tso chicken. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
82
Jul 8, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of hoisin sauce on rack by back door to kitchen.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu (46F - Cold Holding) in covered container sitting on top of other containers in top section of flip top reach in cooler on make line. Per operator lid consistently open for about 1 hour, tofu moved to bottom of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. fried shrimp (129F - Hot Holding) sitting in strainer over woks for the duration of the inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of bleach stored with boxes of individual soy sauce under front counter, bleach moved. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitation bucket under triple sink reading 200ppm. Operator remade to 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4
Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. At front counter, operator moved box to outside be disposed of later.
33-02-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. By back door to kitchen and around large white reach in freezer in prep area. In walk in cooler. Also build up of debris on fan covers in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease on hood filters and hood filter system on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in freezer with bags of ready to eat food in prep area, drink moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of aluminum pans over reach in freezer by front counter, operator corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. 3 bus tubs of fried chicken in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
35
Jan 7, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. mushroom soup (114F - Hot Holding) sitting out next to steam table on make line, per manager soups was made less then 1 hour ago, soup placed in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener blade on prep table in prep area.
22-02-4
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.
11-27-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water over prep table/steam well on make line, water moved. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line and rack in back storage area.
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of dust on plants and small table in dining area, operator dusted. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cardboard boxes used for sauce packets reused to stored prepare produce in walk in cooler.
25-32-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of cut produce and cooked animal products in walk in cooler not covered.
08B-12-5
55
Aug 7, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. bamboo shoots (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding) in top section of reach in cooler on make line, per employee lid has been consistently open for several hours, lid closed **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. mushroom soup (114F - Hot Holding) in container sitting out next to steam well on make line, per employee soup has been there next for less then 1 hour.
03B-01-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over cooked chicken in reach in freezer near front counter, beef moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled cutting board over triple sink.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cream cheese wonton (86F - Cooling, after 30 minutes 85F); cut cabbage (74F - Cooling, after 30 minutes 74F) left sitting out on prep table to cool, all items moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. At front counter
33-02-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Lining shelves in reach in freezer. Lining shelves in storage area in back of kitchen. Lining small shelve on wok station. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce in storage area behind make line, sauce moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Soiled and ripped foil covering pipe next to wok station.
14-20-4
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Feb 27, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 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. Raw beef and raw chicken stored over French fries and chicken fingers in standing reach in freezer near front counter, all items removed from original packaging. Also raw chicken stored over raw beef in standing reach in freezer behind make line in kitchen, all items removed from original packaging. Also raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Also raw pork egg rolls stored over cooked tempura chicken in reach in cooler by front counter. Operator rearranged all items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bucket lids in hand wash sink by triple sink in back of establishment, lids removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Bathroom door does not close all the way by itself.
32-04-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In walk in cooler. On racks in back storage area and on shelves on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Multiple items of person food stored over food to be served to the public in walk in cooler and several reach in freezers throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce and cooking oil on cook line, manager corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door to kitchen self closing device is broken and door does not close by itself.
35B-03-4
61
Sep 21, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 15 violations
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 and raw beef in plastic containers over bags of ready to eat product. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
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. At time of inspection three current food handler training certificates are expired.
53B-14-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board behind the faucet for the three compartment sink has build up of food residue staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on the warewashing line used to store plastic container lids.
31A-11-4
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 chicken from the previous day with no product date marking. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. In the standup reach in freezer on the backside of the cook line, multiple containers of food not stored covered.
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. On the shelf next to the beverage cooler in the dining room area, plastic utensils not stored with all handles facing the same way.
25-02-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line shelves of the reach in freezer. Cardboard used on prep counter next to fryer under cooling chicken. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler, employee personal food labeled as such stored over food to be served to customers. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer on the main cook line with a missing door handle. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Hood system over the main cook line has grease beginning to drip from hood filters to the wall behind the cook line.
36-63-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave at the front counter has old food debris inside around the rotating plate.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease and food debris on the top portion of the fryers. Reach in cooler and walk in cooler door gaskets have mold like substance build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment reuses cardboard containers to store cooked chicken in the reach in cooler on the main cook line. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
35
Feb 15, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 14 violations
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, commercially packaged raw scallops stored over open container of cooked ready to eat pork. In the walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored over cooked noodle and pork.
08A-02-6
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. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk in cooler and main cook line reach in freezer have mold like substance and food residue staining in the door gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels available at the hand wash sink closest to the three compartment sink. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-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 the walk in cooler multiple time/temperature control food for safety cooked and stored with no product date marking. Operator states items cooked every two days.
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. At time of inspection two employee training certificates incorrectly filled out with four years instead of three. Operator adjusted the dates of the certificates. **Corrected On-Site**
53B-10-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Multiple shelves lined with cardboard, front reach in cooler used as a prep table for carry out items lined with cardboard. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food stored on the bottom shelf of the standup reach in freezer not identified as personal food. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean metal bowls stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Main cook line reach in freezer has a missing door handle.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. On the backside of the main cook line, bag of carrots stored on the floor. Operator relocated the carrots to the correct storage location. At the end of the main cook line closest to the walk in cooler, container of fryer oil stored in the floor. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Main cook line hood filters have accumulation of grease. Operator states has cleaning scheduled. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reuse of cardboard boxes to store food, in the front reach in cooler multiple cooked items stored in reused egg roll boxes. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet wiping cloths stored on the front of the wok station. One wet wiping cloth on the clean prep table in front of the soup well. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
35
Sep 21, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
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
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Sun last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Sun on file is from Feb 2, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Sun?
Across the inspection record, “stored food not covered” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at China Sun.
How does China Sun compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
China Sun most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is about the same as the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has China Sun's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at China Sun have averaged around eight violations per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at China Sun 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 Sun inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Sun is inspected around two times per year on average.
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