China Town
Last inspected: Dec 8, 2025
70
Score
China Town appears in inspection records eight times, starting in 2022. The most recent visit was on Dec 8, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near six violations each time.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed”, showing up four times.
The city-wide average sits at 80, which China Town's 70 doesn't quite reach. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
8
Inspections
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Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red toxic substance in spray bottles on rack by triple sink not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
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. Operator purchased bleach during visit. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-38-5
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. **Repeat Violation**
35B-08-4
Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk in cooler shelves rusted. **Repeat Violation**
36-52-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
70
Jan 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs were stored directly above cooked pork in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved to proper storage hierarchy for food safety. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Printed forms in Chinese and Spanish for Operator. Operator signed form during the visit. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
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. Employee purchased food grade bleach during the visit. Provided Operator with Spanish and Chinese Manual Ware Washing handout. **Corrected On-Site**
22-38-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing red toxic substance not labeled, stored on bottom shelf of the speed rack by rheumatologist three-compartment sink.
41-17-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink by the back door was blocked by utensils in the basin. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Water damaged/wet strips present only.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by the back door. Operator stocked towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles near the back door are water damaged and stained.
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle was on the prep table.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public, both in the walk-in cooler and the front reach-in cooler. Educated Operator to store personal food segregated and clearly marked for personal use.
08B-49-4
Basic - Faucet/handle for cold water missing at handwashing sink by the back door.
29-09-4
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment: cook line, expo line, pathway to walk-in cooler. Educated Operator that these can not be hanging over food prep areas.
35B-08-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened Monster beverage was stored in the freezer by the three-compartment sink.
12B-13-4
Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily rusted. **Repeat Violation**
36-52-4
Basic - Three employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One was running food to the walk-ins and two were on the cook line.
13-03-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fan covers in the walk-in cooler heavily soiled.
36-50-4
30
Aug 20, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable and are heavily rusted and flaking. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-20: Time extended to give Operator time to correct this issue. **Time Extended**
36-52-4
95
Aug 19, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Operator is hot-hosing floors and using a squeegie to send all waste water and trash onto the ground outside the back door. Explained to Operator the use of floor drains and mop sinks.
28-14-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Seven egg rolls on time control with no time marking. Operator discarded. Ten pounds of fried chicken held on time control with all four-hour daypart times listed on the tracking board. Operator unsure which times coincided with chicken on the table. The 11-3 daypart was still listed on the board and it was 3:18 pm. Chicken was discarded. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk-in cooler: shrimp (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F - Cold Holding); beef (45F - Cold Holding). Ambient temperature was 50F. Operator stated door had been left open for cleaning. Educated Operator on keeping door closed to protect food. Door closed and checked 30 minutes later and ambient temperature had dropped to 43F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Seven egg rolls on time control with no time marking. Operator discarded. Ten pounds of fried chicken held on time control with all four-hour daypart times listed on the tracking board. Operator unsure which times coincided with chicken on the table. The 11-3 daypart was still listed on the board and it was 3:18 pm. Chicken was discarded. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cooking tools in the sink basin by the back door.
31A-09-4
Basic - Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable and are heavily rusted and flaking.
36-52-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bag of shredded pork observed on sheet rack. Operator stated it was thawing. Educated Operator on proper thawing methods and Operator placed in walk-in cooler.
06-01-5
45
Feb 20, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed container of raw shrimp stored over container of green peppers in walk in cooler. Operator placed shrimp on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Interior roof of microwave oven.
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense precooked pork and sugar.
14-01-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated gray-like substance in walk in cooler.
36-27-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar bin.
02D-01-5
67
Jan 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Observed: Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed establishment cooking and preparing food. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ **Warning** Priority: High Priority
50-08-7
High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products of frozen raw chicken stored over packaged frozen vegetables. **Warning** Priority: High Priority
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Observed: Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed frozen precooked pork not date marked. **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
02C-04-5
Intermediate - Observed: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed scoop stored in hand wash sink in back cook line area. Operator removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
31A-11-4
Basic - Observed: In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed knives. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: Basic
10-17-4
58
Feb 8, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Two bins rice and one bin MSG in back dry storage not food grade. This is a repeat violation from 12/7/2022. Operator has replaced some containers with food grade containers. Spoke with operator about using food grade liners or original packaging to prevent direct contact in non food grade containers. **Repeat Violation**
14-15-4
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. Cooked egg rolls and raw shell eggs on cook line with no time mark, per operator removed from temperature control 45 minutes ago. Operator labeled both items. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored on cook line above and next to container of oil.
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb outside back door of kitchen.
29-34-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in restroom.
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, and warewashing areas.
36-37-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under back end of cook line and under fryer.
36-73-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle stored on grass outside back door of restaurant. This is a repeat violation from 11/1/2021 and 4/13/2022, 12/7/2022. **Repeat Violation**
33-23-4
43
Dec 7, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator sent employee to purchase approved chlorine sanitizer for establishment and received sanitizer at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-48-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken over ready-to-eat carrots in walk-in cooler. This is a repeat violation from 11/1/2021 and 4/13/2022. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 11 live roaches under prep side equipment next to cook line. **Warning**
35A-05-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Non food grade containers in use in reach-in freezer containing egg rolls, breaded chicken. Non food grade paper, menus, used to line container storing egg rolls in reach-in cooler, both close to front of cook line. **Warning**
14-15-4
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Some training cards missing date issued, full name of card holder, expiration date. Operator filled out missing information. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-10-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at all sinks in establishment. Per operator hot water heater is not working after hurricane damage. **Warning**
27-16-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle stored on grass outside back door of restaurant. This is a repeat violation from 11/1/2021 and 4/13/2022. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-23-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 15 dead roaches observed under equipment across from cook line prep area. 4 dead roaches behind reach-in freezer next to triple sink. **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of raw shrimp, shredded carrots stored on floor in walk-in cooler. This is a repeat violation from 11/1/2021 and 4/13/2022. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour bins in dry storage next back of kitchen not labeled. **Warning**
02D-01-5
37
Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Town last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Town on file is from Dec 8, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Town?
Across the inspection record, “shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at China Town.
How does China Town compare to other restaurants in Bonita Springs?
China Town most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Bonita Springs average of 80.
Has China Town's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at China Town have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at China Town 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 Town inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Town is inspected around three times per year on average.
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