China Wok
Last inspected: Mar 31, 2026
45
Score
Inspectors have visited China Wok nine times, with records going back to 2022. On Mar 31, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A high risk rating points to multiple serious findings at the most recent inspection.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around six violations to closer to 13 violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “stored food not covered” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
The city-wide average sits at 74, which China Wok's 45 doesn't quite reach. Diners may want to weigh the inspection history when deciding to visit.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 31, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in reach in freezer. Not originally packaged. **Repeat Violation**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand was sink used for storage for lids by walk in cooler and by three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used as scooo for rice, **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Soiled cardboard lining the floor of walk in cooler. Operator disposed of cardboard. **Corrected On-Site**
36-06-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining the bottom of the exterior of the oven in kitchen.
14-45-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Parts of ceiling of kitchen acoustic tiles not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents soiled in kitchen
36-34-5
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Uncovered waste receptacle in unisex bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
32-12-6
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting board on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table next to raw meat. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bean sprouts and soy sauce stored on floor of walk in cooler. Operator moved food items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on handle in kitchen. Operator moved tongs, **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked chicken, bean sprouts, raw pork uncovered in walk in cooler. Operator covered food with plastic wrap. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
45
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 7 major violations. 14 minor violations.
View 23 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw meats over ready to eat vegetables in reach in freezer at ware washing area. Raw chicken and beef over ready to eat food items in walk in cooler. Raw meat over ready to eat foods in reach in freezer on cook line. Operator moved meats to proper area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Container of medicine stored in reach in soda cooler next to customer drinks. Operator removed medication. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-07-4
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Person in charge lacked knowledge of big 6 food borne illnesses. Sent them form HR 5030-100 **Warning**
11-07-5
Intermediate - Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Employee touching raw battered chicken bare handed. **Warning**
09-17-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
12A-03-4
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. Operator had no procedure for clean up of vomiting and diarrheal events. Provided them form HR 5030-104 **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at front counter blocked by boxes. Hand wash sink in ware washing area blocked by buckets. **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator has no chemical test kit for 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
16-37-1
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. No sanitizer of any kind available on site. Operator purchased proper sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-38-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved. **Warning**
14-09-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods uncovered in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee water in cooler next to customer drinks. Operator removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Waste basket in rest room uncovered. **Warning**
32-12-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of reach in freezer in ware washing area soiled with debris. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with form HR 5030-105 **Warning**
51-13-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles of reach in freezers in ware washing area soiled. **Warning**
23-24-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowls used as scoops in flour and sugar containers **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor in walk in cooler. Operator moved oil. Sauces stored on floor of cook line and prep area. Operator moved sauces. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Homemade Rice wine in walk in cooler not separated from food for the public, **Warning**
08B-49-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout kitchen soiled. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages on top of prep table in cook line. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles in kitchen. Not smoothie and easily cleanable. **Warning**
36-37-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of sugar and flour not labeled. **Warning**
02D-01-5
18
Mar 18, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
58
Dec 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw egg stored over lemon. No contamination observed.. operator removed egg and relocated it over raw chicken **Repeat Violation**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Papers stored in hand wash sink. Operator removed papers **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints used, Discussed the need to restrain hair when involved with food prep **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Walk in cooler shrimp, prepped onions, cooked chicken, cooked pasta not covered. Operator covered all food stored in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Discussed the need to store wiping cloths in sanitizer solution
21-12-4
67
Jul 11, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
67
Apr 30, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
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. Bean Sprouts, cut cabbage. Operator was able to determine when the food was placed on time as a public health control and time stamped accordingly **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over RTE sauce. Operator rearranged the walk in to gain compliance. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-05-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink near 3 compartment sink blocked with paperwork. Operator removed items from sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - 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. Cooked pork stored in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-04-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints being used. Discussed the importance of of restraining hair when involved in food prep. **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler buckets of sauce, rice noodles **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Walk-in cooler- Raw chicken egg rolls, prepped fresh vegetables, cooked chicken **Warning**
08B-12-5
41
Sep 22, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
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.operator was able to time mark accordingly **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked food stored directly in grocery bag.
14-31-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Fried chicken cooling on counter in deep bowl.
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Operator was able to determine the prep times of food and will date accordingly Fried Chicken, pork Ribs , egg rolls and pork **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Operator reusing raw egg crates to drain fried foods in strainer **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of chicken, bean sprouts and soy sauce stored on floor of walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
55
Mar 30, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hand with out soap, discussed proper hand washing with operator. Provided handout for proper hand washing in Chinese **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
12A-20-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Discussed and provided handout pertaining to vomit and diarrheal events. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
11-27-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Discussed and provided employee agreement **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee x2 no hair restraint. Discussed the importance of restraining hair **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
13-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of lower reach in of make table on cook line. Gaskets on walk in cooler Shelving of walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Prepped raw onions, shrimp, chicken, pork, egg rolls **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended**
08B-12-5
61
Oct 27, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 46F cold hold held over wells of prep table, rice (81F - held on counter); egg rolls (78F - held on counter), bean sprouts (83F - held on the counter **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: High Priority
03A-02-5
High Priority - Observed: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk in cooler raw chicken stored over rice noodles and sauce. Raw chicken relocated by operator **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: High Priority
08A-20-5
High Priority - Observed: Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Pork stored in grocery bags in reach in freezer. Discussed the importance of storing food in bags approved for food storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: High Priority
14-31-5
Intermediate - Observed: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink behind front counter blocked by boxes. Operator removed boxes. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Observed: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Paperwork stored in hand wash sink, operator relocated paperwork **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Observed: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls, cooked pork, cooked chicken. Ope was able to determine the cook date and dated accordingly **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
02C-02-5
Basic - Observed: Food stored on floor. Cabbage, buckets of sauce **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Basic
08B-38-4
Basic - Observed: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves of walk in cooler heavily soiled **Warning** Priority: Basic
23-03-4
Basic - Observed: Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Egg cartons used to drain oil from a strainer of chicken. Cans reused to store raw chicken. Discussed the importance of not reusing single use containers **Warning** Priority: Basic
25-32-4
Basic - 5 Observed: Stored food not covered. Walk-in- prepped cabbage, broccoli and onions, Cut pork,fried chicken, egg rolls. **Warning** Priority: Basic
08B-12-5
Basic - Observed: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go container used to dispense flour. Operator removed container from bag **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: Basic
14-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Wok last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Wok on file is from Mar 31, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Wok?
Across the inspection record, “stored food not covered” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at China Wok.
How does China Wok compare to other restaurants in Palm Harbor?
China Wok most recently scored 45 out of 100, which is lower than the Palm Harbor average of 74.
Has China Wok's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at China Wok have averaged around 13 violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at China Wok 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 Wok inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Wok is inspected around three times per year on average.
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