China Wok
Last inspected: Dec 17, 2025
78
Score
China Wok has been inspected eight times since 2022. On Dec 17, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near 12 violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the recurring theme, flagged six times.
Compared to the broader St. Augustine restaurant scene, this is about average. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 17, 2025
Complaint Full
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in kitchen not easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees on cook line preparing food no hair restraint. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back exterior door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets at main prep station soiled with dark mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler main prep station shelves soiled with food residue. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
78
Sep 30, 2025
Complaint Full
3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener in kitchen soiled.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at front counter has silver container inside. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Operator not properly dating cooked food items prepared on site and frozen for later use. **Repeat Violation**
02C-04-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle scoop use for yellow rice. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tile in kitchen area perforated acoustic tile not easily cleanable.
36-37-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone above prep table station in kitchen operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks on line engaging with food no hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back exterior door.
35B-01-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in reach in freezer closest to walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in between counter. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Walk in cooler shelves soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves soiled. Reach in freezer bottom interior soiled.
22-16-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted.
14-17-4
45
Jun 6, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In freezer; raw pork over wontons. And raw chicken over Krab. Person in charge moved raw pork and raw chicken to store properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touch his body and the continue to cook. Addressed and he washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Both sinks were inaccessible because of items in them. Person in charge removed items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork not dated. Person in charge dated yesterday. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At front. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Krab thawing on counter. Still partially frozen. Person in charge placed in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. On cookline where woks are. Person in charge removed dirty rags. **Corrected On-Site**
21-09-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go container in rice with no handle. Bowl used to scoop raw chicken. Person in charge removed both items. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Excess grease on floor under fryers.
36-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and oil on floor. Person in charge picked up and moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Establishment was using a cut container for rice. Person in charge disposed of counter. **Corrected On-Site**
14-13-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Both chest freezers have ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between prep table and cooler. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle/fryer baskets between uses. 1 pair of tong hanging from fryers.
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Next to rice, utensils in standing water. Person in charge emptied water. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets are soiled on reach in cooler on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
30
Dec 4, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
45
Jun 7, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken at prep table at 62F. Operator states has been out of the cooler for approximately 40 minutes. Employee moved chicken to walk in cooler. Temperature taken 15 minutes later at 57F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
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 in sheet pan covered in plastic wrap stored above prepared crab rangoons and unpackaged raw beef in stand up reach in freezer. Employee rearranged all to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at prep table with heavy debris. Operator removed to dish room for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor throughout kitchen and prep area soiled, heavy grease build up under fryer.
36-73-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in all reach in freezer units. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior top of microwave at prep table with food debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on walk in cooler and both reach in freezers by walk in cooler are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee water in reach in cooler by fryers stored above cooked chicken. Operator removed and discarded beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of cooked chicken and cooked egg rolls in walk in cooler stored uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in mop bucket with water outside back exit. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4
47
Nov 29, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 16 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. In reach-in freezer in back of kitchen, repackaged raw chicken stored over repackaged raw shrimp and raw pork. Also, I n white chest freezer near walk-in cooler, repackaged raw chicken stored over repackaged raw pork. Employee rearranged both freezers during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. On middle shelf across from cook line, 1 can of kitchen dented on the seam. Operator segregated can.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, cooked chicken (52F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (48F - Cold Holding) Operator stated shrimp and chicken had been in reach-in cooler approximately 3 hours. Operator put both in reach-in freezer to cool down. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Establishment uses chlorine for their triple sink but does not have test kit.
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. In walk-in cooler, multiple containers of egg rolls and one container of cooked chicken made a day prior but missing date mark. Operator dated items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in cooler across from cook line have food debris. Employee cleaned during inspection. Bottom shelf next to reach-in cooler has rust and food buildup. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
Basic - Mop sink used for other purposes. In back of building, mop sink filled with various items. Operator stated they didn't use mop sink often. Informed operator to use mop sink for cleaning purposes only, not storage, and employee removed everything from sink. **Corrected On-Site**
29-27-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice steamer, plastic Togo container used as scoop. In bulk container of sugar near the back, 2 plastic Togo containers used as scoops. Operator removed all containers. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Chest freezer and tall freezer near walk-in cooler have heavy ice buildup.
14-69-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Under cook line, container of oil stored on the floor. Operator moved oil. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on prep table next to reach-in cooler. Operator removed water bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Outside back of building, wet mop stored in bucket. Operator moved mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On shelf in back of kitchen, 4 packages of raw beef left out to thaw. Operator put beef in reach-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. In reach-in cooler on bottom shelf, container of cooked pork and container of cut lettuce not covered. Also, in walk-in cooler containers of cooked chicken, raw chicken, and egg rolls not covered. Also, in reach-in cooler behind front counter, containers of cooler chicken and egg rolls not covered. Also, in chest freezer next to walk-in cooler, multiple bags of raw chicken falling out of bags. Operator properly covered all items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In storage closet, box of plastic lids stored on the floor. Operator moved lids. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelves under front counter and bottom shelf next to fryer are lined with cardboard. Operator removed cardboard. **Corrected On-Site**
14-05-4
30
Mar 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 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. In reach-in freezer near back door observed multiple trays of raw chicken stored over open boxes of shrimp and tray of lobster. Employee began rearranging during inspection. In chest reach-in freezer near walk-in cooler observed portioned raw chicken stored over ready to eat pork strip portions. Operator began rearranging during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08A-17-6
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. Observed no written cleanup procedures available. Provided operator with handout during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At end of cook line observed bulk container of corn starch without label. Operator labeled container during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk-in cooler observed multiple containers of egg rolls uncovered. Operator stated rolls were cooked the day prior and began covering during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
70
Dec 2, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 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. Observed cabbage, noodles and garlic oil mix without out time marks. Operator stated items were placed half hour to one hour prior and placed correct times during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In standing reach-in freezer near three compartment sink observed pans of raw chicken covered in plastic wrap stored over multiple boxes of shrimp. Operator moved shrimp during inspection. In reach-in freezer right of back door, observed two bowls of raw chicken wings with plastic wrap stored over wontons and beef items. Operator moved chicken during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener attached to prep table with heavy food debris buildup on blade. Operator placed opener in dish to be cleaned during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Near back door observed handwash sink completely blocked by multiple items. Operator removed items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk-in cooler observed garlic oil mix without prepared date. Operator stated mix was prepared the day prior and marked with correct date. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On three compartment sink observed bottle of chemical without label. Operator labeled bottle during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In storage room near restroom observed bag of employee clothes stored over individual portions of fried noodles. Operator moved clothes during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed back door exit it's large gap at bottom of door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Observed chest reach-in freezer near right side of back door with cardboard taped to exterior lid of freezer. Operator removed cardboard during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-47-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In walk-in cooler observed shelves with extreme food debris buildup. Observed all reach-in freezers in kitchen with extreme grease buildup on exterior. Observed bottom shelves of prep tables with heavy rust buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed multiple employee drinks and food items stored over customer food in reach-in cooler at front counter. Operator moved employee items to bottom of cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk-in cooler observed multiple containers of eggrolls uncovered. Operator stated egg rolls were cooked day prior.
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed multiple bulk containers of cornstarch, sugar and flour without labels. Operator began labeled containers during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
02D-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 Dec 17, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Wok?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at China Wok.
How does China Wok compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
China Wok most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is about the same as the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has China Wok's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at China Wok have averaged around 12 violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at China Wok 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 Wok inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Wok is inspected around three times per year on average.
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