China Wok
Last inspected: Jan 29, 2026
61
Score
The health department has logged 10 inspections at China Wok, the earliest from 2022. The most recent visit was on Jan 29, 2026. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near six violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.
Compared to other Tarpon Springs restaurants (averaging 77), there's room to close the gap. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
10
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 29, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 5 cans of ketchup, 7lb 2oz 2can oyster flavored sauce 4lb 14oz 2 cans Hoisin Sauce 5lb **Repeat Violation**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler - raw ground pork over bucket of sauce, tub of raw chicken over cooked noodles. In vertical freezer- raw chicken over fully cooked potstickers
08A-05-6
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 5 cans of ketchup, 7lb 2oz 2can oyster flavored sauce 4lb 14oz 2 cans Hoisin Sauce 5lb **Repeat Violation**
08B-20-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cooler on cook line
22-16-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of fry oil on floor, operator moved moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on prep table by tub of raw chicken, operator moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
61
May 20, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 16, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee started to put on gloves before starting work without hand wash instructed to wash hands before gloves. Employee washed hands.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook at wok did not wash hands before continuing to cook after cracking raw shell egg.
12A-27-4
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee started working from outside establishment. Did not wash hands before starting working. Instead to wash hands.
12A-16-4
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. On front prep table mylanta. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Back hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Sauce in soy sauce bucket on floor near walk in cooler. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Air fryer soiled. Employee cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Location: Walk in coolerA a.cooked chicken b.A Raw beef **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
43
Dec 10, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Unpackaged raw chicken stored on top of unpackaged breaded beef in reach-in freezer in warewashing area. Operator removed raw chicken from above breaded beef. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at the end of cooks line has ice and scrub pad inside bowl. Operator burned ice and removed scrub pad. **Corrected On-Site**
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. From walk-in cooler items prepared more than 24 hours ago not date marked. a. Fried chicken b. Baked chicken c. Cooked shrimp d. Cooked ribs **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
36-37-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-01-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues.
22-16-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler on cooks line shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-33-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Items cold holding at 41f or below not covered in walk-in cooler. a. Container of fried chicken b. Cooked ribs c. Baked chicken d. Multiple containers of vegetables.
08B-12-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-17-4
52
May 1, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw beef above cooked noodles and cut carrots in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
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. Bleach establishment is using is not for food contact surfaces, manager went to store and came back with the proper bleach for food contact surfaces **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
22-48-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handling raw foods then put gloves on and started preparing food and touching to go boxes without washing hands
12A-07-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Multiple items stored inside hand sink making it not accessible, items removed from hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
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. Emailed manager form 5030-104 **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork, cooked chicken in walk in cooler not date marked **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water on table next to reach in cooler, drink removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between reach in cooler and prep table
10-17-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken (water temperature 65F), shrimp (water temperature 60F), beef (water temperature 70F)thawing in standing water
06-01-5
41
Jan 5, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food container containing flour, can opener. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-27: Container containing flour **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
90
Dec 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
47
Dec 20, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Pesticides stored on shelf with food. Operator relocated the pesticides. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-10-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over sauce in walk in cooler. **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork (74F - held on counter second temperature 63F ); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator stated that the food is placed in the refrigerator after lunch. We discussed the possibility of time as a public health control and I explained that foos can not be stored on the counter with out having time as a public health control in place. Pork (74F - held on counter); Poultry (89F - held on counter); rice (71F - held on counter); cut cabbage (80F - held on counter); Operator placed food in refrigerated unit. Foods were on the counter less than 4hours. Reach in cooler-Poultry (45F - Cold Holding); Poultry (44F - Cold Holding); Pork (45F - Cold Holding). Operator moved foods to an alternate cooler to cool, food was in reach in for less than 4 hours per operator. Food will be kept out of cooler until it can be determined if the cooler is working properly. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Flour stored in heavily soiled food container. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01B-13-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Egg rolls being cooled in deep pan on counter and in fryer basket. **Warning**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food container containing flour, can opener. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by chair. Operator moved chair **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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 chicken, cooked pork, egg rolls, cooked shrimp. **Warning**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Dates changed on expired employee training. Operator filling out new certificates during inspection without training. **Warning**
53B-11-4
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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-05-5
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in refrigerators behind front counter , white and glass front. **Warning**
23-24-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle on prep table next to clean equipment and food. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Flour stored in heavily soiled container in dry storage. See stop sale. **Warning**
08B-19-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Tubs of chicken and pork stored on the floor. Operator moved chicken and pork a minimum of 6" off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of dry ingredient buckets and flour container heavily soiled. lower shelf of prep tables. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. White reach in cooler behind front counter interior heavilysoiled. **Warning**
22-16-4
22
Jun 27, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 9 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
33
Oct 11, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
37
Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Wok last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Wok on file is from Jan 29, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Wok?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at China Wok.
How does China Wok compare to other restaurants in Tarpon Springs?
China Wok most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Tarpon Springs average of 77.
Has China Wok's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at China Wok have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at China Wok 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 Wok inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Wok is inspected around three times per year on average.
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