Hong Kong

2525 Pasadena Ave S Ste K, South Pasadena, FL 33707
Last inspected: Dec 2, 2025
21
Score
High Risk

Hong Kong, located at 2525 Pasadena Ave S Ste K in South Pasadena, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on December 2, 2025, with a score of 21. This inspection identified 4 critical, 3 major, and 13 minor violations. Previous inspections at this establishment have also resulted in high-risk classifications.

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Inspections
4
Critical latest
3
Major latest
13
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 2, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
21
Mar 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
45
Oct 26, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
45
Jun 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Jun 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Jan 17, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
37
Violations — Dec 2, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with self-closing doors.
32-04-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. -on walk in cooler, reach in coolers, and reach in freezers.
23-24-4
Basic - Ceiling tiles throughout kitchen, food storage areas, and dining area shows damage and are stained and sagging.
36-32-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind prep cooler on cookline. Operator cleaned area. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -employee drinks stored over prep cooler on cookline line Operator removed and moved to lower shelf away from food areas. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Evidence of employee smoking in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Coffee mug containing smoked cigarette butts on shelf in food preparation area near walk in cooler.
12B-06-4
Basic - Exterior screen door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-01-4
Basic - Floors and walls soiled/has accumulation of debris. -floors under cookline and prep tables soiled with grease and food debris. -walls behind cookline and prep tables soiled with grease and food debris. -floors in dry storage room near kitchen exit soiled with black debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezers throughout establishment. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
21-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -cookline equipment and shelving on cookline are soiled with accumulation of grease and food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. - two freezers containing unpackaged food in dining area not secured with lock
08B-63-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap in 3 compartment sink after handling raw chicken.
12A-20-4
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 using unapproved bleach product in sanitizer bucket. Operator remade bucket with quaternary sanitizer at 200PPM. **Corrected On-Site**
22-48-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -plastic grocery bags being used in direct contact with raw and ready to eat foods in reach in coolers and freezers
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Unpackaged raw pork over krab stick in chest freezer
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting board on cookline as well as on 3 compartment sink are grooved and stained. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
05-08-4
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Dry storage shelves and walk in cooler shelves rusted
22-31-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)