New China
Last inspected: Apr 22, 2026
32
Score
Public records show 11 inspections at New China stretching back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Apr 22, 2026. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around six violations per visit lately, up from roughly four violations before.
“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing six times across the record.
The city-wide average sits at 78, which New China's 32 doesn't quite reach. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
11
Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 22, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler. Raw chicken stored over sauces and cabbage. Raw shrimp stored over soup. Operator moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cabbage and cooked noodles on countertop. Time plan says to discard at 3pm.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler next to fryers on cook line cooked chicken (51F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (51F - Cold Holding); egg rolls (51F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cabbage and cooked noodles on countertop. Time plan says to discard at 3pm. SEE STOP SALE
03F-04-5
Intermediate - Employee dumping mop water in the three-compartment sink / food preparation sink. Mop sink blocked. Operator dumping used mop water in triple sink. **Warning**
28-07-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front counter being used to soak linens **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Under cook line
36-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods filters and surrounding surfaces have an accumulation of grease dripping. Walk-in cooler shelves are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles stored in toilet room/locker room/garbage room/mechanical room. Case of paper towels stored in restroom **Corrected On-Site**
25-18-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Open bags and containers of rice, flour, sugar, msg. Operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Broken fryer
33-31-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves are rusting
14-17-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo containers stored with food contact surface facing upwards. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
32
Dec 4, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce buckets in walk-in cooler . Operator moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk-in cooler door handle
23-24-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Multiple tiles have water damage. 1 hanging above walk-in cooler
36-32-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves are soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Bags of rice, sugar, cornstarch and flour not covered. Operator closed bags and placed lids over foods **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
67
May 29, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 21, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler to the right of fryers cooked chicken (51F - Cold Holding); eggrolls (53F - Cold Holding); raw beef (53F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on April 1, 2025
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over vegetables in walk in cooler. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Basic - In-use utensils stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Spatulas stored in gap between cook one and oven. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
61
Oct 28, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw chicken and raw shelled eggs stored above sauces. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put on hat **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelf liner is soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Operator reusing cardboard shipping boxes for raw chicken and raw shrimp to store cooked foods in walk in cooler. Operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4
74
Jun 5, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on April 1, 2024 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic Togo cup used as scoop in flour
14-01-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear metal door is rusted through and no longer meets protection requirements
35B-01-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Bags of flour not enclosed. Operator rolled shut **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves are soiled **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
70
Jan 4, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler nearest front counter. Raw chicken stored over cooked pork. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Forks in self service near front counter. Operator organized **Corrected On-Site**
25-02-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves are rusted
14-17-4
78
Aug 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
74
May 9, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook touched cooked chicken with barehands when moving from cooking equipment to be placed in Togo box
09-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cooked chicken on counter near fryers and cut cabbage on prep table still being used at 3:15. Time marking on wall indicates that they should have been discarded at 3pm
03F-04-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steamwell soup (120F - Hot Holding). Operator stated that it was made at 2pm. Turned up heat on well **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched pants then handled clean equipment without washing hands
12A-28-4
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 paperwork **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Wontons in walk in cooler do not have a date marking. Operator marked with sharpie **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic Togo container used as scoop in cut cabbage in walk in cooler
14-01-5
43
Sep 14, 2022
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Both employees. Lady took orders and payments, male touched back door handle then proceeded to prepare orders. **Repeat Violation**
12A-16-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cut carrots and sauce in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. Seafood Delight states fresh King Crab, not using King crab, using imitation crab. **Admin Complaint**
52-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front counter hand wash sink blocked by chair.
31A-09-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Over walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone next to cabbage.
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment and behind flip top freezer by rice cooker.
36-73-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Soy sauce bucket and jugs of fryer oil. **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hot well table lower shelf. Hood. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Rear door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Wontons in freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Potato starch container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
39
Jul 21, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 23 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. To go bags for food in freezer.
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw chicken, raw beef over ready to eat krab , sauce. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-13-5
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Soy sauce.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee drank from mug then proceeded to prepare other with washing hands. **Repeat Violation**
12A-05-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee arrived for work and washed hands with cold water. Re-educated, rewashed his hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-19-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Found cooked chicken on sink in kitchen cooked at 11:00, temperature at 11:30 90 degrees, recheck at 12:00 still 90, suggested placing in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of broiler, stated was last used yesterday . Began to clean during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by plastic container. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
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 diced pork. **Repeat Violation**
02C-04-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Wontons. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow liquid. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in dry rice.
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Over wall in cooler, 2 on cookline not smooth and easily cleanable.
36-32-5
Basic - Drain cover(s) displaced on mop sink. **Corrected On-Site**
29-18-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cook drinking in kitchen from open mug.
12B-12-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bucket of soy sauce in kitchen. Bucket of onions in walk in cooler, jugs of oil. **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4
Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Drill and paint mixer on hand to mix sauce. Not made for use with food.
14-13-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
23-03-4
Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Rear door. Also several tears.
35B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cut broccoli, cut onions. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was New China last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at New China on file is from Apr 22, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at New China?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at New China.
How does New China compare to other restaurants in Cocoa Beach?
New China most recently scored 32 out of 100, which is lower than the Cocoa Beach average of 78.
Has New China's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at New China have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at New China 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 New China inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, New China is inspected around three times per year on average.
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