CHEN'S KITCHEN

Name: CHEN'S KITCHEN
Address: 7056 WATERSET BLVD, APOLLO BEACH, FL, 33572, US
Rating: 64.9

7056 WATERSET BLVD, APOLLO BEACH, FL 33572

License #3919373

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64.9 Grade F / 100

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CHEN'S KITCHEN in APOLLO BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 64.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 38 total violations — 6 critical, 7 major, 25 minor.

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The latest inspection on April 16, 2026 shows 15 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 10 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep cooler.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above 3 compartment sink.
[25-02-4] Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic forks and spoons not all facing the same direction.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Replaced at time of inspection.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Near 3 compartment sink
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone above reach in cooler.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in salt, manager removed at time of inspection.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 6 dented cans of Hoisin sauce, 1 dented can of baby corn, 1 dented can of oyster sauce in dry storage.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Fryer oil on floor.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowl in hand wash sink, removed at time of inspection.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep cooler.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked chicken in reach in cooler. Manager removed chicken at time of inspection.

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began working with food without washing hands.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls with no handle in sugar. Employee removed at time of inspection.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Ribs in reach in cooler not date marked.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink near register temped 79 F, ran approximately 2 minutes.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sani bucket in hand wash sink, employee removed at time of inspection.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat above prep cooler.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 68 F sitting out on prep table on cook line for 2 hours, manager placed in walk in cooler.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked chicken in reach in cooler across from fryers.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between reach in cooler and prep table.
[21-03-4] Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Manager remade sanitizer bucket tested 50 ppm chlorine.
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
[25-02-4] Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic forks and spoons not all facing the same direction.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards. Old food residue on prep table next to rice cooker.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes not inverted on dry storage rack.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Fryer oil on floor, employee removed at time of inspection.
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed employee use half cut up single service gallon to scoop rice.
[03F-02-5] 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. No time mark on chicken and egg rolls held on time. Employee time marked at time of inspection.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of flour not labeled. Manager labeled at time of inspection.

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