CHINA CHEN

Name: CHINA CHEN
Address: 4880 SUN CITY CENTER BLVD, SUN CITY CENTER, FL, 33573, US
Rating: 55.2

4880 SUN CITY CENTER BLVD, SUN CITY CENTER, FL 33573

License #3912480

🥡 Chinese ℹ️

55.2 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

February 17, 2026 · 12 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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CHINA CHEN in SUN CITY CENTER currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 55.2 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 90 total violations — 18 critical, 14 major, 58 minor.

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August 29, 2024

The latest inspection on February 17, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 3 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor.

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep cooler.
[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 on plastic forks. Employee removed at time of inspection.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Reach in cooler gaskets.
[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.
[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. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Employee removed at time of inspection.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of seasoning not labeled.
[22-48-5] 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. Establishment has a non food contact surface chlorine sanitizer. Manager got approved food contact chlorine bleach at time of inspection.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef and raw chicken over sauce in walk in cooler.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken 62 F, cooked chicken wings 70 F both sitting on counter next to fryers. Manager states they were sitting there for 30 minutes. Manager placed items in reach in cooler at time of inspection.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep cooler.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on drink on dry storage shelf.
[12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employees eating in food prep area.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Containers of meat on floor in walk in cooler.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
[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.
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor.
[12A-29-4] Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched phone then began to grab containers of chicken without washing hands.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked pork in reach in freezer.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in walk in cooler.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut leafy greens 74 F, Broccoli 74 F, Chicken 76 F on counters. Employees placed in walk in cooler.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple food items in reach in cooler and walk in cooler not date marked.
[43-08-4] Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Child in kitchen.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in reach in cooler above sauces near register.
[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, operator removed at time of inspection.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above 3 Compartment Sink.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Sauce on floor across from walk in cooler. Broccoli on floor in walk in cooler.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In reach in freezer.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in rice.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
[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.
[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. Wet wiping cloth on prep table, operator removed at time of inspection.
[08B-27-4] Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Chicken in cardboard box.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce in walk in cooler.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 59 F on counter, operator placed in cooler at time of inspection.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator fill up bowl with handwash sink.
[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.