CHINA HOUSE
184 MARION OAKS BLVD 2D, OCALA, FL 34473
License #5202238
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Mixed Health Record
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CHINA HOUSE in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 76 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 14, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 12 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 11 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on August 14, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 5 critical, 3 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
- [12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Male employee rinsed hands and arms in triple 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. All Food in Walk in cooler and reach in cooler missing date marked.
- [10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, next to rice warmer, spoon in 120F water, Manager discarded the water.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets with mold like substance.
- [25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Multiple to go containers not inverted, manager inverted all.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cook line, noodles 49F, raw beef 47F, raw shrimp 48F, chicken 46F, noodles 49F, Manager moved all items to freezer, also at room temperature, cooked chicken 48F, chicken 66F, per manager items were pulled out of fridge at 12:00, chicken will be held on time and discarded at 4:00pm, Inspector provided DBPR form during inspection.
- [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, and selling food to customers with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2026
- [09-01-4] 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. Male employee cutting vegetables for latter use with bare hand, inspector instructed to stop, wash hands and use gloves
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler on cook line, lid with mold like substance, also microwave soiled with food residue and can opener blade.
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In Walk in cooler, raw chicken stored above bucket with sauce, also on cook line, raw chicken above egg rolls, manager moved all.
- [12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Male employee entered kitchen from outside and started working with food and cleaned equipment, Inspector instructed to stop and wash his hands.
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