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CHINA HOUSE

184 MARION OAKS BLVD 2D, OCALA, FL 34473

License #5202238

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Quick take

CHINA HOUSE in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86.4 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 5 critical, 13 minor.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on February 25, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 4 critical, 0 major, and 7 minor.

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Inspection History

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  • Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On top of make table at cookline: spring roll (68F - Cold Holding for 1.5 hours) discussed Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) and emailed DBPR forms.
  • [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One bowl in thick sauce. Removed during this inspection.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of reach in cooler.
  • [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowl on shelf over triple sink not inverted.
  • [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 touching the back door then placed bin of chicken in cooler without washing hands.
  • [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One at triple sink.
  • [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Several metal pans on clean dish shelf stacked together wet.
  • [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer: bags of raw pork on shelf over bags of cooked pork.
  • [10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in water at 109F on cookline. Operator refreshed then 155F.
  • [12A-28-4] 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. Male employee cooking chicken with hand on shirt continued to pick up tongs without washing hands.
  • [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food on shelf over customer food in reach in cooler. Operator moved all to bottom shelf.
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CHINA HOUSE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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