CHINA RESTAURANT

Name: CHINA RESTAURANT
Address: 13052 RACE TRACK ROAD, TAMPA, FL, 33626, US
Rating: 29.8

13052 RACE TRACK ROAD, TAMPA, FL 33626

License #3915952

🥡 Chinese ℹ️

29.8 Grade F / 100

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September 25, 2026 · 9 findings · 4 critical

Routine - Food

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CHINA RESTAURANT in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 29.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 56 total violations — 9 critical, 17 major, 30 minor.

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees on the front line cook are not wearing hair restraints.
[53B-05-5] Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Expired on 8/10/2026 for all.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Multiple buckets of soy sauce and other sauces are stored on the floor throughout establishment.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked broccoli 78°F at 2:54 PM left on the counter at front line cook at 2:20 PM - cooled to 42°F at 3:28 PM.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establish are soiled.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Rubbing alcohol is stored on top of the front line reaching cooler. Manager remove rubbing alcohol at time of inspection.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink by front counter blocked by multiple boxes of paper bags inside fortune cookie boxes. Operator unblock sink at time of inspection.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wings are stored over ready to eat cooked barbecue pork, pork ribs, cooked chicken and eggrolls inside reach in cooler next to fryers. Inside walk in cooler: Raw ground pork stored over cooked chicken. Raw pork skewers stored over unwashed vegetables. Raw chicken wings are stored over unwashed broccoli. Raw frozen chicken are stored inside multiple reach in freezers over raw shrimp, beef, and pork and cooked chicken and wontons throughout establishment. Discussed with employee proper food storage.
[14-15-4] Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Spring rolls and crab Rangoons are stored directly on the shelves of reach in cooler door. Cooked crab rangoons are stored inside cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes originally stored raw chicken. Manager reheated all crab Rangoons to 165°F at time of inspection.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple personal beverages stored on table over bags for food takeout and bags of fried wonton chips. Located adjacent to front line fryers.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observe one employee on front line cook without any hair restraint. Employee wore a hat at time of inspection.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Multiple food items stored inside repurposed, soy sauce containers, such as oil, soy sauce, and Chinese five spice are stored on kitchen floor throughout establishment. Raw beef stored on floor inside walk-in cooler, operator relocated beef to an approved location at time of inspection.
[36-68-5] Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters and exterior of multiple cooking equipment in establishment are soiled.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Multiple food items inside walk-in cooler are not covered: bean sprouts, cut celery, cut cabbage, raw chicken, wings, and meat skewers.
[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. Observed an employee handling cell phone while cooking food at the front line fryers. Discussed with employee to not touch cell phone while preparing food. Employee washed hands after handling cell phone.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wings stored over cooked chicken, eggrolls, and barbecue pork inside front line reach in cooler/reach in freezer combo. Raw chicken stored over cooked barbecue pork and raw pork inside reach in freezer next to mop sink and three compartment sink.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of multiple reach in coolers and reach in freezers are soiled. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment are soil.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Multiple boxes of fortune cookies placed on top of handwashing sink next to cash register. Operator unblocked sink at time of inspection.