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Failing Health Score
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JIN CHINA in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 23.8 out of 100 โ an F grade โ 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 23, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 87 total violations โ 15 critical, 17 major, 55 minor.
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The latest inspection on September 23, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl in bulk rice.
- [14-05-4] Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Throughout kitchen.
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Purple and blue cutting boards.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets in reach in 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 purse on dry storage shelf over bulk sugar.
- [41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medication on shelf over reach in cooler on cooks line.
- [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Eggrolls in walk in cooler.
- [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp over cooked shrimp in walk in cooler. Operator relocated.
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Raw beef on floor in walk in cooler Operator relocated.
- [27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turned off at Handwash sink near back door.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employees drinks on prep tables in kitchen.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
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