CHINA KING
15924 E HWY 40 · SILVER SPRINGS · Marion County · FL 34488
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
33 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee cracked eggs and immediately after started handling and serving ready to eat food on to go containers. **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – 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 touched with bare hand cooked noodles and left the noodles inside pot after manager instructed to used utensils. **Warning**
12A-11-4High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Female employee used restroom and didn't washer her hand in the kitchen prior to touch prep table. **Warning**
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handling personal plates immediately after started handling trays and containers with food. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Manager moved tongs from cook line and rinsed, no sanitization occurred. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Flying insects (two) at the dining and kitchen area, observed back door opened. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the front cooler, raw chicken stored above cooked pork. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Female employee using gloves, touched her face and continue working with food at the prep area. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line Cold holding: chicken 76F and 74F, noodles 54F, sprouts 73F, cabbage 59, per Manager items were pulled out of refrigerator at 12:50, Manager will use time as a public health control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-04-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cold holding: chicken 76F and 74F, noodles 54F, sprouts 73F, cabbage 59, Manager placed items on time from 12:50-4:50, at 4:50 Manager was using and serving the chicken. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At the triple sink area, soap containers and spray bottle with unknown substance stored next to chicken. **Warning**
Intermediate 6
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Manager washed hands in triple sink. **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Not available, inspection provided a digital copy. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the triple sink area blocked by containers and equipment stored inside sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Handwash sink at the triple sink area. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date marked on any food in walk-in cooler or reach-in coolers, per manage most items were prep/opened 04/22-24/2025. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the triple sink bottle with blue liquid detergent not labeled **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 16
32-02-4Basic – Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Female employee used bathroom and left door opened (used a chair to keep it opened). **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the front line, bowl no handle inside container of cooked chicken. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles above triple sink with mold like substance **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink above chicken tray. **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. At the prep area, plates with employee food next to trays and cutting board with customers food. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal jacket and purse stored on top of cans at the dry storage area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor underneath equipment heavily soiled with build up of grease. **Warning**
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use lids with cracks. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk-in cooler, onion bags on floor. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At the cook line, knife between reach-in cooler and prep table. **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. At the front counter area, tongs handle touching the food. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment heavily soiled with build up of grease and food residue, also shelves underneath equipment and tables. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At the triple sink, trays of raw chicken on top of sink, o running water, (chicken 40F). **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves rusted. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At the cook line, white wet cloth on prep table. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the storage area, bulk container with white powder substances not labeled, per manager containers have MSG, sugar and salt. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:42 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
7 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.