Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

LINGUI #1 CHINESE RESTAURANT

1371 S WALNUT STREET #1300 · STARKE · Bradford County · FL 32091

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 5, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3690696
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13623992
DBPR license1400204

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority5 Intermediate14 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical23 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#15High Priority12A-12-4

High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee on cook line handling raw chicken with bare hands, place it in the wok then rinse hands and begin working with customers order of cooked chicken. **Warning**

Warning
#16High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee rinse out metal bowl used as portion bowl on cook line without washing or sanitizing and place back on the cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#17High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the cook line flip top reach in cooler, raw chicken in container over uncovered noodles in water. In the glass door reach in freezer, raw chicken stored over uncovered cooked ready to eat pork. Operator relocated storage locations. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#18High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Egg rolls held on cook line utilizing time as public health control missing product time marking. Employee states just placed out and discussed time marking. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 5

#19Intermediate53A-03-7

Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One food manager for establishment, Wei Lin expired food manager certificate from 1/4/2026. **Warning**

Warning
#20Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Rice cookers on cook line with burned on food debris on lip of container around seal. Food prep table on cook line has build up of food debris along edges of the table where prep table meets equipment. Interior of flip top reach in cooler on the cook line has food debris build up along edges of top portion of the cooler. Cutting board on the cook line with food residue staining. Can opener on prep table soiled with old food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#21Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink between prep and cook line blocked by empty containers stored in the sink. Operator removed the containers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#22Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink between prep station and cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#23Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler multiple containers of cooked chicken prepared on Sunday missing product date marking. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 14

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal can used as scoop in bulk rice containers with no handle. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic23-24-4

Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in freezer in dry storage area with visibly soiled door handles. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk in cooler, employee personal food stored on shelves of walk in cooler over and directly on food for customers. Operator relocated personal fish dish from on top of food for customers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket stored on single service cutlery box. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#5Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.

#6Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor and wall at end of cook line by bulk rice containers soiled with grease and food debris. Floor under dry storage and warewashing area soiled with debris. Wall behind warewashing area soiled food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#7Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, containers of sauce stored on the floor and bag of onions stored on the floor. Operator began relocating. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning
#8Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Glass door reach in freezer has ice build up along seal of doors.

#9Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line, rice scoop stored in water at 66F.

#10Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease and food debris in catch tray under cook line broiler oven. Shelves under cook line prep tables with build up of spilled food debris. Bulk rice containers at end of cook line soiled with grease debris build up. Glass doors of reach in freezer soiled with food residue. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#11Basic21-11-4

Basic – Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitizer solution by three compartment sink, stored on the floor and visibly soiled with food residue. **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic21-10-4

Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Multiple soiled wiping cloths stored on cook line prep stations. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at base of flip top reach in cooler on cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer, uncovered containers of cooked pork and cut carrots. In walk in cooler multiple containers of chicken stored uncovered. Bulk flour, salt containers stored uncovered. Operator covered. Multiple sauce containers in walk in cooler uncovered. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:30 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
4 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.