SHANG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT
2699 NE 35 ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34479
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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 egg and stirred then touched towel and picked up utensil then removed cooked vegetables from wok without washing hands.
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee on cook line wiped hands on towel at wok station between every task rather than washing hands.
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. Gray grocery tote holding cut broccoli in walk in cooler. Several rough and ridged areas in container.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2026. **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pan of raw chicken on shelf over container of cut produce. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in make table soiled with food debris.
53A-07-6Intermediate – No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One certified food manager for establishment expired 6/2026. **Warning**
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One in sauce and one in flour.
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Missing over walk in cooler.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Shelf in walk in cooler designated for employee food over buckets of sauce. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf over make table on cook line. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Throughout walk on cooler shelves have bubbling, flaking paint, and rust. Gasket on reach in freezer near back door is torn. Ice build up in chest freezer.
33-23-4Basic – Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Both located in behind building.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in freezer at end of cook line soiled with grease and food debris. Exterior of reach in make table soiled with grease. Hood filters soiled with grease. Exterior of salamander on cook line soiled with grease. Exterior of fryers soiled with dust. Gaskets on reach in freezer soiled with black substance. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Whisk hanging on wall near walk in cooler has old food debris.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jug with open handle cut in half and used as scoop. Blue plastic lining several pans of food in walk in cooler.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Male employee wiping hands on towel between every task on cook line.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling tiles near walk in cooler soiled with brown substance. Floor under fryers soiled with grease and food debris. Exterior of hood over cooking equipment soiled with grease and dust.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 2:17 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.