Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CHINA MAX

10345 US HWY 441 · BELLEVIEW · Marion County · FL 34420

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 3, 2026
Inspection typeFood-Licensing Inspection
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3787889
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13944730
DBPR license5202345

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority3 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority50-08-7

High Priority – Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ Establishment opened and operating since 10/13/26 with no license, license issue during today's inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Male employee moved bowl and tong to triple sink rinsed and placed it back on line to use, Inspector instructed to set triple sink and properly wash, rinsed and sanitized the equipment.

#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In Walk in cooler, raw pork stored above sauce buckets

#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at the front line, chicken 47F, manager voluntarily discarded.

#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line, broccoli 85F, per employee food heated around 10:30am, food will be discarded at 2:30

Intermediate 3

#8Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine

#9Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For six employees, inspector provided a digital copy during inspection.

#10Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in cooler on cook line, beef cooked 11/01/26 no date marked.

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In Walk in cooler, containers with fried chicken not covered and stored on first shelf.

#2Basic08B-17-4

Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In Walk in cooler shives stored above cut cabbage

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on November 5, 2026 8:36 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
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.