CHINA YUAN RESTAURANT
8502 N ARMENIA AVE #A1 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33604
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
32 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Went from three compartment sink to cook line **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. Cutting peppers that will not be immediately cooked **Warning**
12A-19-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with cold water. Went over proper handwashing with employee **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions sauce 73°f, fresh garlic in oil 71°f, raw beef 32-63°f, Taro dumpling 47°f, cooked taro 47°f, cooked noddles 47-48°f, raw shell eggs 48°f, cooked chicken 48°f, raw chicken 47°f, cooked beef 44-45°f, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-07-4High Priority – Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken behind peas **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 4 on cook line by woks, approximately 5 on wheels/floor under woks, 3 by fryer oil boxes, approximately 24 on wheels on reach in cooler, approximately 4 by motor of reach in cooler **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Flat stop, stove sop **Warning**
22-05-4Intermediate – Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk in cooler/reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 22
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soy sauce **Warning**
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Handwash sink handles cook line, reach in cooler gaskets soiled, exterior bulk food containers, fan/hose over dish machine **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damaged acoustic ceiling tiles- replace with vinyl ceiling tiles **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cook line **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 2 by prep table by by woks, 1 by reach in cooler **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Oysters in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cook line **Warning**
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Containers of sauces and flour under three compartment sink and handwash sink- began moving product **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Sauces, boxes of meats in walk in freezer **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Oven **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
14-31-4Basic – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags for cooked duck, shrimp shells **Warning**
29-49-5Basic – Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. 3 door stainless cooler **Warning**
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. **Warning**
08B-13-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cut vegetables, cooked meat, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dish area, cook line **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 7:56 AM.
Violation category totals
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5 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 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.