MR KING CHINESE RESTAURANT
471 1 TERR NE · CRYSTAL RIVER · Citrus County · FL 34429
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
38 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm Corrected to 50 ppm
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Fried Noodles on guest table Discussed the importance of keeping noodles covered and not reserving between guests Operator voluntarily discarded **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Line Cook Educated employees **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Female server in kitchen Discussed with manager **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-03-4High Priority – Heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Rice sitting on counter cooked at 11 am, it is 1:45 and the rice is 90° **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg roll 52° sitting on counter. Discussed with operator his options of leaving food out under Time As A Public Health Control, operator voluntarily discarded **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. *Raw eggs over cooked shrimp, chestnuts, peppers and corn * raw eggs in walk in cooler over prepared sauces. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 11 live roaches inside gasket area of reach in cooler on cooks line Operator killed
41-01-4High Priority – Spray bottle with chemical/toxic substance stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Glass cleaner on shelving with food.
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Rice sitting on counter next to walk station. Cooked at 11, it is now 1:45 and it is 90° **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 7
53B-15-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. Dishwasher did not know to check the surface of the plate when checking the sanitizer in the dishmachine
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Bucket in sink **Repeat Violation**
22-28-4Intermediate – Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. All coolers **Repeat Violation**
03D-16-4Intermediate – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Noodles cooked at 12 covered in the walk in cooler. Still 75°
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. Nothing in the establishment is date marked Operator is dating now **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Only hand sink in kitchen
22-01-4Intermediate – Soda gun soiled.
Basic 21
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Interior and doors
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches inside gasket area of reach in cooler on cooks line Operator disposed of **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open tall glass coffee cup on counter
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone on cooks line Cell phone and cord on table Cigarettes in dry storage next to oil Cigarettes in dry storage on food shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks line employee
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Inside of rice cookers
36-41-4Basic – Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris.
36-18-4Basic – Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Throughout **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
23-05-4Basic – Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. **Outside of white and red containers on cooks line. **shelves in walk in cooler **shelves in server station **rice cooker **shelves on cook line
23-09-4Basic – Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Fryer cooler **Repeat Violation**
08B-13-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Egg rolls
36-72-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
36-26-4Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Kitchen counters **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Two buckets of White powdery substance on cooks line .
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:58 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.