CHINA YUAN RESTAURANT
8502 N ARMENIA AVE #A1 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33604
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to handling clean dishes without washing hands. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cabbage 49F, sitting out. Placed in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 dry droppings on floor under woks off cookline, approximately 5 rodent droppings under steamer on cookline(can't reach them). Operator cleaned them up. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by food cooling **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **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. Cooked chicken in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 16
23-03-4Basic – Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Cooking equipment -reach in cooler baskets soiled on cookline **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bucket of beef, buckets of sauce **Warning**
36-37-4Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles in kitchen **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cookline **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead on the floor on cookline. Operator cleaned them up. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
40-07-4Basic – Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone and keys on shelf with seasoning on the cookline **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. All employees working with food in the kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-31-4Basic – Food stored in undrained ice. Cooked Chicken cooling **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
14-42-4Basic – Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On cookline **Warning**
08B-13-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Pork, cut vegetables, peeled potatoes, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-54-4Basic – Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Cooked chicken cooling next to handsink at front counter **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler **Warning**
36-72-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk in freezer **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:38 AM.
Violation category totals
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4 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.