CHINA GARDEN
209 KEY DEER BLVD · BIG PINE KEY · Monroe County · FL 33043
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food , raw chicken stored over or with unwashed produce, broccoli in walk-in cooler **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.cooked poultry sitting in container on cookline table 51F cook put chicken in walk-in cooler to cool . **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-07-4Intermediate – Handwash sink missing in food preparation and cook line area. Non approved Existing plans show hand wash sink near cook line and mop sink. Only one handwash sink in the kitchen is installed in dish area. There is No handwash sink for food prep or in cookin area. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Shelf installed over handwash sink interferes with access to sink **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – 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. **Corrective Action Taken**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken cooked rice cooked noodles in lift lid cooler on cookline not date marked . Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler not date marked **Warning**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense uncooked rice **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee drink in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items cell phone stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – In dining room Ceiling /vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Oil containers stored on floor. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.shrimp thawing in standing water directly in triple sink. Shrimp was put into clean container and cold water is running to agitate the surface. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 12:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.