CHINA KING
6816 22 AVE N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33710
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Frozen food in to go bags in freezers **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in reach in freezer **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked noodles (71F – Cold Holding); fried chicken (75F – Cold Holding) cut cabbage (70F – Cold Holding), held less than 4 hours, moved to reach in cooler. Retemp noodles 42F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on cook line **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cutting board in hand sink at rear of cook line, removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at rear of cook line, replaced **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-05-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee training certificates expired in September 2023. **Warning**
Basic 24
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl in flour bin, metal bowl in rice bin **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in coolers on cook line **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In walk-in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic tiles over kitchen **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee food on prep table at end of cook line
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal whole fish stacked on baking sheet above raw chicken in reach in freezer **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone, keys and wallet on top of cooler on cook line **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with no hair restraint **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Screen door at rear of kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on floor of kitchen **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between cooler and prep table on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handles in flour bins **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in bowl of cooked chicken in walk-in cooler **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in 84F water, removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
43-01-4Basic – Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Cot set up in dining room separated by partial wall and not fully partitioned **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled on cook line. Hood filters soiled. Accumulation of grease on side of wok station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Staff cutting onions without washing first **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Shell egg trays reused on prep table in kitchen and in walk-in cooler **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw beef thawing at room temperature at triple sink **Warning**
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fan covers soiled in walk-in cooler **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple bins in dry storage not labeled **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:53 PM.
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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.