CHEN GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT
7827 PALM RIVER RD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33619
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Grocery bags holding raw beef and cooked beef in reach in freezers. **Repeat Violation**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Ra chicken over raw pork in reach in cooler. Raw chicken over cut onion in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Shrimp, pork and multiple item in walk in cooler.
Basic 6
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on shelf over reach in cooler on cooks line.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee coffee creamer next to raw shell eggs in walk in cooler.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf over reach in cooler in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic bottles used as scoops in cooked pork and cut onion in walk in cooler.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Eggrolls in reach in cooler. Pork and multiple items in walk in cooler.**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table in kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 11:57 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.