CHEN'S CHINA KING
10439 ULMERTON RD · LARGO · Pinellas County · FL 33771
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 4
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee prepared washed green beans on front pick up counter. Educated employee. Threw away green beans. **Corrective Action Taken**
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 beef on sheet pan over raw octopus on sheet pan in white freezer near dinner room.manager moved.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 10 lbs of washed green beans being prepared In dining room with bare hands. Manager threw away. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Large gray tubes with raw beef stored uncovered on floor next to cook line and three compartment sink. Manager moved to walk in cooler. Temperature of 54 degrees Fahrenheit.
Intermediate 1
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. Hand delivered handout **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 5
08B-48-4Basic – Employee preparing green beans on customer pick up counter section of dining area. Customers touching same counter as employee preparing food. Employee preparing green beans with in dining room.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Large gray tubes with raw beef stored uncovered on floor next to cook line and three compartment sink. Manager moved. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Glass reach in cooler at cook line shelves soiled.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Large gray tubes with raw beef stored uncovered on floor next to cook line and three compartment sink. Manager moved. Inside walk in cooler A. Raw chicken B. Raw onions C. Cut lefty greens Manager put lids on all. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Cooked chicken nuggets thawing under prep table next to three compartment sink on sheet pans.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 10, 2026 1:06 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.