Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

CHINA WOK

3501 N PONCE DE LEON BLVD STE H · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 1, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3406431
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8553458
DBPR license6501577

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#7High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Observed bare hand contact with green onions during food prep. Green onions are used to top fried rice and soup as well as used in cooking. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge placed gloves on. No visible contamination observed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live flying insect in kitchen area.

#9High Priority14-15-4

High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. Observed wire baskets used to store egg rolls in walk-in cooler. Wire baskets have green peeling coating and exposed metal is rusting.

#10High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw partially cooked chicken stored above fully cooked egg rolls in fry reach in cooler. Person in charge placed chicken on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed egg rolls in fry flip-top cooler (45F – Cold Holding). Person in charge covered flip-top cooler. Product was placed in at 1000 per person in charge.

Intermediate 1

#12Intermediate03C-89-4

Intermediate – Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed pre-cooked chicken in fry cooler. Operator cooks chicken in oven for approximately 45 minutes. Product is kept in fry flip-top cooler and flash fried to order. No Observed written procedures. Provided blank written procedures and discussed with person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 6

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic container without handle used to scoop flour. Person in charge removed container. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone on prep table next to green onions. Person in charge removed cell phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler torn

#4Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler, fry flip-top cooler, walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed stored egg rolls in walk-in cooler not covered.

#6Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed walk-in cooler shelves rusted. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:44 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
4 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.