CHINA GOURMET
1714 US HWY 27 STE 20 · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34714
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 4
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. -1 can of ketchup, 1 hoisin
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. -employee began cooking food on cook line with no hand wash
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw chicken over cooked sweet and sour chicken in walk in cooler. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw chicken (47F – Cold Holding); raw beef (48F – Cold Holding), make table on cook line, held less than four hours per operator. Moved to walk in cooler for quick chill. Recheck: raw beef 42F, raw chicken 44F**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on cook line
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -bucket holding utensils in front handwashing sink
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink by triple sink Operator added more. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -multiple items in walk in cooler and reach in freezer
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -multiple containers on cook line
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -several in kitchen area
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -back screen door
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in white reach-in freezer across from triple sink
22-08-4Basic – Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -exterior of reach in coolers on cook line
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. -egg rolls in reach in freezer
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -salt on bottom of dry storage rack in back kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:37 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
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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.