CHINA CHEF
24430 SR 44 · EUSTIS · Lake County · FL 32736
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. Employees stacking egg rolls in storage containers. Educated manager who then spoke to employee. Employee then washed hands and placed gloves on **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over Krab Rangoon **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing to go containers
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork in the walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scooping rice on the line **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phones, paperwork **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler gaskets
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. – Back door open at the time of inspection, gap under screen door. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Sauces on floor walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning. Above the hood
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters, all cooler gaskets, bottom door of bbq oven, sides of wok **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:08 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.