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LINGUI #1 CHINESE RESTAURANT

1371 S WALNUT STREET #1300 · STARKE · Bradford County · FL 32091

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 2, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3460253
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8767011
DBPR license1400204

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority6 Intermediate15 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical26 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#16High Priority12A-12-4

High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee went from preparing raw chicken to making a customer order without washing hands with soap.

#17High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly observed at front service counter area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#18High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezers, raw lamb and chicken over packaged vegetables and raw shrimp over ice cream. Operators relocated raw items. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#19High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the flip top reach in cooler, garlic in oil (49F – Cold Holding) stored on top of containers above the cooling plane of reach in cooler. Had operator relocated and discussed utilizing time as public health control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#20High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Sweet and sour chicken held utilizing time as public health control not marked with time placed on time. Discussed with operator, operator asked employee to time label. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 6

#21Intermediate09-17-4

Intermediate – Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Employee in prep area using barehands no gloves to cut raw chicken.

#22Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – 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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#23Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep line build up of rust and debris. Interior of reach in freezer opposite fryers has build up of food debris. Yellow portable cutting boards with build up of food residue staining. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#24Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Knives stored in hand wash sink at front counter.

#25Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at prep area hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#26Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All time/temperature control food for safety in the walk in cooler missing date marking. Per operator cooks have system and pull food to discard weekly on Saturday. Discussed with operator all time/temperature control food for safety needs to be date marked within 24 hours of preparation.

Basic 15

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal can used as scoop in bulk rice containers. Plastic bowl used as scoop in bulk sugar container. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic23-24-4

Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Flip top reach in cooler on cook line door handles have soiled residue.

#3Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler personal food on shelf over unwashed produce. In the reach in freezer personal food over prepared pork. Operator relocated the personal food from the reach in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#4Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of grease on floor under wok station at the end of the cook line. Build up of debris on floor of prep/warewashing area. Walls at end of cook line by rice containers with food residue staining. Ceiling through kitchen has food vapor staining. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler, containers of sauce stored on the floor. Operator began relocating. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#6Basic10-02-4

Basic – In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Knives stored on cook line between reach in cooler and prep table. Rice scoop in water 87F. Operator relocated the knife and rice scoop. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7Basic14-36-5

Basic – Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Standup reach in freezer in hallway has exposed insulation on the doors. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#8Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket with build up of mold like substances. Grease forming under cook line hood system filters. Per operator attempting to have hood system repaired. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#9Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of cook line flip top reach in cooler has build up of spilled food debris. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#10Basic25-32-4

Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment reusing single service tin cans as scoops. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#11Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. In storage hallway, boxes of single service lids and containers stored on the floor. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#12Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Uncovered containers of sauce in the walk in cooler. Bulk flour, salt, sugar containers in prep area not covered. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#13Basic42-01-4

Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop heads stored in mop bucket at mop sink.

#14Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored in wok station and under in use cutting board in prep area.

#15Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar in soy sauce container with no label. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:55 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.