BAMBOO CREEK CHINA BISTRO
800 BELLE TERRE PKWY STE 216 · PALM COAST · Flagler County · FL 32164
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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. Persons cutting green onions and celery with bare hands. Used as toppings. **Warning**
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 chicken over raw beef in walk in freezer. Person in charge moved chicken to bottom. **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Hose is below the rim. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On cook line; shell eggs 81F; ( – Cold Holding); In cooler at end of cookline; Chicken 67F, shrimp 63F; ( – Cold Holding) Above fill line; Pork 67F shrimp 54F; ( – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line; shell eggs 81F; ( – Cold Holding); In cooler at end of cookline; Chicken 67F, shrimp 63F; ( – Cold Holding) Above fill line; Pork 67F shrimp 54F; ( – Cold Holding) **Admin Complaint**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop rice, cups used as scoops in corn starch and flour. Person in charge removed all. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At service area; c02 tanks not secured.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board has black mold like substance on it. Person in charge disposed of. **Corrected On-Site**
14-10-4Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Jug cut in half used as a scoop. Person in charge discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil on floor. Person in charge moved to store properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Several wet clothes under cutting board. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Wings thawing in standing water. Person in charge turned water on. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop not hanging up to dry. Person in charge hung it up. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 12:28 PM.
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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.