FAR EAST CHINESE RESTAURANT
5527 S 78 ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33619
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Employee placed cooked chicken from metal tray to plastic container with bare hands. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over cooked shrimp in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot Holding: chicken wings 78 F, egg rolls 72 F, chicken pieces 80 F, per operator items have been out since 1 pm and time taken at 2:40 pm. Operator put in reach in cooler at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 7
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Metal tray and cardboard box on top of handwash sink near back door. Operator removed at time of inspection. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near back door. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Angel Perez has been working for 3 months. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink near back door. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with pink liquid at mop sink. **Warning**
Basic 10
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in bulk rice. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottles on prep table in kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf over reach in cooler. **Warning**
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Walk in freezer. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Raw chicken on floor in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee open Gatorade in reach in cooler. **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Rice held in bulk soy sauce bucket. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Raw chicken in walk in freezer. Cut leafy greens in walk in cooler . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Operator has raw chicken on floor in kitchen thawing in water. Inspector spoke with operator about proper thawing procedures. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice in soy sauce bucket and rice in large gray container. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.