HALAL CHINA BOX
1821 PARENTAL HOME RD UNIT 7 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee leave restaurant and then return back to work drinking in kitchen area and put on gloves and prepare food and handle clean equipments without washing hands **Warning**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee preparing raw chicken with bare hands in kitchen area and then handling clean equipments and handling foods without washing hands. **Warning**
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. Observed employee preparing cut celery with bare hands and placing in storage container to be use for later **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee cutting raw chicken on cutting board, and then washing and rinsing item in prep sink and placing away to air dry without sanitizing. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects in kitchen area **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Multiple foods stored in direct contact inside non food grade bags in walk in cooler and walk in Freezer **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator license expired June 1, 2024. Operator paid license during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw prep chicken stored over raw prep beef in walk in cooler. Raw prep chicken stored over raw prep shrimp in walk in cooler. Employee re arranging **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken (71-73F – Cold Holding), stored on cook line next to prep table, place there from walk in cooler approximately 30 mins ago as per employee to be used throughout the day. Operator doesn't want items to be on TPHC. raw beef, raw chicken and raw shrimp (44-47F – Cold Holding), all items stored inside flip top reach in cooler on cook line and place there from main walk in cooler around 11 am as per employee. Unit has torn gasket. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bleach bottles stored on back kitchen prep table near food prep Employee medicine pain cream stored on shelf with dry foods **Warning**
Intermediate 4
09-17-4Intermediate – 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. Observed employee preparing raw chicken with bare hands in kitchen area and then handling clean equipments and handling foods without washing hands.
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washing hands in prep sink
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. Operator has 3 food handler employees hired over 60 days with no proof of training **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator has 4 food handler employees hired with no proof of form. Provided form **Warning**
Basic 11
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Multiple ceiling tiles in kitchen and dry storage area
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Multiple ceiling tiles with water damage
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking in kitchen and then went to preparing food with washing hands
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table next to food. Employee bags stored next to dry storage foods on shelf
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee put on hat **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. walk in Freezer and reach in cooler make table with torn gasket
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of dry rice stored on floor in kitchen area.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On prep table in kitchen. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cut jug stored under prep table near rice cooker
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:46 PM.
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.