CHOI'S CHINESE FOOD
499 MAYPORT RD · ATLANTIC BEACH · Duval County · FL 32233
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 flying insects in kitchen area.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observe, business license expired 6-1-2024. **Admin Complaint**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 1 raw cracked shell egg stored with raw shell eggs in reach in cooler. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Vegetable egg roll (48F – Cold Holding); raw pork (49F – Cold Holding); Raw chicken (49F – Cold Holding); pork tempura (48F – Cold Holding) in stand alone cooler at the entrance of kitchen. Cooled has an ambient temperature of 48F. Manager placed blocks of ice and placed in cooler. Observed fresh garlic near wok station at 84F. Employee removed and stored in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5High 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed pork and chicken tempura being held on time control with without time mark. Manager placed time mark on tempura made at 12pm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken being held hot at 120F under heat lamp.
Basic 4
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone stored on front table in the middle of kitchen. Manager removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employees, engaging in food preparation without hair restraint.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler door gaskets soiled. Observed walk in cooler door gasket soiled.
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed exterior door not self closing. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 1:08 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.