China Garden

35983 US Hwy 27 N Ste E, Haines City, FL 33844 · Permanent Food Service · License 6307707

Official report

out of 100

Grade B

Safety score 82 of 100

Latest visit: Oct 13, 2026 (4 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product.High priority · no follow-up needed · 9 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Oct 13 routine inspection
4 high priority (3 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 6 basic
-18
Safety score82

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Oct132026

Routine inspection

10 violations found

First visitOct 13, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
10 violations found:
- 4 High priority
- 6 Basic
What the inspector cited
High priority4
- Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product.
  Observed two empty egg cartons with rolled up wontons.
- Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
  Observed raw chicken wings being stored over buckets of soy sauce.
  Food placed in soiled container/equipment.
  Observed two empty shelled egg cartons with rolled up wontons, in walk in freezer. Being used to contain shape of wontons. See stop sale
- Code 50, Current license displayed: Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
  Open and operating, serving customers. Notified operator that license is expired. Operator renewed license during inspection.
  Fixed on the spot
Basic6
- Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
  Soy sauce, fryer oil, cornstarch all stored on floor throughout. Buckets of chicken stored on floor in walk in. Box of fish stored on floor in freezer.
- Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  In corn starch bag.
  Equipment in poor repair.
  Gaskets on small freezer next to fryers in poor repair.
- Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  Gaskets through out soiled with mold like substance and old food debris.
- Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  On storage shelf above triple sink.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Ready-to-eat food: Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
Nonfood-contact surface: Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
Stop sale: An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
Wet nesting: Stacking dishes or containers before they have dried, which traps moisture where germs can grow.