Belleview, Marion County

CHINA MAX

10345 SE US HWY 441, Belleview, FL 34420

FoodSeating
Latest violations
5
1 High Priority
Mar 18, 2026
City
Belleview
County
Marion
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
14

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 18, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 5

12A-29-4

Detail 24451014

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched trash can then continued to cook chicken without washing hands. Operator stopped employee and had him wash hands. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

22-02-4

Detail 24451011

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Raw animal blood in bottom of reach in freezer ear triple sink.

53B-02-5

Detail 24451012

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for three employees.

23-03-4

Detail 24451013

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door handles of reach in freezer soiled with food debris. Hood filters soiled with grease Repeat Violation

25-32-4

Detail 24451015

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Can holding wontons in reach in cooler at front counter. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Jul 22, 2025

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 5Total: 9

12A-28-4

Detail 23892414

High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee in black shirt standing with hand on waist then began cooking without washing hands. Male employee in blue shirt wiped soiled hand on clothes then retrieved noodles from cooler without washing hands. Manager addressed with employees. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

08A-05-6

Detail 23892412

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in make table on cookline: pans of raw beef in upper section over dishes of cooked noodles. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

31B-02-4

Detail 23892408

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in ware wash area. Repeat Violation

02C-08-5

Detail 23892415

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Chopped pork ribs placed in cooler two days ago with no date marked. Manager added date. Corrected On-Site

13-07-4

Detail 23892413

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Male employee wearing bracelet while cooking food.

10-07-4

Detail 23892411

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoops at end of cook line in water at 85F.

23-03-4

Detail 23892410

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease.

08B-12-5

Detail 23892409

Basic - Stored food not covered. Wontons and chicken on top shelf in walk in cooler. Covered during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

21-07-4

Detail 23892407

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200 ppm chlorine. Manager had employee refresh bucket. Corrective Action Taken

Jan 9, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 5

12A-14-4

Detail 23463910

High Priority - Employee coughed, sneezed, used a handkerchief or disposable tissue then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee sneezed, touched apron then picked up pan without washing hands. Manager corrected employee and hands were washed. Corrective Action Taken

08A-05-6

Detail 23463906

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: raw ground pork on shelf over pastry shells. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23463907

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer soiled with food debris.

21-04-4

Detail 23463909

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Towel under cutting board near warewash area. Removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 23463908

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink in ware wash area. Sign was added to sink. Corrected On-Site

Aug 15, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 6

09-01-4

Detail 23069563

High 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. Male employee cutting up cooked pork holding meat with bare hand and cutting with knife. Employee washed hands and put on gloves. Corrective Action Taken

12A-03-4

Detail 23069558

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Male employee washed hands in triple sink.

11-27-4

Detail 23069561

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23069559

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer soiled with food debris.

13-07-4

Detail 23069560

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. One employee wearing watch while cooking. One employee wearing bracelet while cooking. Both were removed during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 23069562

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in freezer soiled with food debris.

Dec 19, 2023

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 13, 2023

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 5Total: 10

12A-29-4

Detail 22509655

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee took cash from customer then used utensil to handle food without washing hands.

01B-02-5

Detail 22509654

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler near fryers: eggrolls 46F. Pork 46F. Pork 47F. Chicken 46F. Reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 50F. Per operator, has been in unit overnight. Stop sale issued. Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 22509651

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler near fryers: eggrolls 46F. Pork 46F. Pork 47F. Chicken 46F. Reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 50F. Per operator, has been in unit overnight. Stop sale issued. Corrected On-Site Warning

31B-02-4

Detail 22509650

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device or soap provided at handwash sink. Sink in ware wash area.

53B-01-5

Detail 22509657

Intermediate - 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. One card provided expired 4/2023. Warning

14-74-7

Detail 22509656

Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler near fryers has an ambient temperature of 50F. All food in unit at 46F and above.

32-12-5

Detail 22509652

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Unisex restroom has no covered trash can.

12B-07-4

Detail 22509653

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink with lemon on prep table near make table. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

36-27-5

Detail 22509658

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and light in dining area soiled with dust.

42-01-4

Detail 22509649

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Two mops with mop head down, manager flipped mops over. Corrected On-Site

Sep 29, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 11Total: 17

09-01-4

Detail 22329324

High 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. Male employee chopping broccoli with bare hands and placing back into soiled box.

12A-20-4

Detail 22329328

High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Male employee cutting raw broccoli rinsed hands at hand sink with no soap or water then continued to cook line and began cooking without washing hands.

08A-05-6

Detail 22329323

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pan of raw shrimp on shelf over cooked pork.

22-02-4

Detail 22329327

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer containing sheet pans of chicken soiled with food debris.

11-26-1

Detail 22329315

Intermediate - 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. Missing for one new employee. Operator had employee sign form during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

03F-10-5

Detail 22329317

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment utilizing Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for multiple items. Board posted with items listed. Date missing on board and no written documentation available for plan. Emailed DBPR Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) forms to operator.

32-09-4

Detail 22329322

Basic - A minimum of one bathroom facility is not available for public use. Partition built in front of restroom leaving the restroom not accessible. Operator stated partition will be removed Monday. Instructed operator that customers will need to be escorted to the restroom from back door if the need arrises.

14-01-5

Detail 22329319

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in bucket of sauce on shelf on cookline.

14-05-4

Detail 22329326

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Lining shelves on cookline.

36-34-5

Detail 22329329

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several tiles soiled with dust.

13-03-4

Detail 22329330

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Missing for all employees on cookline.

08B-37-4

Detail 22329320

Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Bag of personal food on top of sauce bucket. Unwashed green onions stored on shelf over pan of sliced mushrooms. Buckets of sauce and seasoning on floor in kitchen. Bucket of onions on floor in walk in cooler. Several pans of chicken, pan of cabbage, bucket of onions not covered in walk in cooler.

10-01-5

Detail 22329321

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In bin of rice near hand sink, handle of scoop in rice. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 22329314

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around gaskets of multiple reach in coolers soiled with slimy substance and food debris. Shelf at end of cookline soiled with food debris. Hood filters soiled with grease.

25-32-4

Detail 22329325

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Soiled box that previously contained unwashed broccoli being used to store cut broccoli.

42-01-4

Detail 22329318

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in bucket with mop head down.

21-12-4

Detail 22329316

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two towels on cookline.

Jan 25, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

11-27-4

Detail 21726180

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

10-06-5

Detail 21726182

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. At the cook line, broccoli tong handle I. Direct contact with the food, manager removed. Corrected On-Site

16-48-4

Detail 21726181

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Pink tong at the cook line with build up of food debris on handle, Manager moved to sink. Corrective Action Taken

Jul 13, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

08A-02-6

Detail 21188222

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach in freezer at the prep area, raw chicken above raw pork, Manager moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site

Sep 10, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

03F-02-5

Detail 20498719

High 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. At the cook line, broccoli no time marked, Manager time marked. Corrected On-Site

Sep 7, 2021

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 4, 2021

Complaint Full

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

51-16-7

Detail 20400193

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Establishment added raw meat slicing machine. Also removed hand washing sink from food prep/ware wash area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-07-09: No change. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-04: No change. Time Extended

Jul 9, 2021

Complaint Full

Emergency Order Callback Time Extension

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

31A-04-4

Detail 20330715

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Plans on file show two hand sinks, sink near ware wash area is not present. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-07-09: No change. Time Extended

51-16-7

Detail 20330714

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Establishment added raw meat slicing machine. Also removed hand washing sink from food prep/ware wash area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-07-09: No change. Time Extended

Jul 9, 2021

Complaint Full

Emergency order recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Basic: 1Total: 6

08A-05-6

Detail 20329647

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed In reach in freezer trays of raw chicken stored above fried shrimp egg rolls. Observed in reach in cooler raw shelled eggs stored above cut broccoli. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

35A-04-4

Detail 20329649

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed three rodent droppings on floor in corner dry storage area with rodent trap set up. Five rodent droppings on floor in corner between walk-in cooler wall and pallet where rice is stored. Six rodent droppings on floor in left corner behind water heater in between unit and wall. Also observed rodent nesting material on floor behind hot water heater between unit and wall. Observed eighteen rodent droppings in food storage area on floor between shelving and large square sugar storage containers. Eighteen rodent droppings found on floor along back wall behind reach-in freezer.

31A-04-4

Detail 20329646

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Plans on file show two hand sinks, sink near ware wash area is not present. Warning

51-16-7

Detail 20329650

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Establishment added raw meat slicing machine. Also removed hand washing sink from food prep/ware wash area. Warning

02C-02-5

Detail 20329648

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed bin of cooked chicken wings in shelf in walk in cooler with no date mark. Manager labeled item during inspection. Corrected On-Site

10-17-4

Detail 20329651

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knife on cook line resting in between two prep tables.