Bartow, Polk County

HONG KONG RESTAURANT

830 N BROADWAY AVE, Bartow, FL 33830

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
3 Intermediate
Apr 2, 2026
City
Bartow
County
Polk
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
11

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.

Apr 2, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 6

31B-02-4

Detail 24488015

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen. Paper towels was replaced. Corrected On-Site

31B-03-4

Detail 24488017

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Kitchen Soap was replaced. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 24488019

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls, general chicken inside the walk in cooler.

08B-48-4

Detail 24488018

Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employees prepping snow peas in the dining area. I had the employee to stop the process and prep in the kitchen. Corrective Action Taken

36-11-4

Detail 24488020

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in cooler.

08B-12-5

Detail 24488016

Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls, cabbage, chicken. Inside the walk in cooler.

Jul 15, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 6

03F-02-5

Detail 23873727

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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. General chicken at thee d of the cook line. The manager was able to determine the time and marked the time. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 23873730

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink at the front counter and in the dishwasher area locked by equipment tables. Both hand washing sink was unblocked. Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 23873731

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside bulk containers. Cardboard used to line the top of a prep table next to the fryers.

36-73-4

Detail 23873732

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation

08B-39-4

Detail 23873729

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cutting broccoli before washing. I had the employee to stop cutting and wash the vegetables. Corrective Action Taken

02D-01-5

Detail 23873728

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers

Mar 18, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

31B-03-4

Detail 23637641

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At the end of the cook line. The soap was replaced. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23637643

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on the prep table next to the large flip top reach in cooler.

36-73-4

Detail 23637642

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment.

23-03-4

Detail 23637645

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under the rice cookers an$ prep table is soiled with old food.

25-32-4

Detail 23637644

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Card board lid to store cooked general chicken. The product was transferred to a plastic container. Corrective Action Taken

Oct 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 5Total: 8

03F-01-5

Detail 23319368

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Operator was able to determine the time and marked it. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 23319369

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink at the end of the cook line near the chest style freezer. Blocked by an aluminum container. The container was removed. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 23319362

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Products inside the walk in cooler. Pork, egg rolls, cabbage,chicken.

14-11-5

Detail 23319366

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on all reach in cooler doors. Bottom shelf of prep table lined with card board. Between the cook line and fryers.

21-04-4

Detail 23319365

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Under yellow round cutting board and small white cutting board on top of the reach in cooler table top across from the cook line. Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizer solution. Operator replaced the wet wiping cloth with a dry one. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 23319364

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in the dishwasher area.

23-03-4

Detail 23319367

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters has an accumulation of grease . Hood system. Gaskets on all reach in coolers doors are soiled.

22-16-4

Detail 23319363

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of the white upright reach in freezer near the dry storage area.

Feb 27, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 4Total: 8

03F-02-5

Detail 22676669

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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator was able to determine the time and marked it. Corrective Action Taken

31A-09-4

Detail 22676672

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by a huge pot. End of the cook line. Cut plastic container in the hand washing sink at the end of the cook line. Items were removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 22676667

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dishwasher area.

05-08-4

Detail 22676665

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

12B-12-5

Detail 22676671

Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open can of Fanta Orange Soda on the prep table at the end of the flip top reach in cooler. The beverage was removed. Corrected On-Site

10-07-4

Detail 22676668

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in water at 77F. Next to the rice cooker. The water was discarded. Corrective Action Taken

22-16-4

Detail 22676670

Basic - Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright white reach in freezer across from the fryers.

08B-12-5

Detail 22676666

Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls inside the walk in cooler.

Nov 9, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 7

08A-20-5

Detail 22436461

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw clover been inside the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.

03F-02-5

Detail 22436460

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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator was able to determine the time and marked it. Chicken wings, general chicken on the cook line. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 22436465

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by a piece of equipment being used as a table for rice. The equipment was moved. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 22436462

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk bag of rice stored on the floor near the back door. The rice was reform off the floor. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 22436459

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of the rice cooker is soiled. Hood filters soiled. Gaskets on all reach in cooler doors.

22-16-4

Detail 22436463

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Flat top reach in cooler across from the fryers.

08B-12-5

Detail 22436464

Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls inside the walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

Mar 30, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

11-26-1

Detail 21899726

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. Emailed copy to owner Corrective Action Taken

14-11-5

Detail 21899724

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed cracked metal pot on cook line

51-13-4

Detail 21899727

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed copy to manager Corrective Action Taken

08B-12-5

Detail 21899725

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed egg rolls in walk in cooler not covered.

Feb 22, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 21, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Basic: 1Total: 3

53B-05-5

Detail 21653518

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

31B-06-4

Detail 21653516

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap properly by cook line Warning

14-17-4

Detail 21653517

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning

Feb 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 5Total: 6

03F-02-5

Detail 20873004

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. Pans of cooked chicken, and wings on cook line. Manager time marked Corrected On-Site

14-10-4

Detail 20873001

Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Plastic containers broken on cook line.

36-17-5

Detail 20873005

Basic - Floor tiles missing and in disrepair under cook line

36-62-4

Detail 20873002

Basic - Light not functioning. On hood system

31B-04-4

Detail 20873006

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Next to three compartment sink

23-03-4

Detail 20873003

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

Jul 22, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 5

31A-09-4

Detail 20366903

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink by three compartment sink blocked by table. Hand sink by cook line blocked with table with bowl.. Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 20366900

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At front counter

02C-02-5

Detail 20366902

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pans of egg rolls and chicken in walk in cooler

23-03-4

Detail 20366901

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease. Hood filters

08B-12-5

Detail 20366904

Basic - Stored food not covered. Egg rolls in walk in cooler