St. Augustine, St. Johns County

CHINA WOK

3501 N PONCE DE LEON BLVD STE H, St. Augustine, FL 32084

FoodSeating
Latest violations
7
2 High Priority
Sep 5, 2024
City
St. Augustine
County
St. Johns
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
4

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.

Sep 5, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 5Total: 7

14-15-4

Detail 23124870

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed egg rolls in wired container with some type of plastic coating partially covering the metal.

08A-20-5

Detail 23124871

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken over raw beef strips in walk-in cooler. Discussed with person in charge.

14-11-5

Detail 23124869

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on main flip-top cooler repaired with screws making gasket not seal correctly. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 23124867

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in reach in freezers.

23-03-4

Detail 23124872

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on main make line soiled with food debris. Observed gaskets on reach in freezers soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

08B-12-5

Detail 23124868

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed egg rolls in wire baskets uncovered. Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 23124866

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed shelves in walk-in cooler rusted. Repeat Violation

May 1, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 12

09-01-4

Detail 22846675

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. Observed bare hand contact with green onions during food prep. Green onions are used to top fried rice and soup as well as used in cooking. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge placed gloves on. No visible contamination observed. Corrected On-Site

35A-02-6

Detail 22846668

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live flying insect in kitchen area.

14-15-4

Detail 22846676

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed wire baskets used to store egg rolls in walk-in cooler. Wire baskets have green peeling coating and exposed metal is rusting.

08A-05-6

Detail 22846678

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw partially cooked chicken stored above fully cooked egg rolls in fry reach in cooler. Person in charge placed chicken on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 22846669

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed egg rolls in fry flip-top cooler (45F - Cold Holding). Person in charge covered flip-top cooler. Product was placed in at 1000 per person in charge.

03C-89-4

Detail 22846673

Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed pre-cooked chicken in fry cooler. Operator cooks chicken in oven for approximately 45 minutes. Product is kept in fry flip-top cooler and flash fried to order. No Observed written procedures. Provided blank written procedures and discussed with person in charge. Corrective Action Taken

14-01-5

Detail 22846677

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic container without handle used to scoop flour. Person in charge removed container. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 22846672

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone on prep table next to green onions. Person in charge removed cell phone. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 22846679

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler torn

23-03-4

Detail 22846671

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler, fry flip-top cooler, walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. Repeat Violation

08B-12-5

Detail 22846670

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

14-17-4

Detail 22846674

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed walk-in cooler shelves rusted. Repeat Violation

Nov 15, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

08A-20-5

Detail 22448991

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken above raw shrimp in walk-in cooler. Person in charge rearranged placing chicken on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 22448987

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on cook line cooler stained with food debris.

02C-02-5

Detail 22448985

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed fried chicken in walk-in cooler without date mark. Discussed with person in charge.

08B-49-4

Detail 22448989

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food mixed with establishments food in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 22448986

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on flip-top cooler cutting board. Person in charge removed cell phone from food prep area. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 22448990

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple gaskets on reach in freezer and reach in coolers soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 22448988

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed metal shelves in walk-in cooler rusty.

Jun 14, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 6

11-27-4

Detail 22058308

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 written procedures and discussed with person in charge Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

11-26-1

Detail 22058304

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. Provided employee reporting agreement and discussed with person in charge

08B-49-4

Detail 22058305

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food mixed with food of establishment in walk-in cooler. Discussed with person in charge. Repeat Violation

36-17-5

Detail 22058307

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed cracked floor tiles in kitchen. Repeat Violation

10-01-5

Detail 22058306

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed ladle in sugar container with handle touching food. Person in charge removed ladle. Observed pot inside fry station flip top cooler with handle touch egg rolls. Person in charge removed pot. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 22058303

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed Gaskets on flip-top cooler and walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance. Gaskets on reach in freezer soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation