CHINA WOK

Name: CHINA WOK
Address: 223 AZALEA PLAZA DR, PALATKA, FL, 32177, US
Rating: 80.9

223 AZALEA PLAZA DR, PALATKA, FL 32177

License #6400685

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80.9 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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CHINA WOK in PALATKA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 80.9 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 17, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 21 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 14 minor.

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[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In the walk in cooler, cooked chicken from Monday missing product date marking.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion container used as scoop in bulk bag of rice.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stained reach in cooler,reach in freezer door gaskets.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored over uncovered bulk flour container.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean ,metal bowls stacked while wet.
[36-63-4] Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Grease dripping under hood filters of cook line down wall into catch tray.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Bulk seasoning containers with lids not covering the product when not in use.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Rice cooker has food debris build up along seal for lid. Wok station has build up of food debris along edges of the cook line.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the walk in cooler, raw chicken over raw beef. Operator switched storage levels.

Administrative complaint recommended
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop bucket outside of rear exterior door.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Brown sauce stored on floor in bucket by rear exterior door.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage on prep counter opposite fryers, prep table used for bagging to go orders.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage in mens restroom. Operator has extra sign to post.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler and reach in freezer closest to the front counter on the cook line have damaged door gaskets.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean metal bowls stacked while wet.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In the walk in cooler, cooked chicken from Monday missing product date marking and cooked egg rolls from Tuesday missing product date marking.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. On the bottom shelf of the prep table, one can of oyster sauce with dent on seal of can. Operator removed to discard.
[16-48-4] Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On magnetic block next to three compartment sink, clean metal knife with old food debris on the blade.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On top portion of the wok station, chicken (97F - Hot Holding) operator had employee place into fryer and cook for customer order.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters with grease dripping at bottom of filters.
[09-01-4] 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 employee handling cooked ready to eat chicken and noodles and placing into bags or containers for storage. Operator asked employee to put on gloves.

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