SHANG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT
2699 NE 35 ST, OCALA, FL 34479
License #5202353
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →SHANG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 12 total violations — 4 critical, 1 major, 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed : chicken cooked earlier at 93°, sitting on the drain board. This was moved to the walk-in cooler, partially covered.
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in the walk-in cooler egg rolls no date of preparation. These were made on Sunday.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed : a jacket and cell phone stored over and next to bulk food on the dry goods shelf these personal items were moved to a chair and below.
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed : spray WD-40 stored over bulk sugar, in dry storage.
- [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed : lack of a sign at the front line hand wash sink. Copies were emailed.
- [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed : lack of a visible choking poster. One was emailed.
- [08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed : in the back reach-in freezer, raw chicken over repacked beef. ALSO, on the cook line, the chicken was on the back row in the make table, followed by shrimp and beef. The new order was chicken-beef and then shrimp.
- [23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed : the walk-in cooler door handle has an accumulation of food debris on the backside of the handle.
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SHANG HAI CHINESE RESTAURANT looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
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