China Max, 3800 Us 98 N 688, Lakeland, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHINA MAX
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3800 Us 98 N 688, Lakeland, FL 33809
License #: 6306068
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 09/19/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 comp sink **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
09/19/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. About 10 dead by back door, 5 dead under reach in cooler. Re inspection found 7 dead raches on kitchen floor.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions stored on floor of walk in cooler
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. In reach in freezer.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 comp sink **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches found in flour, 6 live roaches around mop sink, 6 live at make table, 1 live in gasket at reach in cooler. 3 live roaches crawling on kitchen wall. One live inside walk in cooler, re inspection 8 live roaches on walls and equipment
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
09/18/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Not Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. About 10 dead by back door, 5 dead under reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Drinks stored in cabbage in reach in cooler
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions stored on floor of walk in cooler
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At rice cooker.
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. In reach in freezer.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 comp sink **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fried chicken 68°
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over fried chicken in walk in cooler .
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches found in flour, 6 live roaches around mop sink, 6 live at make table, 1 live in gasket at reach in cooler. 3 live roaches crawling on kitchen wall. One live inside walk in cooler.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Flour
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Fried chicken 68°,
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. In soy sauce container
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At kitchen employee hand wash sink.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Chicken
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
09/17/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
09/03/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Do not scoop sugar with a can; provide a scoop with a handle.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the accumulated grease from the back-splash on the wok line.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the accumulated grease from the floor, behind the deep friers, on the cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Repair the holes in the walls at the mop sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Replace missing wall tiles in the mop sink area.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Clean the sauce splash from the wall, beneath the electrical-panel box, in the kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Repair the leaking cold-water faucet at the three-compartment sink.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Store raw chicken, on the bottom shelf, in the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed six (6) live roaches in the mop sink area of kitchen. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Do not use metal-banded paint brush to baste food. Provide a plastic-banded food-grade rated brush.
09/02/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Keep CO2 tanks secured in place, so they cannot be knocked over.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Do not store bag of onions on the floor in the kitchen.
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Do store rice scoop in standing water; store it on a clean, dry surface.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer. Cover frozen chicken in the reach-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Replace the missing and broken wall tiles at the end of the cook line.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Repair the leaking-hot and cold-water faucets at the three-compartment sink.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Provide sanitizing solution, of two capfuls bleach per gallon of water, for the storage of wiping cloths between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Wash hands, and wear disposable-plastic gloves, when chopping vegetables. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Do not cover lomein, while cooling in the walk-in cooler, until it reaches 40°F.
4/21/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action

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