CHINA GARDEN
1527 BARTOW RD, LAKELAND, FL 33801 · Permanent Food Service
Inspection summary
CHINA GARDEN has been inspected once by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, on July 16, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 16, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times on July 16, 2026. For example:
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on July 16, 2026. For example:
Food protection, cross-contamination
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded once on July 16, 2026. For example:
In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
About this data
These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
1 inspection
- Routine - Food
4 infractions
- 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
- Risk factor
- 10: In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Risk factor
- 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Risk factor
- 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
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