CHINA GARDEN

209 KEY DEER BLVD, BIG PINE KEY, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5402439. 10 inspection visits from 2023-11-28 to 2026-10-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-01: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Monroe County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	1	1.29	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2026-10-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2026-04-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	0	1.25	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-22	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	0	1.25	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2025-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	4	0.95	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	6	0.95	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-02-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	1.32	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-02-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	8	1.32	12 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.