CHINA GARDEN

35983 US HWY 27 N STE E, HAINES CITY, Polk County. DBPR licence 6307707. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-13 to 2026-10-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-13: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Polk 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
2026-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	6	0.43	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-03-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.40	3 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.40	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2025-03-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.39	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	9	0.39	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.41	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-09-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.41	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored

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.