CHINA PALACE

1581 S SUMTER BLVD, NORTH PORT, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804622. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-09-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-22: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (2 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, Sarasota 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
2026-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2026-07-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	5	1.24	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	1.11	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	7	1.11	8 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-05-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	6	1.26	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	6	1.26	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	8	1.24	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-12-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	4	1.24	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.