CHINA CHEF

2159 EVERGLADES LANE, THE VILLAGES, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000662. 6 inspection visits from 2023-12-11 to 2026-05-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-29: routine inspection, 5 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter County average that year (2 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, Sumter 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
2026-05-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	1	7	1.06	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 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 (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.06	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.70	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-10-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-04-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	4	2	1.12	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 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
2023-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	2	1.12	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.