China Dragon
Last inspected: Sep 2, 2025
35
Score
Inspectors have visited China Dragon nine times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Sep 2, 2025. High risk indicates the latest inspection turned up problems worth knowing about.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near nine violations per visit.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “time/temperature control for safety food cold held”, showing up five times.
By comparison, the average Jacksonville facility scores 74, putting China Dragon on the weaker side. Diners may want to weigh the inspection history when deciding to visit.
9
Inspections
3
Critical latest
3
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 2, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Noodles on counter in kitchen at 66F. Person in charge states were taken out approximately 2 hours ago to refill pan, not put back in cold holding unit. Person in charge moved to walk in cooler during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In stand up reach in freezer raw chicken no longer commercially packaged stored over no longer commercially packaged ground pork.
08A-20-5
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of hoisin sauce with dent along the seam.
01B-01-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board with staining. Can opener with debris buildup.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Chicken, garlic in oil held on time for lunch. Person in charge provided time paperwork not filled out.
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser at front hand wash sink at cookline hand wash sink not functioning. Person in charge provided paper towels during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-05-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee items not separated from single service items to be served to customers at front counter area.
40-06-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Sheet pan of chicken thawing at triple sink. Person in charge moved to cold holding unit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed to go container card board box used to hold fried wonton strips. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of fryers with debris buildup. Exterior of spice/ bulk food containers with debris buildup. High touch handles with debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions and cabbage stored on the floor in the kitchen. Bucket of raw chicken stored on the floor in the walk in cooler. Person in charge began raising. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed container at cookline holding cornstarch with crack, not smooth and easily cleanable. Counter at front counter with cracking.
14-11-5
35
Jun 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In small black reach in cooler chicken, egg roll at 44-48F. Person in charge states had unit open frequently for lunch rush. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-10: In black reach in cooler wonton, chicken 44-47F. Person in charge states had unit open frequently for lunch rush. Turned down unit during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
86
Apr 10, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle of bleach with no cap stored in sink with closed packages of shrimp. Also, observed medicine stored in reach in cooler, on shelf above oven smoothie condiments. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In small black reach in cooler chicken, egg roll at 44-48F. Person in charge states had unit open frequently for lunch rush. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed 4 roach egg sacs on ground under right side triple sink.
35A-23-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw beef over chicken stock. Raw chicken over ready to eat sauces. In black reach in cooler at front counter raw chicken stored over cooked chicken. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed approximately 4 flying insects in kitchen area.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer to walk in cooler reading 74F. Stand alone thermometer in unit not functional. Person in charge states has repair call in. **Corrective Action Taken**
05-05-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Person in charge with expired CFM. No other CFM for establishment. **Warning**
53A-02-7
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go pints used as scoops in dry goods with no handles.
14-01-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 4 dead roaches on ground under right side of triple sink. Observed one dead roach on leg of shelf in kitchen.
35A-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bus tub of chicken stored on floor in walk in cooler. Also, multiple items stored uncovered in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of can opener with debris buildup. Hood filters with grease buildup. Exterior pans, high touch items with debris buildup. Fan and shelving in walk in cooler with debris buildup. Cabinet under prep sink in front counter area with mold like substance buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed narrow neck bottle repurposed as scoop for rice.
25-32-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Peas and carrots, chicken thawing at room temperature. Also shrimp thawing in standing water in sink. Person in charge turned on water, moved items to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Not in use items in establishment interfering with cleaning, creating possible harborage for vermin.
33-31-5
27
Nov 19, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
95
Nov 18, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can bamboo shoots with dent along seam. One can of ketchup with dent along seam.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg rolls, chicken, chicken in black reach in cooler at front line at 50-54F. Person in charge states have been in unit for 2.5 hours. Moved to walk in cooler holding temperature. Will monitor and not utilize if not maintaining 41F or below. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over ready to eat sauce in reach in cooler. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 live ants on wall by back hand wash sink. **Warning**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.24. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls made 2 days ago with no date mark in walk in cooler.
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Noodles on speed rack in kitchen at 74F, 73F 45 mins later. Person in charge moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board with staining.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front hand wash sink blocked by cases of to go forks. Items were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Person in charge unable to provide probe thermometer.
05-08-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line reach in cooler top. Also, front counter repaired with tape. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Several buckets of food products/ oil cases stored on floor.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of large rice cooker with grease buildup. Grease buildup on hood filters. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee water bottle stored on food product in reach in cooler. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Peas and carrots thawing at room temperature. Person in charge moved to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
22
Feb 5, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In stand up reach in freezer raw chicken no longer commercially packaged stored over no longer commercially packaged raw ground pork. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts in reach in cooler over fill line at 46F. Person in charge removed excess. Garlic in oil at cookline at 63F. Recommend holding on time. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Person in charge unable to provide written procedures. Provided to operator during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at fliptop and in back kitchen soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing at sink with running water, item not completely submerged.
06-01-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler stored uncovered.
08B-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease buildup. Shelving by rice cooker with food debris buildup.
23-03-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container in use with cut broccoli cracked, missing piece. Also, counter at front line chipped, no longer smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Soiled cardboard in use at food contact surface lining top of reach in freezer.
14-05-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Soiled wet wiping cloth in use at prep area in back kitchen, not stored in sanitizer.
21-09-4
45
Aug 10, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One flying insect observed at front service line.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above raw pork in reach in freezer next to walk-in-cooler. Also, raw chicken stored above raw beef in reach-in freezer next to walk-in-cooler. Not all products commercially packaged. Distributed proper storage Training material distributed during this inspection to operator during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Operator unable to provide written procedures for clean up events. Distributed Training material during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from wok station soiled/ stained. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator unable to provide proof that employees are informed of reporting symptoms related to food borne illnesses to person in charge. Distributed health form to operator during this inspection. Two Employees on duty filled out form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towels unable to dispense at paper towel dispenser near back door.
31B-05-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on walk-in-cooler soiled. Also, gasket on reach-in cooler across from wok station soiled. Also, filters in hood area above wok station heavily soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Food contact counter across from fryers not smooth and easily cleanable. Counter is chipped/ in disrepair.
14-13-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container with broccoli at prep table cracked/ in disrepair.
14-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottle water and drink can in top of flip top reach-in cooler on pan of shrimp and cabbage. Employee removed beverages to properly store. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle used to dispense raw chicken in flip top reach-in cooler across from wok station. Operator removed bowl **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
39
Mar 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken not commercially packaged stored over raw seafood that's not commercially packaged in deep reach in freezer across from triple sink.
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Operator unable to provide written procedures for clean up events. Distributed Training material during this inspection.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from wok station soiled/ stained **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator unable to provide proof that employees are informed of reporting symptoms related to food borne illnesses to person in charge. Distributed health form to operator during this inspection
11-26-1
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line seasoning storage shelf at wok station. Also, cardboard used to line shelf in fridge at front service area.
14-05-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on walk-in-cooler torn. Also, handle of reach in freezer next to walk-in-cooler missing handle. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Objectionable odor at front line near hand wash sink. Odor appears when hand wash sink is running.
36-64-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box with sealed sleeves of single service lids stored on floor in front service line. Employee removed box with lids to properly store. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp thawed in standing water at triple sink. Operator turned water on at triple sink to continue thawing shrimp **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle used to dispense raw beef in top of flip top reach-in cooler. Operator removed bowl **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
47
Oct 24, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Dragon last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Dragon on file is from Sep 2, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Dragon?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at China Dragon.
How does China Dragon compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
China Dragon most recently scored 35 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has China Dragon's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at China Dragon have averaged around nine violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at China Dragon means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is China Dragon inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Dragon is inspected around three times per year on average.
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