China Joy
Last inspected: Nov 12, 2025
52
Score
China Joy has been inspected eight times since 2022. China Joy was last inspected on Nov 12, 2025. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around nine violations lately and about 11 violations before that.
The pattern that stands out is “in-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces”, which has been cited six times.
China Joy's latest score of 52 falls below the Jacksonville average of 74. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Non food grade bags used to stored cooked chicken and pork.
14-31-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained small white cutting boards at end of cooks line
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near triple sink.
31B-02-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used on shelves where dry foos storage items are stored.
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above walk in freezer.
36-36-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Thermos cup stored with dry storage food items.
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between cooler and prep table.
10-17-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle of scoop touching Rice, employee properly stored scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Grey, black and blue colored bins with white powdery substance stored inside. Bins located near back door in shelf.
02D-01-5
52
Jul 22, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Non food grade bag used to store cooked pork in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board used to line shelves in kitchen area.
14-05-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on individually wrapped condiments. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing dumplings without a hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean pans stacked on shelf near triple sink.
24-08-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between flip top cooler and prep table. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop touching Fully cooked chicken. Employee properly stored scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-06-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand wash sink near triple sink. Employee posted hand wash sign. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters are soiled with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
58
Apr 7, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Non food grade bags used to store cooked pork
14-31-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with a Red solution stored inside, manager labeled container **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop Pork, manager removed bowl **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Stains on ceiling above and near walk in cooler
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food items stored on dry storage shelf **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between prep table and reach in cooler **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Spoon touching Fried rice in rice warmer **Repeat Violation**
10-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters are soiled with grease
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on table when not in use
21-12-4
55
Dec 10, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled with black debris
22-02-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board used to line shelves in the kitchen **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling missing above walk in cooler
36-36-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on prep table, employee discarded beverage **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on dry storage shelf with dry storage food items
40-06-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in the walk in freezer
14-69-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between prep table and reach in cooler
10-17-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle touching precooked chicken and rice **Repeat Violation**
10-06-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths stored on prep table when not in use **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
61
Apr 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
47
Nov 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
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 prepped chicken stored on a case of pork dumplings, employee properly stored food items **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked with rolling grey bins of food, employee moved bins, silver pot scrapper **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near mop sink, employee stocked paper towels **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Packaged food has no English labeling. No English label on large red bin, employee labeled bin MSG **Corrected On-Site**
02D-06-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink near mop sink
31B-04-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle of scoop touching Rice, employee properly stored scoop **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between prep table and reach in cooler
10-17-4
Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Broken strainer used to get flood from fryer
14-10-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on employee preparing food items
13-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Vape pin stored on shelf above prep table, employee removed vape pin **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In kitchen area
14-45-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wet wiping cloths stored on prep tables
21-12-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gasket on reach in cooler by fryers, grease build up on hood filters, walk in cooler gasket, walk in cooler fan cover
23-03-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Silver bowls Used to scoop meat, manager removed bowls **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
39
Apr 3, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cooked broccoli, employee wrote time on **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. By cook line, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-14-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken on shelf above cut onion in walk in cooler, mgr rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
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. Emailed
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Big sponge in it, hand sink by front counter **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork yesterday morning
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red solution, employee labeled it degreaser **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of soy buckets and shelves in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder in soy bucket, employee write name on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets with food in walk in cooler, mgr placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On soy **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Dirty in prep area
14-45-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep counter, employee moved it **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food on shelf above customer food, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, he got one **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee removed it **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
26
Oct 28, 2022
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Frequently Asked Questions
When was China Joy last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at China Joy on file is from Nov 12, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at China Joy?
Across the inspection record, “in-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at China Joy.
How does China Joy compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
China Joy most recently scored 52 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has China Joy's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at China Joy have averaged around nine violations per visit, down from roughly 11 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at China Joy 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 Joy inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, China Joy is inspected around three times per year on average.
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