OCOEE, FL. State inspectors visiting New China Chinese Restaurant at 321 West Road on May 11 found that the kitchen was serving food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, a violation that means inspectors could not verify whether that food had ever passed a federal safety inspection. The restaurant was not closed.

Seven high-severity violations were documented that day. Zero intermediate violations. The facility remained in operation.

What Inspectors Found

1HIGHFood from unapproved or unknown sourceUnverifiable supply chain
2HIGHParasite destruction procedures not followedFish, pork, shellfish risk
3HIGHFood contact surfaces not properly cleaned/sanitizedCross-contamination vector
4HIGHTime as public health control not properly usedTemperature danger zone exposure
5HIGHImproper hand and arm washing techniquePathogens remain on hands
6HIGHNo employee health policy or inadequate policySick worker transmission risk
7HIGHNo consumer advisory for raw/undercooked foodsVulnerable diners uninformed

The food sourcing violation is among the most serious an inspector can document. When food arrives from an unapproved or unknown supplier, it has bypassed USDA and FDA inspection entirely. If a contamination event occurs, there is no supply chain to trace.

Alongside that, inspectors cited the restaurant for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures. Fish, pork, and shellfish served without proper freezing or cooking protocols can harbor live parasites, including Anisakis in fish and Trichinella in pork.

Food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep equipment, were found not properly cleaned or sanitized. That category of violation is a direct pathway for bacterial transfer between raw and ready-to-eat foods.

The kitchen was also cited for misusing time as a public health control. When a restaurant opts to track time rather than temperature for certain foods, the rules require strict logging and disposal schedules. Inspectors found those procedures were not being followed, meaning food sat in the bacterial growth zone, between 41 and 135 degrees, without documentation of how long it had been there.

Employees were observed using improper handwashing technique. That citation means workers were making an attempt to wash their hands but doing it incorrectly, leaving pathogens in place.

The restaurant had no written employee health policy, and no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked menu items.

What These Violations Mean

The food sourcing and parasite destruction violations, cited together, describe a kitchen where inspectors could not confirm what was in the food or whether it had been made safe. Food from unknown sources carries no traceability. If a customer became ill, health investigators would have no supplier records to follow.

The failure to follow parasite destruction procedures is specific to how the restaurant handles fish, pork, and shellfish before serving. Proper freezing at regulated temperatures kills parasites that survive cooking at lower heat. Without documentation that those steps were taken, a customer ordering sushi-style fish or undercooked pork has no assurance the food was treated.

The improper handwashing technique violation is distinct from simply not washing hands. An employee who washes incorrectly, too briefly, without soap, or without reaching all surfaces, leaves the same contamination on their hands as if they had skipped the sink entirely. Combined with no employee health policy, that means a worker who is ill has no formal instruction to stay home and no reliable barrier between their illness and the food they are preparing.

The consumer advisory violation matters most for elderly diners, pregnant women, and anyone with a compromised immune system. Those customers rely on menu disclosures to make informed choices about raw or undercooked items. Without the advisory, they have no warning.

The Longer Record

The May 11 inspection was not an outlier. It was the eighth consecutive inspection on record in which New China drew at least one high-severity violation.

New China Chinese Restaurant: High-Severity Violation History

2026-05-117 high-severity violations. Facility remained open.
2025-11-106 high-severity, 1 intermediate violation.
2025-03-125 high-severity, 3 intermediate violations.
2024-09-234 high-severity, 2 intermediate violations.
2024-03-017 high-severity, 0 intermediate violations.
2023-07-104 high-severity violations.
2023-03-013 high-severity, 1 intermediate violation.
2022-10-131 high-severity violation.

Across 19 inspections on record, the restaurant has accumulated 148 total violations. The high-severity count has climbed in each of the last three inspection cycles: four in September 2024, six in November 2025, seven in May 2026.

March 2024 also produced seven high-severity violations, the same total as this month. That inspection did not result in a closure. Neither did this one.

The restaurant has never been emergency-closed in its inspection history. The May 11 visit, with food from unknown sources, no parasite controls, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and no employee health policy, did not change that.

New China Chinese Restaurant at 321 West Road was open for business the day after inspectors documented all of it.