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Licensee
Name: CHINA TASTE TAKE-OUT License Number: SEA6216241
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2020
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 876 E TARPON AVE
TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 01/30/2017 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls in chicken **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4    Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. **Repeat Violation**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Person in Charge states they have spoken to the landlord about this
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected on Site: moved to lower shelf **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected on Site: paper hats **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer door shelves cracked
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Strip is broken
08B-30-4    Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. No lids on bulk bins of flour, corn starch, rice, etc **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk oils, raw beef
23-07-4    Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4    Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Corrected on Site: removed and sent to wash **Corrected On-Site**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food.
25-43-4    Basic - Plastic jug cut in half and reused as scoop. Corrected on Site: discarded **Corrected On-Site**
06-05-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Corrected on Site: water turned on
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
25-32-4    Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Cans
23-14-4    Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Storage behind bulk bins
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop bucket not emptied after use
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected on Site: discarded **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. None
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Golden Soy
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Poultry (63°F - Cold Holding); rice (67°F - Cold Holding), less than 2 hours
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over open can of mushrooms Corrected on Site: chicken ,over to lower shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-17-5    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Trays of raw chicken over trays of raw beef over bags of vegetables
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezers soiled with accumulation of food residue.
22-16-4    Basic - Intermediate - Reach-in cooler lids, edges and shelves soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. None **Repeat Violation**
22-18-4    Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Bulk bins **Repeat Violation**
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