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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
Complaint Full 10/22/2018 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
23-07-4    Basic - *Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. *reach in cooler and reach in freezer *shelving in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
36-47-5    Basic - *Hood soiled with accumulated grease, dust or food debris. *wall behind cook line soiled with grease
25-32-4    Basic - *Reuse of single-service articles. #10 cans and buckets used for cut vegetables, bean sprouts, etc. *jug cut in half used for rice, discarded **Repeat Violation**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Fried chicken, bulk bins, chicken stock, pork Corrected on Site: removed
36-37-4    Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles in kitchen/prep areas **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
21-05-4    Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. *cloth on rice *menu used to drain fried chicken, Corrected on Site: removed and discarded
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both cooks at cook line
08B-36-4    Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Bulk onions in front of hand wash sink Corrected on Site: moved **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor in kitchen, Bulk sauces, Corrected on Site: placed in shelf in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4    Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. knives removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-36-5    Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Chest freezer in poor repair with rust and insulation showing, operator states that a new one is one order
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Pork, pork, cut onions, chicken wings **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. In mop sink **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. >200 Corrected on Site: 100 ppm
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. Corrected on Site: operator states that it was made at 1 pm **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. *shell eggs over bean sprouts in make station reach in cooler on right side *raw chicken over cooked chicken in reach in freezer *raw chicken over peas and carrots in reach in freezer **Repeat Violation**
22-28-4    Intermediate - *Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. *lids of make station *reach in cooler top unit edges
31A-13-4    Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Front sink
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by bulk bag of onions, Corrected on Site: removed **Corrected On-Site** **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. Chicken, pork chopped pork, egg rolls **Repeat Violation**
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