CHINA TASTE FL INC

Name: CHINA TASTE FL INC
Address: 876 E TARPON AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL, 34689, US
Rating: 88.7

876 E TARPON AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689

License #6216241

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88.7 Grade B / 100

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CHINA TASTE FL INC in TARPON SPRINGS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 88.7 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 17, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 26 total violations — 6 critical, 4 major, 16 minor.

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The latest inspection on November 17, 2025 shows 8 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 3 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler- unwashed celery and herb over diced onions.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 5 lb cans Hoisin sauce, dented on seam.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small white cutting board stained
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. In back of kitchen, sink blocked by bucket and tray, operator removed
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In black freezer and white vertical freezers - trays of raw chicken and pork over open bags of krab sticks and egg rolls In refrigerator at front counter- raw chicken over cooked, operator moved to bottom
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce on floor under table by walk in cooler, moved to table
[14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In chest freezer- cooked pork in direct contact with Walmart grocery bags
[08B-20-4] Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 3 5 lb cans Hoisin sauce, dented on seam, see stop sale

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In the reach in cooler and reach in freezer by the dry storage area.
[01B-01-4] Dented cans Tomato Ketchup and Bamboo Shoot present on dry storage selves. Discussed with manager to segregate dented cans. See stop sale.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink was blocked with a bucket. Employee moved bucket and crate that was in front of the sink.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided manager with poster. Manager posted.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name in dry storage area. Manager labeled containers.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Metal strainer by the dry storage area. Manager put metal strainer in the trash. Cracked bins in dry storage area. Discussed with Manager.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open water bottle in the reach in soda cooler by the front counter.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in walk in cooler, soiled. Reach in cooler by the front counter area,food debris.
[25-02-4] Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched at the front counter.
[52-12-4] Establishment advertised no MSG used in the food, but a large quantity of MSG was present in establishment. MSG chicken flavor soup based found in the dry storage area and in the cook line area. Operator states MSG is in the storage bin in dry storage area. Manager removed the word MSG on the menus.
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink or wiping cloths.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered in the walk in cooler, reach in cooler by the dry storage area and the front counter.
[14-01-5] Bins in dry storage area with no handle used to dispense food. Manager removed no handle containers.
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Eggs crates in the walk in cooler.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged in the walk in cooler and reach in cooler by the dry storage area.
[08B-63-4] Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure in the dining area.
[08B-38-4] Two soy sauce buckets stored on the floor.

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CHINA TASTE FL INC

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