CHINA TASTE
2775 NW 49 AVE #203 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34482
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched cooked chicken while putting chicken and rice in to go containers on cook line.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Pepper stored in to go bag on shelf next to three compartment sink.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Manager placed cooked chicken above raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored on kitchen prep table across from cook line: cabbage (46F – Cold Holding); noodles (47F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed on table thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager stated items would be held on time as a public health control going forward. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5High 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. Chicken stored on cook line prep table. Manager stated chicken placed out at 11:00 am. Manager placed proper time marking on chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated pork prepared on 2/8.
Basic 13
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop rice from warmer across from cook line fryer. Bowl used to scoop flour from container on shelf next to three compartment sink.
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling above walk-in cooler missing two tiles.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Fish stored in reach-in freezer next to three compartment sink.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys on dry storage shelf next to three compartment sink. Manager removed keys during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Containers stored on shelf above three compartment sink.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Containers in walk-in cooler.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. MSG stored on floor in front of dish area. Bags of onions stored on floor next to back door. **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in container of water at end of cook line, 61F. Manager returned utensils to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Prepped broccolini stored in used broccoli box. Manager rewashed broccoli and placed broccoli in container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on shelf next to three compartment sink. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Container of flour on shelf next to three compartment sink. Manager placed lid on container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk-in cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:13 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.