GREEN TEA
11832 US HWY 19 · PORT RICHEY · Pasco County · FL 34668
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
29 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-8High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly, in the dining area. The operator killed the fly and swept it up, and sanitized the area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-12-5High Priority – Metal stem-type thermometer soiled. The operator cleaned the thermometer. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Several bags in the reach in freezers have nonfood-grade. **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler. Raw chicken stored above vegetables.
01B-11-4High Priority – Ready-to-eat food contaminated by employee under restriction/exclusion. See stop sale. Employee touch rice with his thumb while putting it in the to go container with no glove on. The operator discarded it.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cooking tray in the hand sink. The operator moved the trays. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine test strips.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. The operator placed soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 20
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Several containers have bowls with no handle in the food containers. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. The rice heating/holding equipment.
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 tanks by the front counter not secured.
33-02-4Basic – Cardboard box used as garbage container.
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In the walk in cooler.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents in the dining and kitchen area are soiled.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. The gaskets on the reach in cooler are torn.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under the reach in cooler, under the prep tables and under fryer machine.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 1 frying oil box on the cook line and several frying oil boxes on the floor by dry storage area.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. By the 3 compartment sink area and by the reach in cooler.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Both bathroom. Provided the operator with 2 handwashing signs. The operator posted. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The wall near the reach-in refrigerator, at the front left corner, is soiled. The hood filters and fan guards in the walk-in cooler are also soiled. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Several milk containers reused and cut to use as a scoop.
32-17-4Basic – Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. In the women's bathroom.
25-17-4Basic – Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. The take out boxes on the cook line.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Several containers not covered in the walk in cooler, in the reach in coolers and plastic containers with flour not covered.
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. 1 metal strainer.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On the cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 28, 2026 1:08 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.