GREAT WALL CHINESE RESTAURANT
4220 W TENNESSEE ST · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County · FL 323041033
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Observed employee cutting onions with bare hands for cold holding.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed multiple food items held above 41F in walk in cooler at 11:15: cooked pasta 56F, chicken wings 53F, pork 51F, cut watermelon 51F, ambient shelled eggs 51F, fried chicken 47F, steamed vegetables 50F. Per manager walk in cooler was turned off to defrost ice build-up at 10:30 and will turn walk in cooler back on at 12:30. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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 and the time removed from temperature control. Observed egg rolls, chicken wings, and shelled eggs held under time with no time marks at 11:00. Manager marked food items 10:00-2:00. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Provided operator with probe thermometer during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed multiple food items without date marks in walk in cooler. Per manager food items held for less than 7 days.
Basic 4
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating in prep area.
21-11-4Basic – Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed buckets of salt, cornstarch, rice, and sugar uncovered in storage area.
14-09-4Basic – Two cutting boards has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:05 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.