China Buffet
3525 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste G, Torrance, CA 90505
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected May 7, 2026: passed with 8 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity, cited 3 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
- #16 in Torrance's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 7
Owner Requested Reinspection
8 violations
- Minor Hands clean and properly washed; proper glove use
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Passed Apr 29
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated
- Critical Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Critical Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
- Minor Multiple major critical violations /increased risk to public health
- Minor No insects, rodents, birds or animals present
- Minor Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings properly built, maintained and clean
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- Minor Impoundment/voluntary condemn and dispose (VC&D)/sampling
- Minor Plumbing: fixtures, backflow device, drainage
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- 2025
- Passed Jun 30
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Food separated and protected
- Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Minor Compliance with shelf stock tags, condition, displayed
- Minor Food safety certification
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Minor Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- 2024
- Passed Jun 24
Owner Requested Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cooling methods
- Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Minor Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
- Minor Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
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