China Taste

876 E Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Passed · Jul 22, 2026 Directions
66
Poor BiteKarma score 66 out of 100
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 22, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 5 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • #9 in Tarpon Springs's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 22

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Nov 17

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  5. Passed Jul 23

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Misrepresentation; misbranding
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  6. Failed Jan 30

    Complaint Inspection

    7 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign

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