China Taste Restaurant
Last inspected: Aug 11, 2025
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CHINA TASTE RESTAURANT, located at 3599 Atlanta Rd Se Ste A5 in Smyrna, GA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on August 11, 2025. This inspection identified three critical violations, including issues with proper cold holding temperatures, cooling time and temperature, and the identification and storage of toxic substances. Previous inspections for CHINA TASTE RESTAURANT have generally been low-risk.
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Inspection History
Aug 11, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 3 corrected on site.
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Dec 3, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 corrected on site.
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Violations — Aug 11, 2025 Inspection
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed pork ribs that were removed from the WIC and placed at the prep top in the main kitchen with a temperature above 41*F Observed several foods stored in the WIC in the main kitchen with a temperature above 41*F See temperature chart below C/A Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F COS Owner discarded all the items Update: EHS did an informal visit on 08/12 to ensure the WIC has been repaired. Ambient temperature was at 40*F.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed cooked noodles that were cooked in the mid-morning and at 1:16pm the temperature of the noodles were 53*F at 2:38pm the temperature was still at 53*F C/A Cooked time/temperature control for safety food shall be cooled: (i) Within 2 hours from 135°F (57°C) to 70°F (21°C); P COS: Owner placed the noodles on ice to cool faster
511-6-1.04(6)(d)
8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed the only sanitizing bucket with sanitizing rags in the main kitchen with 0ppm chlorine levels. C/A Chemical Sanitizers, Criteria. Chemical sanitizers, including chemical sanitizing solutions generated on-site, and other chemical antimicrobials applied to food-contact surfaces shall: 1. Meet requirements specified in 40 CFR 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (Food-contact surface sanitizing solutions) P, or 2. Meet the requirements as specified in 40 CFR 180.2020 Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or Exemption from Tolerance-Non-food determinations. P COS Owner added bleach to the bucket and the chlorine levels were 50ppm
511-6-1.07(6)(g)
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