CHINA TASTE

8421 TUTTLE AVE, SARASOTA, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5104559. 8 inspection visits from 2024-01-16 to 2026-10-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-27: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Manatee County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3	0.99	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2026-04-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	5		7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	6		9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	7	0.78	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-12-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	8		10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-09-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	10	0.89	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-03-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	10		8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2024-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	4	0.97	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.