GREEN TEA
US Highway 19
Florida, 34668
Pasco County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 roach egg sack on floor by dry storage bins
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One cook, cook put hat on **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen and prep room
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fry oil under wok
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately - 15 under 3 compartment sink by floor drain 1 under prep table in back room 1 on cook line at lift top cooler 1 in storage room 1 on chair in prep room
- 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Operator sprayed for ants on floor next to food storage bins, ant and roach spray.
- 35A-09-4:High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Approximately 30 ants by dry storage, back door
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Fry oil under wok - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-07: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 3/20/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Glass door cooler interior Reach in cooler interior and top around pans **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-20: Reach in cooler clean **Time Extended**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. In chest freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-20: **Time Extended**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In freezer in back of kitchen- raw chicken over dumplings **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-20: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Rice warmers on rim and lid Cutting board at lift top stained **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-20: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/20/2025 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 3/18/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cook drinking from water bottle **Warning**
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Cook eating over lift top cooler on cook line, we discussed eating in dining room. **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of sauce on floor in prep area **Warning**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Glass door cooler interior Reach in cooler interior and top around pans **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In chest freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Date changed to 2/1/2026 on front page **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In freezer in back of kitchen- raw chicken over dumplings **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In glass door cooler at front counter - Pork (44F - Cold Holding); moved to cooler Reach in cooler on cook line -butter (50F - Cold Holding); sprouts (49F - Cold Holding); cooked pork (47F - Cold Holding), operator states all food was in walk in cooler over night, moved to reach in cooler at 10:30, moved back to walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Rice warmers on rim and lid Cutting board at lift top stained **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. In dish was area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2025 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/19/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris throughout establishment behind cookline, three compartment sink, and near fryer area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-19: **Time Extended**
- 36-24-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall in dry storage room behind shelf holding cans, in mop sink room near the mop sink, and underneath rice warmers behind oven in prep area off cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-19: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris on hood, hood filters, and sides of equipment on cook line. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with accumulation of food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-19: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/19/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/18/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Vertical reach-in freezers in prep room with front door paint chipped off and inside of freezer cracked and in disrepair. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Styrofoam taped and painted on top of chest freezer, all freezers spray painted **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: New freezers ordered **Time Extended**
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris throughout establishment behind cookline, three compartment sink, and near fryer area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended**
- 36-24-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall in dry storage room behind shelf holding cans, in mop sink room near the mop sink, and underneath rice warmers behind oven in prep area off cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris on hood, hood filters, and sides of equipment on cook line. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with accumulation of food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended**
- 35B-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed gap at bottom left side of wall near back entrance to kitchen unable to be sealed/closed with light coming through the hole leading to the outside. Discussed importance of repair. Back kitchen door left open with flies present at time of inspection. Operator closed door. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Door closed, hole filled in with bricks and mortar gap still there between door and frame **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Some was caulked, Still has small gap between door and frame **Admin Complaint**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach present underneath cook line along pipes near wok station. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: 1 live roach in door latch of vertical freezer in prep room **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: 1 live roach in door latch of vertical freezer, operator killed **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/18/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/16/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Vertical reach-in freezers in prep room with front door paint chipped off and inside of freezer cracked and in disrepair. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Styrofoam taped and painted on top of chest freezer, all freezers spray painted **Time Extended**
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris throughout establishment behind cookline, three compartment sink, and near fryer area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended**
- 36-24-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall in dry storage room behind shelf holding cans, in mop sink room near the mop sink, and underneath rice warmers behind oven in prep area off cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris on hood, hood filters, and sides of equipment on cook line. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with accumulation of food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended**
- 35B-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed gap at bottom left side of wall near back entrance to kitchen unable to be sealed/closed with light coming through the hole leading to the outside. Discussed importance of repair. Back kitchen door left open with flies present at time of inspection. Operator closed door. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Door closed, hole filled in with bricks and mortar gap still there between door and frame **Admin Complaint**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed buckets of sauce and dry ingredients stored near handwash sink in prep room without lids. Operator placed lids. Multiple food items in cold-holding without covers in walk-in cooler (egg rolls, fried chicken, and pork). **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Bucket of sauce on floor under hand wash sink in prep room, no lid operator put lid on. **Time Extended**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food in reach-in freezers. Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cardboard box in direct contact with raw chicken in freezer in prep room. Cooked chicken, egg rolls, and pork stored in cardboard boxes in the walk-in cooler. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach present underneath cook line along pipes near wok station. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: 1 live roach in door latch of vertical freezer in prep room **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/16/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/11/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles throughout kitchen in prep room and on cook line. **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Vertical reach-in freezers in prep room with front door paint chipped off and inside of freezer cracked and in disrepair. **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris throughout establishment behind cookline, three compartment sink, and near fryer area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall in dry storage room behind shelf holding cans, in mop sink room near the mop sink, and underneath rice warmers behind oven in prep area off cook line. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris on hood, hood filters, and sides of equipment on cook line. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with accumulation of food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed gap at bottom left side of wall near back entrance to kitchen unable to be sealed/closed with light coming through the hole leading to the outside. Discussed importance of repair. Back kitchen door left open with flies present at time of inspection. Operator closed door. **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed buckets of sauce and dry ingredients stored near handwash sink in prep room without lids. Operator placed lids. Multiple food items in cold-holding without covers in walk-in cooler (egg rolls, fried chicken, and pork). **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed chlorine sanitizer for wet wiping cloth solution at 10 ppm underneath three compartment sink. **Warning**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 small flying insects flying around prep area and cook line not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Warning**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food in reach-in freezers. Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cardboard box in direct contact with raw chicken in freezer in prep room. Cooked chicken, egg rolls, and pork stored in cardboard boxes in the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken stored over unwashed celery in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored in cardboard box, not in commercially sealed packaging, stored above ready to eat pork in a bag, not in commercially sealed packaging stored in vertical reach-in freezer in prep room off cookline. Operator corrected storage. Raw chicken stored over cut onions and raw pork stored over cut produce in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach present underneath cook line along pipes near wok station. **Warning**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed toxic chemical stored next to stored food on cook line. Operator moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-38-5:Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator had incorrect bleach for sanitizer at time of inspection with no other sanitizer available. Operator went to store and purchased correct bleach (approved for food contact surfaces). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/11/2024 revealed 15 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).