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Licensee
Name: BUFFET CITY License Number: SEA5909291
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 04/01/2026
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 4551 13 ST
ST. CLOUD, FL 34769

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 10/07/2025 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
16-23-4    Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
14-01-5    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In several containers throughout facility
23-24-4    Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Several reach in coolers throughout
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At server area **Repeat Violation**
14-45-4    Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In dry storage room In walk in cooler
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout kitchen
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Peach in reach in cooler underneath last make table on cookline Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal bags on shelf in dry storage area Beverage on shelf over make table on cookline **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On clean dish shelf in ware washing area
14-11-5    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Duct tape on ice machine in server area and in kitchen
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In walk in freezer
36-17-5    Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor grout worn out in front of dish machine
14-38-4    Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked dry storage containers in dry storage room
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Water bottles on floor at buffet line in front of kitchen entrance
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer and chest freezer near rice cookers **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment handle between uses. Two hanging on pipes underneath burner on cookline
38-01-4    Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. In walk in cooler
33-11-4    Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
23-03-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler door underneath make table on cookline Bulk dry storage containers on bottom shelves in dry storage room **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid.
29-08-4    Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Operator had to use pliers to turn on water on handwashing sink by walk ins **Repeat Violation**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Under two tables near ice machine in kitchen
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters in server area stored uncovered
29-49-6    Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Underneath last make table on cookline
08B-12-5    Basic - Stored food not covered. Oysters and raw beef in walk in cooler Dry ingredients in bulk containers in dry storage room **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5    Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bagged oyster meats thawing in pan on prep counter at room temperature
33-31-5    Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Oven in ware washing area
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Several rusted shelves throughout facility and in walk in cooler
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Dry storage containers in dry storage room
22-49-4    High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested both chlorine and heat sanitization Chlorine 0ppm, temperature not reaching 160F **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-25-4    High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee on cookline rubbing face and then cooking without washing hands
08A-05-6    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce in reach in cooler under make table on cookline **Repeat Violation**
08A-20-5    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Shell eggs over dough in glass door reach in cooler on cookline Raw pork and chicken over raw shrimp in walk in cooler
03F-02-5    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Time marking does not cover full time that buffet is open, only 3-7pm. Recommended that operator change time blocks from 10-2, 2-6 and 6-10
01C-05-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Oyster tags
01C-03-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Oysters
01C-10-4    Intermediate - Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from container prior to container being emptied. Container of oysters in walk in cooler not kept with tag
31B-05-4    Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser in server area handwashing sink and at sink by walk in cooler
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Pink cleaner next to cookline **Repeat Violation**
29-28-4    Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Ice machine filters not marked with dates, no protective covers
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