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Licensee
Name: CHINA BUFFET License Number: SEA3911556
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2023
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 1245 E FOWLER AVE
TAMPA, FL 33612

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 09/02/2014 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
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Walk in freezer chicken. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
14-10-4    Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Walk in cooler door, ice machine door.
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Screen doors, back screen door and side screen door. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Between cook's line and back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Dish machine area. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. In kitchen area and prep area and storage area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Sauces, kitchen , iced tea container. **Corrected On-Site**
33-19-4    Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
14-70-4    Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-11-4    Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4    Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoop
21-10-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Wait station, grill/buffet.
14-40-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Counter broken chipped grill area/buffet.
14-29-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid.
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Pork filling. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-26-4    Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Walk in cooler
24-11-4    Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Soup cups. **Corrected On-Site**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Cook's line reach in cooler **Repeat Violation**
36-02-4    Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Wait station in dinning room, kitchen, prep area. **Repeat Violation**
14-41-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
21-11-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wait station. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Wait station area.
03B-03-4    High Priority - Cooked vegetables hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Broccoli, cabbage, buffet. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-18-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Chicken, salmon, beef, double door Reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
03A-19-4    High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimp.
03A-06-4    High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, pork walk in cooler. MUST BE CORRECTED BY 9/3/14. chicken, pork, beef shrimp cook's line. Corrective action taken removed from cook's line and place in walk in freezer. Chicken 42 ° F, beef 43 ° F, shrimp 40 ° F, pork 43 ppm from cook's line. **Corrected On-Site**
41-02-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Next to squeeze bottles of oil is shelf at grill /buffet. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Dish machine area, **Repeat Violation**
14-74-4    Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Cook's line reach in cooler/make table. MUST BE CORRECTED BY 9/3/14.
22-22-4    Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Front counter next to grill area.
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk in cooler, not consistent, chicken, crab legs, pork. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Shelf above hand wash sink next to grill/buffet.
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