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Licensee
Name: ORIENTAL BUFFET License Number: SEA6804356
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2018
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 4458 BEE RIDGE ROAD
SARASOTA, FL 34233

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 06/22/2015 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. **Warning**
23-20-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of oven. **Warning**
03B-12-4    High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food on buffet hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed roast beef, egg rolls, chicken on buffet line less than 135°F. Product brought to kitchen to tea heat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-16-4    High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ambient temperatures of 50°F. Observed chicken, pork, salmon,shrimp wings, frog legs, ribs, egg rolls, pasta approximately 50°F. Cold held overnight. **Warning**
03A-18-4    High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods on buffet cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Krab meat, pasta, sushi on buffet line greater than 41°F. Product iced down to correct temperatures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands beforechanging gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
22-43-4    High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee skipping the sanitation cycle for manual ware washing. Educated operator about proper methods. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Observed all product in walk in cooler cold held overnight at 50°F. All product discarded. **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Observed water pitcher stored in HANDWASH sink located at Mongolian grill. **Warning**
27-16-4    Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no hot water at hand wash sink located in dish room, Mongolian grill. **Warning**
04-02-4    Intermediate - Inadequate number/capacity of cold holding units to maintain potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Observed multiple coolers maintaining temperatures above 41°F. No working cooler available. **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
14-77-4    Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not 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. Observed reach in cooler in back kitchen ambient temperatures of 48°F. **Warning**
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. Observed cooked egg rolls, fried chicken, ham, cooked pork, no date marking. **Warning**
14-76-4    Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not 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. Observed ambient temperatures at 50°F. Observed produce walk in cooler with ambient temperature of 54°F. SEE STOP SALE. **Warning**
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