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Licensee
Name: NO 1 CHINA BUFFET License Number: SEA3916921
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 8857 N FLORIDA AVE #6-152 NORTHGATE
TAMPA, FL 33604

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/10/2016 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
23-16-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel and/or soap dispenser. Cooks line **Warning**
36-40-5    Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, grease, or food debris. Next to fryers **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bulk bin **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
14-45-4    Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Under prep table **Warning**
08B-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Cooking oil, soda **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Raw chicken, potatoes **Warning**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups servers station **Warning**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Screen door **Warning**
08B-27-4    High Priority - Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Cleaned mushrooms placed in soiled box **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-17-4    Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-01-4    Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Rice **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Multiple Hws **Warning**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. WIF **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-43-4    Basic - Plastic jug cut in half and reused as scoop. **Warning**
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Pork 59°F, on rack in kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-05-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Shrimp **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-05-4    Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Floor **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-33-4    Basic - Single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.#10 can In rice bin **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-04-4    Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with food. Under prep table **Warning**
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken, cut tomatoes, stuffed mushrooms, cut lettuce, various prepped items **Warning**
08B-14-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Egg rolls, crab, Wong ton, various items **Warning**
23-10-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk bins **Warning**
29-44-4    High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Hws cooks line **Warning**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Apple sauce **Warning**
12A-19-4    High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water.cook **Warning**
12A-20-4    High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Cook **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler cooks line raw beef 45°F, raw chicken 45°F, sushi bar sushi rolls(crab, cheese) 62°F, operator placed ice on items in reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.Chicken wings 74°F, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-09-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
08A-22-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Two door reach in cooler **Warning**
12A-03-4    Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Three compartment sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-16-4    Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hws sink next dish machine hot water is shut off no hot water **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-05-4    Intermediate - No monitoring of buffet/salad bar by employee trained in safe operating procedures. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All Hws in kitchen **Warning**
02C-04-4    Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Wong ton, egg roll, fried crab various items **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.chicken taco, cooked chicken, spring roll, stuffed mushrooms, items in WIC and ric **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-18-4    Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Bulk flour bin **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.pink liquid **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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