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Licensee
Name: HIBACHI BUFFET License Number: SEA6100646
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2018
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 10421 US 19
PORT RICHEY, FL 34668

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 02/08/2017 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
23-15-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. In kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
32-02-4    Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance., both men's and women's **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
32-04-4    Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladies room door will not close, door scrapes floor at bottom **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In bulk sugar at server station **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-03-4    Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Sides Flat top at sushi station **Warning**
23-04-4    Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of ice machine **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-75-4    Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving. Under shelves in sushi area **Warning**
36-51-4    Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Front door has shattered glass, toilet seat in ladies room not attached to toilet **Warning**
36-06-4    Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. At server station **Warning**
14-45-4    Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. At server station **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout kitchen **Warning**
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Throughout kitchen **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 20 in server area on various shelves **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic glasses at server station **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door will not close completely, metal at bottle bent and juts out **Warning**
36-41-4    Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris. **Warning**
38-11-4    Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. Cook line **Warning**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. In dish area **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Stalls in ladies room rusted, paint peeling **Warning**
36-47-5    Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease, dust or food debris. . **Warning**
14-70-4    Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Pile of ice on floor and around door **Warning**
10-08-4    Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At server station **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-40-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Cooler on end ofcook line has paint peeling off **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. On cook Line **Warning**
36-60-4    Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Lift top on cook line **Warning**
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Crab legs **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-10-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-26-4    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen , in bathrooms, dark spots on stall walls **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At sushi station, on cutting board **Warning**
03A-15-4    High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Chicken 53°, beef 49°, fish 53°, Chicken 52°, pooled eggs 48°, Lo mein 48°, coconut sauce 49° **Warning**
10-05-4    High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple, on buffet line, at sushi station, on cook line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 53°, beef 49°, fish 53°, Chicken 52°, pooled eggs 48° On buffet- broccoli salad 53°, cut leafy greens 51°, sprouts 53°, rice noodles 47° At sushi counter in lift top - salmon 48°, shrimp 47°, salmon 45°, **Warning**
08A-20-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Shell eggs on top of lift top **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-21-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over beef **Warning**
03A-19-4    High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.n buffet- At sushi counter in lift top - salmon 48°, shrimp 47°, salmon 45°, All sushi at buffet -squid 61°, salmon 61°, krab 61°, salmon 63° **Warning**
03A-06-4    High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. all sushi at buffet -squid 61°, salmon 61°, krab 61°, salmon 63° **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One on bottom shelf at server station , under tea urns **Warning**
01B-14-4    High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 5 eggs **Warning**
22-24-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. In server station **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. On cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Lift top on cook line **Warning**
16-31-4    Intermediate - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths. **Warning**
53B-11-4    Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Some erased, new dates written on for issue and expired, some written in pencil **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
47-02-4    Observed scorch marks around electrical outlet. For reporting purposes only. Back side of cooler on cook line
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