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Licensee
Name: CHINA BUFFET License Number: SEA2328689
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 10/01/2024
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 18690 NW 67 AVE
HIALEAH, FL 33015

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 04/26/2017 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
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
23-15-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. Hibachi area, kitchen hws
23-16-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel and/or soap dispenser.
32-07-4    Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Men's and womens
24-06-4    Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean utensils in dirty bus tub left of 1 door glass cooler
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Many areas throughout kitchen
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line left
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks in kitchen
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Dishwasher area
36-71-4    Basic - Floor drains/drain covers heavily soiled. Kitchen and ice machine room
36-01-4    Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Hibachi area, ice machine room area
36-12-4    Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Hibachi room
23-22-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
21-10-4    Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use.
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. 2 door glass cooler
42-04-4    Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with food. Shelf with dry stock
08B-14-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Sheet pans of won tons, crab Rangoon, shrimp
33-31-5    Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Unused broken oven used for coat storage hibachi grill area Broken ice machine server area
36-72-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Both Walkin 1 and freezer
36-26-4    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind cook line
16-05-4    Basic - Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Wash, rinse, sanitizer all very soiled
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. 2 cooks
12A-04-5    High Priority - Employee handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. Dishwasher
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Observed approx 5 small flies dry stock area. Observed approx 5 small flies in dishwasher area. Observed approx 100 or more flying around ice machine room, there are too many to count. Observed approx 5 small flies in cabinet under buffet
08A-10-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw beef, single door glass cooler
03A-06-4    High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw steak pieces, raw chicken pieces at hibachi grill, operator discarded
12A-02-4    High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed two servers placing soiled wares into bus tub, then served drinks
03A-04-4    High Priority - Shell eggs held at room temperature with an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
41-25-4    High Priority - Tracking powder pesticide used inside establishment. Under buffet cabinets
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. Wares in Hws hibachi area
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Both glass door coolers cook line left, glass cooler sushi area
03D-20-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Bus pans of noodles, cut up chicken pieces, breaded whole shrimp
03D-16-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Bus tubs in Walkin cooler, cooked ribs, noodles
05-10-4    Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. Cook does not know where thermometer is
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. Many items in Walkin cooler, fried chicken chunks, cooked ribs, coleslaw,
22-01-4    Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. Server soda station right
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