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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
Routine - Food 12/18/2017 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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On cooking equipment
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
08B-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Oil
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Wireless phone charger base
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
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.
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
23-22-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
23-07-4    Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. **Repeat Violation**
06-05-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water.
36-02-5    Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Shakers **Repeat Violation**
09-01-4    High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
41-05-4    High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment.
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.eggs at room temperature cabbage 74° fish 57° chicken 50° moved to cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator aware of time item left temperature control **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Chicken over melon **Repeat Violation**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-4    Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. By buffet line **Repeat Violation**
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
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