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Licensee
Name: CHINA LEE BUFFET License Number: SEA5202604
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 06/01/2023
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 3743 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD
OCALA, FL 34470

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 07/17/2018 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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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
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. One in rice. One in shrimp. Removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4    Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Around exterior of oven, wok station and fryers on cookline.
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Above wok station.
23-04-4    Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Around doors of reach in make table on cookline.
14-45-4    Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Shelves over reach in make tables on cookline. Shelf under prep table on cookline. All removed. **Corrected On-Site**
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tile missing. In employee restroom
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several tiles in kitchen and back storage room.
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. In back room near mop sink. Under wok station. Under prep sink.
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several over make tables at cookline. One on dry storage shelf. Moved all. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Bag of employee food on shelf in reach in cooler. Moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Apron in case of coconut water. Keys over make table. Umbrella over reach in freezer. All moved. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses in wait station
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. One pair on handle of fryer. Moved. **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On cookline
29-20-5    Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink in ware wash area draining slow
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several towels throughout kitchen
21-07-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At wait station 0 ppm bleach added then 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of pain reliever over reach in freezer. Moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over avocado and krab in unit at sushi bar. Raw chicken over mushrooms in reach in cooler at end of cookline. Raw shrimp over carrots in walk in cooler. Flat of raw shell eggs on top of sauce bucket. All moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-20-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Pan of raw chicken over pan of raw shrimp. Moved. **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added to sink near back door
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in employee restroom. Refilled. **Corrected On-Site**
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