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Licensee
Name: TOP'S CHINA BUFFET License Number: SEA3912263
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2021
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status: Change Owner Pending
Location Address: 1528 W BRANDON BLVD
BRANDON, FL 33511

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 03/14/2019 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
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several employee drink on various food prep tables throughout kitchen , COS , employee place drinks on bottom shelf of non prep table . **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer lid in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Foods stored on floor of walk in cooler and walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall damage by walk in freezer. Standing water on floor at north end of cooks line . Mold build up on wall by walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-70-4    Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Heavy ice build up on walls in walk in freezer . **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4    Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between equipment on cooks line . COS employee removed knives at time of inspection . **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping clothes not stored in buckets of sanitizer. **Repeat Violation**
29-03-4    Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Water draining on floor from under employee hand wash sink on south end of cooks line .
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale One can of Hunts tomatoes sauce One can of Fi Hood Pineapple chunks Both cans badly dented on brims of cans . **Repeat Violation**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Observed employee in back prep area placing gloves on with no prior hand washing , COS , inspector went over proper glove changing and hand washing between glove changes . **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. Employee hand wash sinks in back prep area and in sushi bar area blocked by garbage cans , both removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Cooked potentially hazardous foods held over 24 hr not date marked in walk in cooler . CAT inspector went over proper food date marking on TCS , foods held over 24 hrs . **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
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