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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 05/28/2019 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
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Several bowls and pans in sauces and rice and ice bin. Removed all. Also, broken container holding chicken. Removed.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on buffet. All top plates were covered during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Two jackets on dry storage shelf. Phone and keys on top of make table. Moved all. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Tiles have deep grove near back door with standing water inside. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Seaweed in target bag. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Bottom of sushi cooler. Cleaned. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. Two lids open. Closed. **Corrected On-Site**
06-05-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Krab in pan of standing water. Moved to prep sink and water turned on. **Corrected On-Site**
25-33-4    Basic - Single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food. Brocolli washed and cut then stored back in cardboard box. **Repeat Violation**
23-05-4    Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of cooking equipment. Also, gaskets soiled on reach in freezer and make table on cookline. **Repeat Violation**
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Two bottles of medicine on shelf over make table. Moved all. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: raw chicken over cooked chicken and shrimp. Moved. In reach in cooler at end of cookline raw beef over cooked pork. Moved. In walk in freezer: pans of raw chicken over pan of raw beef over pan of dumplings. Moved all. In reach in make table at sushi bar: raw fish over fried sushi rolls. Moved all.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Interior top of machine.
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 in walk in cooler with no date mark. Operator voluntarily discarded. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sink in ware wash area was used to wash knife. Manager corrected employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
53B-14-5    Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Six certificates are expired.
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Window cleaner and degreaser. Manager labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
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