Asian Buffet, 1133-1135 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: ASIAN BUFFET
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1133-1135 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
License #: 4606543
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 09/02/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
09/02/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, cut onions in top of reachin cooler across from cookline at 46-48°F **Warning** on callback 7/16/14 observed cooked onions, peppers and cut onions at 47-50°F
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning** correct by next unannounced inspection.
  • Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. **Warning** correct by next unannounced inspection.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning** correct by next unannounced inspection.
07/16/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface of flour and sugar bins. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing near dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water by dishmachine , mop sink, and under cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood filters missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Most hood filters are not present. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans. Cans voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition, handle broken off of flour scoop. Scoop voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, cut onions in top of reachin cooler across from cookline at 46-48°F **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef and pork and fish over vegetables and sauces in walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reachin cooler across from cookline ambient temperature 48°F **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Safestaff on site and names on cards but no date marked on cards. **Warning**
07/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/14/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sinks used by food employees. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Salmon, no invoice available for tuna or salmon. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken and beef in reachin cooler across from cookline at 47-48°F, all TCS items moved to walkin cooler, corrective action taken. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken piled over fish in reachin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw beef over fish in walkin cooler. Also raw chicken over oysters intended for raw consumption, oysters voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reachin cooler across from cookline, ambient temperature 46°F. **Warning**
2/13/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning** on callback 8/20/13 cooler empty , repairman came this morning. Ambient temperature 46°F on bottom 43°F on top. Do not store any food in unit until it can maintain 41°F or below.
8/20/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored in a clean, protected location. Scoop handle touching flour in bin by back door. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. 0 ppm in sanitizer bucket.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken and shrimp at 45°F in reachin cooler across from cookline. Ambient temperature is 50°F, corrective action take food removed fro unit and placed into walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over mushrooms in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Warning**
8/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/30/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, reachin cooler across from oven. **Warning**
  • Basic - High Priority - 5 Dead roaches on premises. Roaches removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** observed dead roaches n callback 4/29/13, Orkin came 4/27/13 as per invoice. Time extended until 4/30/13
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. On live roach on dishmachine. **Warning** observed 2 live roaches during callback, or kin came Saturday as per invoice. Time extended till 4/30/13.
4/29/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Grease build up between fryers and oven as well as wok line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in sushi station. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Reachin cooler across from cookline unable to maintain 41?F or below, ambient temperature 58?F, all food moved to walkin cooler or placed on ice. Do not store any potentially hazardous food in unit until it is repaired and can maintain 41?F or below. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, reachin cooler across from oven. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • Basic - High Priority - 5 Dead roaches on premises. Roaches removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimp at 45?F, chicken 49?F, onions 49?F in reachin cooler across from cookline, corrective action taken food moved to walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. On live roach on dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
4/26/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black slimelike substance in the interior of ice machine, easily removed with alcohol swab. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw pork over cooked noodles in walkin cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over watermelon in walkin cooler .
11/6/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/8/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink by 3compartment sink . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink by 3compartment sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink used to hold wood. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner. Ribs thawing in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over sauces, and raw chicken over cooked pork in reachin cooler and walkin cooler . Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitizer bucket heavily soiled water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sweet and sour chicken at 124F on buffet line. New chicken put out on buffet. Corrected On Site.
7/30/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in rice cooker. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is sanitizing properly. Dishmachine sanitizer 0ppm.
  • Critical - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink by 3compartment sink used to hold grates. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At handsink in sushi bar.
  • Critical - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over cheese in walkincooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Reuse of single-use plastic buckets. Corrected On Site. Jug Discarded.
5/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Critical - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • Critical - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • Critical - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Corrected On Site.
3/14/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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