BUFFET CITY
2150 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 30 & 31 · PORT CHARLOTTE · Charlotte County · FL 33948
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee take out ear piece, put in pocket. Employee was told to wash hands. Instead, employee put on used glove and proceeded to make food.
Intermediate 1
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at sushi station, handwashing sinks with old being used as a dump sink, with food residue, steel wool pad in sink, etc. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 5
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed at hibachi station, employee without hair restraint. Observed operator getting a hat and tutting it on employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed containers on drying shelf, wet nesting. Observed operator separating containers to dry properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed in server area, forks stored in a container, with handles down. Observed servers changing containers and storing forks handles up.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed in multiple cooling units stored food not covered. Observed operator having cooks cover immediately. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed multiple sauces at hibachi station in squeeze bottles, being used with out identifying labels.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:38 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.