Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CRAZY BUFFET

2030 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33409

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 20, 2024
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3570203
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10722085
DBPR license6012903

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
11 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 11

#2High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator primed machine and retested at 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen through rear exit door walked to cook line and began handling clean utensils and equipment to prepare food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#4High Priority12A-12-4

High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw fish while preparing sushi roll and then handled ready to eat krab/cream cheese while preparing separate sushi roll with no raw ingredients without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face/nose/hair/hat and then continued handling clean dishes/utensils while preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled washed/cut pineapple to be immediately served cold on buffet with barehands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands and put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee removed plate from sushi buffet, washed and rinsed in prep sink, wiped dry with cloth towel and then reused for freshly made sushi without sanitizing. Operator removed plates to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Employee washed and rinsed mixing bowls at prep sink and then placed to dry without sanitizing. Operator removed mixing bowls to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At glass door reach in; raw fish stored over cooked pork. At sushi low boy; raw fish stored over cream cheese. Operator moved raw fish below ready to eat items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk-in; raw comminuted pork stored over whole muscle beef. Operator moved raw comminuted pork below raw whole muscle beef. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10High Priority08B-01-4

High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At chocolate fountain/ice cream cone buffet; no sneeze guard/protection for chocolate fountain/unwrapped ice cream cones. Advised Operator to install sneeze guard. **Warning**

Warning
#11High Priority12A-02-4

High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Employee handled soiled dishes while removing from buffet, took to dish area and then handled clean plates of food while taking to buffet for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#12High Priority41-15-5

High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm). Operator diluted to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 1

#1Basic32-06-4

Basic – Missing partition and/or door for bathroom with more than 1 toilet facility. At Men's Bathroom; 2 toilets, 1 has no partition, 2 urinals, 1 has no partition. Operator stated bathroom under repair/renovation. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:42 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
4 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.