HIBACHI BUFFET
2870 US HWY 27 N · SEBRING · Highlands County · FL 33870
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one can of cheddar sauce dented on the can rack located in kitchen. Operator removed and discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-49-4High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly: Dishwasher (Chlorine 10ppm). Operator set up triple sink. Operator will call for service. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee remove watch and wristband put in pocket and changed his gloves without handwashing, educated employee on handwashing. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed two live roaches under the cook line in the kitchen. Observed one live roach by the hand washing sink located back of the kitchen. Observed one live roach on the side of reach in freezer and one live roach by the walk in cooler in the kitchen. Five all together. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. One pound butter patties at 78 F, 50 pounds of raw chicken at 46 degrees. Operator removed and voluntarily disposed of. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. One pound butter patties at 78 F, 50 pounds of raw chicken at 46 degrees. **Warning**
41-25-4High Priority – Tracking powder pesticide used inside establishment under buffet tables. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in the triple sink. Employee was educated on proper location. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 13
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed no waste receptacle with lids in the women's bathroom. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches by filing cabinet in wait staff area. Observed one dead roach by reach in cooler in sushi bar area. Observed one dead roach on the dumb waiter and one dead roach by the walk in freezer located in the kitchen. Five all together. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed fish next to food in the reach in freezer not segregated from other food. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cook with a watch and a bracelet on while cooking, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-13-5Basic – Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Operator was not using the sanitizer side, taking washed and rinsed pots directly to drying rack. Operator removed pots, rewashed and sanitized. Operator set up triple sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed four boxes of fortune cookies on the floor in the wait staff area. Observed two cases of cabbage and two cases of potatoes on the floor in the kitchen by the cook line and two cases of cantaloupe on the floor in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the handle of the fryer, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing sign at the hand washing sink in the sushi bar area. **Warning**
33-38-4Basic – No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels at line. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface in Pepsi cooler **Warning**
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed forks and spoons facing upright in the dish area, operator changed to downward. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed different sauces and soups not labeled in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:44 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.