NEW CHINESE BUFFET INC
1036 E HWY 50 · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34711-3239
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. -prescription bottle beside drinking glasses in dish area **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -employee on cook line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. -employee washed and rinsed dishes, then stacked on storage shelf for drying with no sanitation step. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw beef over sauce in reach in cooler on cook line. -raw mussels over cut lemon in walk in cooler. Operator relocated.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -1 under dish machine. Operator killed and discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -rice noodles (54F – Cold Holding), held less than four hours per operator. Operator moved to walk in freezer for rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -interior of ice machine -white cutting board -interior of can opener **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -ice in hand sink in server area **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -multiple items in walk in cooler and walk in freezer **Warning**
Basic 22
16-23-4Basic – Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -bowl in rice on cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. -cook line **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -throughout the kitchen and back hallway **Warning**
32-12-6Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. -15 under dish machine. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -phone and keys above make table on cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -under reach in cooler on cook line. Operator cleaned. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -under dishmachine, under storage shelf by back door. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. -monsodium glutamate on cook line, sauces in walk in cooler **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -cook line. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. -flour container **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of ovens have accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning. -over cook line **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -reach in cooler on cookline **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -exterior food containers in kitchen -paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers at hand sinks in kitchen -exterior doors/handles of all cooking equipment -filters over cooking equipment on cook line -gaskets on reach in coolers on cook line -fans on walk in cooler heavily soiled -caulking around hand sink faucet on cook line **Warning**
36-64-5Basic – Objectionable odors in kitchen other. **Warning**
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. -dry storage shelves in kitchen **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. -baking powder on dry storage shelf. **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -unwashed cabbage over cooked crab in walk in cooler. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -monsodium glutamate on cook line **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:32 PM.
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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.