BUFFET CITY
1030 58 ST N · ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33710
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 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. Dented cans of bamboo shoots, ripe olives and soy sauce on dry storage shelf with foods to be served to the public. **Repeat Violation**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly in kitchen on wall, 1 live fly in dry storage area landing on shelf, 1 live fly in prep area in rear of kitchen.
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Employee moved raw beef to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee in sushi bar wearing gloves touching plates that have been touched by the public did not change gloves before touching clean plated sushi.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk (51F – Cold Holding) milk (58F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (64F – Cold Holding). Employee moved milk and cheese to freezer. Retemped Milk (41F – Cold Holding) milk (44F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (43F – Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Sushi rice no time stamp made at 1:30. Employee dated sushi rice. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer in wait station 200+ ppm chlorine. Employee corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with build up of food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pan in hand sink on habachi grill area. Employee removed pan. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in hibachi grill used as dump sink.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand sink in kitchen prep area. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken made 5-14 no date mark. Employee dated chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold like debris. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to portion salt. Employee removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink ion prep table of habachi grill.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Back pack and jackets on bag in box system.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled in dry storage area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Container of oil on floor in cook line, containers of soy sauce on floor in dry storage. Corrected by moving all foods to shelves.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on equipment handles in cook line. Employee removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand sink in wait station.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Tops of shelves in dry storage soiled. **Repeat Violation**
21-03-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Wiping cloth sanitizer and soap mixed together. Employee dumped sanitizer and put bleach and water only. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:44 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.