CHINA LEE BUFFET
3933 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of oyster sauce on kitchen shelf.
12A-25-4High 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 hair and proceeded to handle watermelons without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed two flies in kitchen area near hand washing sink across from kitchen entrance. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw hamburger stored over spinach in reach-in cooler across from kitchen entrance. Manager moved hamburger to another cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in sushi area reach-in cooler: Krab (49F – Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed in cooler thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved krab to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Items in Glassdoor reach-in cooler across from front counter grill: egg (59F – Cold Holding); bean sprouts (49F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Item stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line stove: tofu (46F – Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed in cooler thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved tofu to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Item stored on shelf across from kitchen entrance: cheese (52F – Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed on shelf thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved cheese to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Item stored in walk-in cooler closest to dish area: shrimp (66F – Cold Holding). Manager stated shrimp placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved tofu to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Containers of Lysol stored on top of dish machine. Manager removed bottles of Lysol. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate of kitchen ice machine. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line stove stained. **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. Cut cabbage stored in walk-in cooler across from prep area hand washing sink. Manager stated cabbage cu the previous morning. Manager placed proper date marked on cabbage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Handwashing sink in wait station behind dining room sushi area, 79F. Manager turned on hot water, 107F. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 22
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop rice from warmer on kitchen prep table. **Repeat Violation**
32-12-6Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Unisex bathroom across from office. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on kitchen prep table. Employee removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking on cook line. Employee eating in dining room sushi area.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drink in reach-in cooler next to kitchen hand washing sink. Employee removed drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone, keys and wallet stored on shelf above food in sushi bar area. Employee phone on kitchen shelf above flour. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf next to kitchen entrance. Cups stored in wait station behind dining room sushi area. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor throughout the kitchen.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in front of walk-in coolers. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Plastic container of sushi sauce on kitchen floor. Employee placed sushi sauce on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice cream reach-in freezer in dining room sushi area.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on pipe beneath cook line grill.
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Glass reach-in cooler across from front counter grill. Manager placed thermometer in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler gaskets stained. Area around soda nozzles of front counter soda machine.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in parking lot. Manager had employee close lid. **Corrected On-Site**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler across from cook line hand washing sink.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum to go pans on top of reach-in cooler next to kitchen hand washing sink. Manager turned pans over. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Ribs and chicken in reach-in cooler across from kitchen entrance. Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler across from thawing sink. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing in standing water in sink across from walk-in cooler. Manager placed chicken under running water. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe beneath three compartment sink across from dish machine.
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket in wait station behind sushi area, 0 ppm. Manager added bleach to sanitizer bucket, 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar container in front counter wait station. Manager placed label on container. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:41 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 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.