CHINA BUFFET
1245 E FOWLER AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33612
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 6
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Cooked chicken cooling process started at 12:30 pm temperature taken at 3:05 pm is 81F. Stop sale. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touched raw chicken washed gloves in hand wash sink. Owner spoke with employee about proper handwashing procedures. Employee proceeded to properly wash hands. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored overtop raw beef inside walk in cooler. Employee removed and properly stored chicken. Raw chicken stored overtop raw beef inside walk in frezzer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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. Time as a public health control paperwork is properly filled out no time markings on items on front buffet. Owner added proper time markings on buffet items. **Warning**
01B-38-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Cooked chicken cooling process started at 12:30 pm temperature taken at 3:05 pm is 81F. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish hot holding at 127F on top of ovens in back kitchen area. Per operator fish was prepared at 2:30 pm Time temped 3:00 pm. Fish reaheated to 189F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink in sushi bar. Owner placed paper towels at handwashing sink in sushi bar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
27-11-4Intermediate – No running water at mop sink. No water at mop sink owner stated he turns the water off due to homeless population using mop sink throughout the Night owner turned water on mop sink worked properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **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. Cooked egg rolls prepared in the past 24 hours has no date markings inside walk in cooler by fryer station in back kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing cleaning chemicals has no labeling of ingredients by handwashing sink in back kitchen area. **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at handwashing sink in sushi bar. Water was turned off by employee. Owner turned water back on at handwashing sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 12
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior by back door is soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle used as scoop inside sugar bin in server station by sushi bar. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket inside reach in cooler behind sushi bar are torn. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Duck sauce stored on floor in dry storage area. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven on black cart handle next to fryers in back kitchen area. Owner removed tongs and placed at dishwasher. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil stored in standing water at 111F. Manager removed and placed utensil at dishwasher. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient air thermometer inside reach in cooler on cooks line across from wok station. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters overtop grill have grease buildup. **Warning**
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris on bread knife stuck on magnet in fryer station area of kitchen. Owner removed and placed knife at dishwasher. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Mushrooms not washed before preparation in back kitchen area. Employee washed mushrooms. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Raw chicken, raw shrimp stored uncovered inside walk in frezzer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet leaking at handwashing sink across from fryer in back kitchen area. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 12:18 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.