MADNESS BUFFET
299 SW 26 AVE · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33069
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Observed employee wipe face with paper towel then proceed to handle clean pans. Instructed employee to move pans to ware washing area and wash hands **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic handle thank you bags used to store raw beef, raw chicken in walk in cooler, walk in freezer. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
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 above raw calamari in reach in cooler. Operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site**
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. Establishment holds entire sushi section of buffet on time as a public health control. Items not time marked. Operator states items have been out for 30 minutes. Operator set timers **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee use hand wash sink to rinse wiping cloth. Discussed with operator
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Consumer advisory for sushi posted in kitchen, not posted in a location to inform consumers. Operator posted at sushi line **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed above expo line. Operator removed and discarded **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Food items stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:31 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.