NO 1 CHINA BUFFET
8857 N FLORIDA AVE #6-152 NORTHGATE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33604
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cabbage 74°F. On rack in kitchen. **Warning**
03B-01-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.potatos 103-140°F, potatos 103-140°F, fried fish 105°F, plantains 127°F, egg rolls 151°F, chicken wings 130°F, fried crab 105°F, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-22-4High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler.raw chicken over beef **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 on box above Reach in freezer, 2 live on wall by Reach in freezer, 1 live on floor on cooks line, approximately 5 live under Reach in freezer, 1 live on wall behind 2door Reach in cooler, 1 live on floor near dry rack, 5 live in and around sticky trap under 2 door Reach in cooler, 1 live on floor by cooling rack, 2 live under prep table, 1 live under three compartment sink, **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Along gasket of Reach in freezer **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Cutting board, soiled scoop on rack. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water was turned off. At Handwash Sink in front of dishmachine. Advised operator to turn hot water on. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front Handwash Sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Stuffed shells, cooked chicken, wongtons, crab mix, various items in Walk in cooler and Walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 15
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sauce, bulk bins **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior sauce containers, hood filters, gasket Reach in cooler/Reach in freezer/ Walk in cooler. Shelves in Walk in cooler **Warning**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In Walk in cooler **Warning**
08B-44-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Buckets of sauce, cooking oil on cooks line. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead in Reach in freezer, 2 dead on floor by Reach in freezer, 1 dead under three compartment sink, approximately 15 plus dead in sticky trap under 2door Reach in cooler, 2 dead under front counter at servers station **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Wallet, phone, above Reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Cracked containers, gasket torn of Reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-23-4Basic – Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Metal brush used to clean woks between orders **Warning**
10-01-4Basic – In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Msg container **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-34-4Basic – Oyster/clam/mussel/crab or other shells purchased from a supplier reused to serve food. Operator reused shells **Warning**
25-43-4Basic – Plastic jug cut in half and reused as scoop. **Warning**
08B-14-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer/ walk in cooler. Chicken, fish, Cut veggies, stuffed shells. Various items in Walk in cooler and walk in freezer. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At sushi station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:18 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.