BIG APPLE BUFFET II
1035 62 AVE N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33702
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
26 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
22-48-4High Priority – Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Not labeled for use on food contact surfaces. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 3 drain area front server station, 4 by three compartment sink, 1 on cart in storage, 1 flying insect on cookline. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu 44°f, cooked fish 49°f, raw fish 45°f, cooked shrimp 44°f, peeled shrimp 35-46°f, been sprouts 39-54°f, cut cabbage 43-61°f, cooked noodles 40-45°f, reconstituted rice noodles 42-50°f, crabstick 39-54°f, cooked shrimp 44°f **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. butter potatoes 98-158°f, chicken wings 135°-162°f, plantains 106°f, Cooked chicken 115°f, sweet and sour chicken 100-169°f **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over green onions in reach in cooler on cook line- rearranged **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 raw beef. Rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-17-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer – all products not commercially packaged. Raw beef over plantains. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 in in box with gloves in right sushi cabinet cabinet, 5 in aluminum foil box in right sushi cabinet, 3 in package of shakers in right sushi cabinet cabinet, 12 in right sushi cabinet, 16 in left sushi cabinet, 2 in hibachi buffet cabinet, 1 on wheel reach in cooler hibachi station, 2 on cove molding behind reach in cooler cook line, 1 cove molding by handwash sink in prep area, 1 white roach in dry storage room called for professional pest control **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Buffet cabinets, 5 egg sacs in hibachi buffet cabinet **Warning**
Intermediate 4
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Cutting board in hibachi station- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-35-4Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dish area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite/commercially processed and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Milk and items in reach in cooler/walk in cooler **Warning**
Basic 13
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Ice- put new scoop at ice bin **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Kitchen **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 6 in right sushi cabinet, 4 in left sushi cabinet, 5 in fruit buffet cabinet, 3 in cold seafood buffet cabinet, 5 salad buffet cabinet, 1 dessert buffet cabinet, 1 hot seafood buffet cabinet, 4 in hot chicken buffet cabinet, 17 in hot vegetable buffet cabinet, 21 in soup buffet cabinet, 13 in beef/rice buffet cabinet, 10 in hibachi buffet cabinet **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Prep area- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Ginger in sushi station, salt in kitchen. Moved off floor **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Reach in coolers **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spatulas 129°f **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Warning**
24-11-4Basic – Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Plates inverted **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-14-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Crab Rangoon, covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwash sink dish area **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:00 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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5 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.