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
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
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. Chlorine bleach Not labeled for use on food contact surfaces- purchased new bleach **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 1 by chest freezer **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Roe 54°f **Warning**
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked chicken wing 117°f **Warning**
08A-03-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw bacon and shrimp over spring rolls- rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
28-13-4High Priority – Raw sewage on ground of establishment. When toilets are flushed in men's restroom sewage comes up through floor drain **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 in buffet cabinet **Warning**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Cookies- placed under Sneezeguard **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Not consistent oysters Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Oysters **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sushi bar, employee restroom **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 17
32-09-4Basic – A minimum of one bathroom facility is not available for public use. Women's restroom- toilets do not flush waters backs up into toilets, men's restroom when toilets are flushed drains back up with sewage on floor, employee restroom toilet does not flush water backs up into bowl **Warning**
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Corn starch and msg- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Kitchen **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 in hallway by restrooms, 8 in buffet cabinets **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Soup over reach in cooler- moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-16-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing. **Warning**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket sushi bar, three compartment sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Along baseboards server station **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Salt- brought off floor **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hibachi utensils 117°f **Warning**
36-64-4Basic – Objectionable odors in bathroom. Restrooms **Warning**
25-39-4Basic – Shells of oysters/clams/mussels/crabs shucked onsite used to serve food more than once. Crab shells **Warning**
08B-14-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Won tons and dim sum- covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
32-23-4Basic – Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Women's restroom toilets do not flush- waters back up into toilet bowl, employee restroom water backs up into bowl when flushed **Warning**
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. three compartment sink in disrepair **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles and sugar in server station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:43 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.