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
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 live roaches near hand sink and dish machine, 4 live roaches near oven and 4 live roaches on cooksline near prep table, 3 live roaches on cooksline near hand sink and back kitchen door. **Warning**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard for ice cream and peanuts at buffet **Warning**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by buckets of sanitizer near dish machine **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 food in walk-in-cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 14
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine at service area **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 4dead roaches on cooksline floor, 4 dead roaches in corner behind 3 compartment sink, 1 dead roach in gaskets in reach-in-cooler across from stove. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Prep table near walk-in-cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items on top of soda boxes in service area **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operators prepping and cooking food without wearing a hair restraint **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic cups wet nesting at service area **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Underneath cooking equipment and prepping tables. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of cooking oil and buckets of soy sauce stored on floor in kitchen Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Containers of raw chicken on floor in walk-in-cooler **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dish machine not working **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Walk-in-cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:57 AM.
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3 observation(s)
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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.