ICHIBAN BUFFET
2185 US HWY 1 S · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32086
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. At time of inspection chlorine dish machine at 0ppm. Operator was able to prime and reset dish machine to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handling cell phone,placed on gloves with no hand wash to scoop rice behind the sushi bar counter. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies observed in the main prep area.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the sliding door reach in cooler in the main cook line, raw fish over cooked pork ribs. Operator relocated the raw fish. In the walk in cooler, raw chicken stored on shelf over shrimp. Operator relocated the raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. Multiple items held on the buffet line utilizing time as public health control had recently been placed on the buffet line and no time mark added to the time board. Operator added time marking for the items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards with build up of food residue staining.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink used to store dirty dishes at the hand wash sink closest to the three compartment sink. Operator removed the soiled dish. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap available at hand wash sink in the warewashing area.
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance by the ice chute. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as scoop in bulk iced tea container. Operator removed the portion cup. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two employee beverages stored on top of the flip top reach in coolers on the main cook line.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
36-73-4Basic – Floors, Walls, Ceilings, soiled/has accumulation of debris. Accumulation of debris on floor in prep area. Build up of mold like substance on the ceiling by the dishmachine.
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Multiple fly sticky tapes stored over prep station. Operator relocated the prep table from underneath the fly sticky tape. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Container of potatoes in water stored on the floor of the main cook line. Employee relocated the soaking potatoes. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler and walk in cooler door gaskets soiled with mold like substance build up. Hood filters have accumulation of grease. **Repeat Violation**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand wash sink on the main cook line leaking into metal pan and then into floor drain. Operator has called someone to fix the leaking pipe. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Open container of soy sauce stored uncovered in the prep area. Operator covered the soy sauce container. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet wiping cloths stored on clean cutting boards or surfaces on the main cook line. Operator began removing the wet wiping cloths. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:33 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.