NEW CHINESE BUFFET INC
1036 E HWY 50 · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34711-3239
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
08A-05-6High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. – Raw beef and chicken over sauce, cookline cooler. – raw shrimp over cooked chicken and green beans, Frigidaire cooler – walk in cooler raw chicken over jello, various raw meats over sauces and cut veggies – walk in freezer raw chicken tray over krab corrected on site **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
03A-02-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – Out to use some for cooking – chicken 51F, sprouts 46F, chicken 51F, noodles 46F, rice 60f. Items turned to cooler – in white Whirlpool cooler for less than hour per operator – shredded cheese 55F, 52F, 59f, cheese stuffed mussels 55F. Moved items to walk in cooler – ice cream mix in left hopper 59F, right hopper 70F. Filled approximately 2 hours earlier per operator – in sushi display cooler, cream cheese 46F, raw fish 44-46F. Stocked within previous hour per operator – at buffet: sushi 60-65F, Cut melon, eggs, krab 48-55F. Advised to use time as a public health control **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: Ice cream hopper iced 34F and 35F Sushi display case krab 34F Chicken and krab 51F and 60F. Operator iced. Krab reached 36F, chicken 40-53F. In whirlpool cooler, pot stickers 53F, shredded cheese 55F. Stocked morning of callback, less than 4 hours per operator. Moved items to walk in freezer. Sushi time marked on containers. Other cold items 36-4F **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. – Reach in cooler gaskets – Frigidaire – large mixing blade – can opener blade – interior ice machine **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: Gaskets Frigidaire cooler **Time Extended**
Basic 6
40-06-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on dry storage and top of freezer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
36-73-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer floor **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
08B-38-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Food stored on floor. – Container of oil and sauce, cookline – walk in cooler trays of chicken under shelving – multiple trays and cases walk in freezer floor **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
10-07-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop at buffet **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
23-03-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom prep table shelves Walk in cooler shelving heavily soiled Hibachi area under grill **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:48 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.