CHINA LEE BUFFET
3933 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-25-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched face then continued to cook without washing hands. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: Female employee touched face and proceeded to handle clean pans of cooked food to place on the buffet line without washing hands. **Admin Complaint**
12A-29-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee at hibachi grill touched soiled apron then clean utensils and continued to cook without washing hands. Male employee on cook line picked up item off floor then continued to prepare fish without changing gloves and washing hands. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: Employee handled dirty pans from buffet line and proceeded to handle clean pans of cooked food in kitchen without washing hands. **Admin Complaint**
Basic 2
08B-38-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Food stored on floor. Several buckets of sauce, pans of peeled onions, and bucket of noodles on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** – From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: Containers of chicken and rice stored on kitchen floor. Manager had employee place containers on counter. **Time Extended** **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Packs of mussels thawing at room temperature on cook line. Placed in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** – From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: Fish being thawed in standing water in prep sink. Manager placed fish under running water. **Time Extended** **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:38 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.