OLE TIMES BUFFET
2469 US HWY 90 W STE 106 · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee moving large pots of grease from floor to fryer changed gloves without hand wash before then cooking fish.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food and mold-like substances. Ice machine interiors soiled with mold- like substances. **Repeat Violation**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No thermometer or temperature measuring strips for dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two employee drinks on prep tables. Employees removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone charging on prep table.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Food bins wet nesting on storage rack near three compartment sink.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn away on hot holding cabinet. Ice buildup in buffet reach-in cooler. Shelves rusted in produce walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in kitchen.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on cabinet door handle. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug light over cases of sweet potatoes located between walk in freezer and ice machines. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplashes soiled with mold-like substances. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation. Can opener bar and frame soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. Shelving in walk-in produce cooler soiled with dust, mold, and old food debris accumulations. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 1:02 PM.
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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.