BUFFET CITY
5020 S CLEVELAND AVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County · FL 33907
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine (chlorine 00ppm)sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Operator discontinued use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up triple sink (chlorine 100ppm) until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In Reach in cooler at cook line; raw chicken stored over cooked vegetables. Operator removed cooked vegetables to proper storage. Raw shell eggs stored over wing sauce. Operator stored raw shell eggs to bottom shelf. In Walk-in cooler; raw beef stored over raw chicken. Operator removed raw chicken to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In Reach in cooler at sushi bar; raw salmon (48F – Cold Holding); raw tuna (47F – Cold Holding) Per operator items placed in Reach in cooler two hours before inspection. Operator removed items to another Reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical containers improperly stored next to sugar container at server station. Operator removed chemical containers to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink near by dry storage blocked with cart. Operator removed the cart. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink at sushi bar. Operator provided soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine at server station. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowls with no handle used to dispense flour and sugar at dry storage. Operator removed the bowls. **Corrected On-Site** **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 cell phone stored on prep area at sushi bar. Discussed operator employee removed her cell phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Sushi reach in cooler sliding windows broken. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored flour and sugar not covered at dry storage. Operator closed flour and sugar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In Walk-in cooler 80 pounds of frozen raw tuna placed for thawing in ROP package. Discussed with operator about proper fish thawing methods in ROP package. Operator removed all raw tuna from ROP package for thawing in Walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In dry storage; sugar and salt removed from original containers, not identified with by common names. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:27 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.