COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERY
704 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida, 32720
Volusia County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/17/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator added cooking equipment , hand sink , cooler and 40 seats to a new dining area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-18: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-17: Application submitted waiting approval . **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/17/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop laying in Cole slaw in walk in cooler. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at front counter hand sink used by food employees.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dessert walk in cooler gasket soiled.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cakes in walk in cooler not covered.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pooled eggs stored over heavy cream on dessert walk in cooler. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Carriage house has dining and stove.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at front counter handwash sink. Operator restocked. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 3/18/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. walk in cooler whole turkey (47F-46F - Cooling ); rice (46F-47F - Cooling) placed overnight. Operator instructed discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-18: No foods cooling from overnight. **Time Extended**
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-18: **Time Extended**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator added cooking equipment , hand sink , cooler and 40 seats to a new dining area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-18: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2025 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/17/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in dessert walk in cooler soiled with dust. **Warning**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. walk in cooler whole turkey (47F-46F - Cooling ); rice (46F-47F - Cooling) placed overnight. Operator instructed discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Food worker with gloves, moved garbage can with gloves hands, and continued to handle food without changing gloves and washing hands. Educated operator. . **Warning**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator added cooking equipment , hand sink , cooler and 40 seats to a new dining area. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/17/2025 revealed 5 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/17/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food worker wearing watch while handling food, **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer .
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Turkey pot pie in walk in freezer.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over chocolate frosting in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Whip cream in wait station , date marked past 7 days. Operator updated to 3 days. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale.
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. 200+ Chlorine . **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cart stored in front ice machine hand sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Macaroni salad 48 hours ago not date marked., walk in cooler . **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 9 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/12/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
6
Basic
11
Total
17
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. -white oval plates stored in dish area
- 24-17-4:Basic - Food container dried with a towel/cloth.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -handle of scoop in contact with boiled potatoes, employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-03-4:Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. **Corrected On-Site**
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -lower portion of reach-in cooler on cookline, operator installed new ambient thermometer **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -multiple walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. -cases of lids and to-go containers stored on the floor in storage area
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. -pot of stewed tomatoes in walk-in cooler, operator covered **Corrected On-Site**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -whole turkeys thawing in standing water in triple sink, employee converted to continuously flowing water **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -2 wet wiping cloths stored on prep table across from walk-in coolers, employee relocated to sanitizer bucket **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -sugar and salt containers lacking labels, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -buttermilk, per operator less than 7 days, employee dated **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -inside ice machine has a light accumulation of debris
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -multiple handwash sinks used to store ladle and cleaning supplies, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. -Sharon, Erica, and Jamel
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -stewed tomatoes in walk-in cooler, per operator cooked 2-3 days ago, operator dated **Corrected On-Site**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. -Ali, Carol, and Kim
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/12/2024 revealed 17 total violations (0 high priority, 6 intermediate, 11 basic).