NO 1 CHINA BUFFET
8857 N FLORIDA AVE #6-152 NORTHGATE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/2/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Underneath cooking equipment on cooksline Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed buckets of potatoes on floor in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 51-13-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 21-12-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large food containers with blue lids not labeled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed ice cream scooped by customer from an ice cream freezer added to dining room buffet area. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-02: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/2/2025 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 1/28/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
5
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior screen door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door open at time of inspection Warning
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Underneath cooking equipment on cooksline Warning
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed buckets of potatoes on floor in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Repeat Violation Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease Repeat Violation Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen pork sitting out at room temperature to thaw. Operator placing in walk-in-cooler **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large food containers with blue lids not labeled Warning
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed ice cream scooped by customer from an ice cream freezer added to dining room buffet area. Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut leafy greens on cooksline at 69 F. Adding to existing time as a public health control form Corrected On-Site Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front kitchen area Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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. Repeat Violation Warning
- 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. Warning
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/28/2025 revealed 15 total violations (2 high priority, 5 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 7/31/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
6
Basic
11
Total
22
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- 08B-48-4:Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Observed personal food being prepared in front dining room.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of cooking oil and containers of soy sauce on floor in back kitchen area
- 10-03-4:Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. At self service ice cream freezer in dining room that is self service Corrected On-Site
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust, grease and food debris
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Screen door not complete closed in back kitchen area
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed food uncovered in Walk-In-Cooler Repeat Violation
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Back kitchen cooks-line and sushi area
- 08B-56-4:High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. Observed gallon of milk and gallon of orange juice stored in large ice machine in service area. See stop sale. 3 lbs of ice
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored cut leafy greens and white containers of soy sauce. In Walk-In-Cooler
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed ice cream scooped by customer from an ice cream freezer added to dining room buffet area.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Drink ice in ice machine service area.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator dumping drink ice in Handwashing Sink at service area.
- 08B-05-4:Intermediate - No monitoring of buffet/salad bar by employee trained in safe operating procedures. There was no monitoring of the buffet/salad bar by an employee trained in safe operating procedures. Observed a customer scooping ice cream to consume from an ice cream freezer that was added to the dining room buffet area, which was not being monitored by staff.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Service handwashing sink Repeat Violation
- 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. Walk-In-Cooler egg rolls Repeat Violation
- 27-16-5:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. In back kitchen area near Walk-In-Cooler on cooks-line. Operator turned on Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/31/2024 revealed 22 total violations (5 high priority, 6 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 5/10/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
4
Basic
1
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw chicken, broccoli, bulk oil and multiple items on floor in kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-10: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-10: **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pasta and multiple items in walk in cooler. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-10: **Time Extended**
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Operator rewrote new dates on old certificates. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-10: **Time Extended**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with yellow liquid under three compartment sink. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-10: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/10/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 4 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 5/9/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
5
Basic
3
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Monster energy drink on prep table in kitchen. Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf over prep table in kitchen. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw chicken, broccoli, bulk oil and multiple items on floor in kitchen. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: sushi shrimp roll 60 F Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit Hot holding: clams 106 F, fish 110 F, operator started to reheat at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink next to back door. Warning
- 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. Cooked pasta and multiple items in walk in cooler. Warning
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Operator rewrote new dates on old certificates. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with yellow liquid under three compartment sink. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/9/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 5 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 13-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of cooking oil stored on floor cooksline and walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 33-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Food in walk-in-cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 42-01-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 21-12-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Plastic large container with blue lid not labeled on cooksline Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked foods in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 10 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 2/21/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
11
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Repeat Violation Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of cooking oil stored on floor cooksline and walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over open container of cut broccoli stored on prep table across from stove Repeat Violation Warning
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dish machine Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink on cooksline across from dish machine Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Food in walk-in-cooler Warning
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Repeat Violation Warning
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Plastic large container with blue lid not labeled on cooksline Warning
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Box of band aids improperly stored on shelf with food Warning
- 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink on cooksline next to stove hot and cold water off and sink in unusable, total lack of water at hand sink and cannot be made operable for use at time of inspection. Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink near dish machine Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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. Cooked foods in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation Warning
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink near dish machine 75 F Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/21/2024 revealed 16 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 7/24/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
11
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Back kitchen area Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce and containers of cooking oil stored on floor in kitchen area and walk-in-cooler
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Across from stoves and over food preparation table.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled and stained cutting near walk-in-cooler
- 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. Uncovered foods in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Near back kitchen swinging doors Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/24/2023 revealed 14 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 11 basic).