Hibachi Grill Buffet, 549 Us Hwy 41 Bypass, Venice, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HIBACHI GRILL BUFFET
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 549 Us Hwy 41 Bypass, Venice, FL 34292
License #: 6805344
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: 07/24/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cooks line maketable. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Freezer.
  • Basic - Shelves not attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Fly strips over prep tables.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Mop sink.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Meat grinder/saw soiled with old food debris.
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
07/24/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Shrimp and swai. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Oysters **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Rice scoop handle in contact with rice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two cans pineapple. Discarded.m **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Fly strips over prep table with food production. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. At sushi bar.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by bus tubs. Dish washing handsink
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. Big ice machine.
4/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Maketable handles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean utensils in bin witith garbage.
  • Basic - Shelves not attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Shrimp. Chicken, crab legs, cooked beef mixture. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Sugar scoop handle in contact with sugar **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Vegetable roll sushi 50°F. Crab meat sushi 52°F. Not marked sushi bar with times.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can pineapples 1 unknown can wrapper off. And 3 cans of ketchup.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sushi bar 50°F no written plan. For TCS food.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Meat grinder/saw soiled with old food debris. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.. Sushi 50°F.
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris.
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled.
1/22/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - 1 male Employee beverage container including 1 open water glass on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - 4 Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution between uses located on kitchen and sushi bar food prep tables.
  • Basic - Accumulation of excessive food debris/soil residue on kitchen dishwasher area corner handwash sink.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food including kitchen flour .
  • Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface including frontline sushi bar rice.
  • Basic - Dishwasher Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
  • Basic - Food including 1 fortune cookie box stored on walkin freezer floor.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Observed kitchen corner dishwasher area employee handsink drain line not connected and waste water leaking directly onto floor.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food including raw fish, thawed in standing water in kitchen 3 comp sink. Corrected on site.
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls and metal flatware not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Stored food including 1 storage container breading mix not covered in walk-in freezer. Corrected on site.
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed 1 male kitchen employee repeatedly touching completely cooked egg tarts. Corrected on site.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food including 1 raw poultry stored over raw pork food in walk-in cooler. Corrected on site.
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Products discarded.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Corrected on site.
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits on kitchen food preparation table including slicer table.
  • Intermediate - Kitchen corner dishwasher area employee Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by trash can and floor equipment.
5/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. observed 1 container sauce, 1 container fried noodles, and 1 container chopped onions at front line buffet bar not adequately covered gy sneeze guards and exposed to patron contamination .
  • Observed excessive food debris accumulated on kitchen floor located under cookline equipment and side wall located food preparation tables .
  • Observed excessively leaking hot water pipe and faucet at front line sushi bar employee handwashing sink plumbing fixture. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed hot water floor area(s) covered with excessive standing water located in kitchen . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods . observed kitchen upright glass door cookline reachin cooler raw poultry storage over raw seafood . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods . observed sushi bar 3 door stainless lowboy reachin cooler raw poultry storage over raw beef . Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods . observed sushi bar 3 door stainless lowboy reachin cooler raw seafood storage under raw raw beef . Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed kitchen lowboy 3 door stainless reachin cookline cooler raw beef storage over rte cooked pasta. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. observed front line sushi bar rice held at 80 degrees f without required times /temperatures documentation available during inspection . Corrected On Site.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. observed 7 stacks of cleaned buffet plates located at front line buffet station not adequately covered by sneeze guards and exposed to patron contamination .
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. observed front line buffet crab shell stainless crackers exposed to patron contamination and not adequately covered /protected .
  • observed 1 front line sushi bar Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical - observed Hot water not provided/shut off at front line sushi bar employee hand wash sink. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - observed dishwasher area employee Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by plastic bins. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - observed front line sushi bar Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by metal pans. Repeat Violation.
8/14/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. observed sushi station handwashing sink blocked by metal cookline cookware.
  • Observed dishwasher floor area(s) covered with excessive standing water.
  • Observed kitchen ice machine ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed kitchen walkin cooler raw poultry storage over rte sauces .
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. observed kitchen corner dishwasher area handwashing sink not draining during inspection .
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. observed kitchen corner dishwasher area handwashing sink without available hot and cold water during inspection . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. observed 3 kitchen sugar storage bins unlabeled.
  • observed 4 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured located at rear of kitchen syrup station . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed Cold water not provided/shut off at kitchen corner dishwasher area employee handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed Hot water not provided/shut off at kitchen corner dishwasher area employee hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed kitchen ice machine area Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by soiled metal cookline pans.
6/8/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food including seafood in walkin cooler holding unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed front line buffet powdered nuts Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed kitchen employees Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by plastic storage bins.
3/22/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces including kitchen island preparation tables cardboard lined shelfs encrusted with excessive food debris deposits.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. observed handleless scoop utilized in kitchen flour storage bin . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. observed handleless sugar scoop utilized in kitchen sugar storage bin.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. observed walkin cooler rte sauces handleless plastic cup scoop utilized . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed front line sushi bar station upright 2 door glassfront refrigerator raw oysters storage over rte dairy desserts. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed walkin cooler rte sauces storage under raw poultry . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food including 2 shrimp trays in walkin freezer holding unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. observed kitchen flour storage bin not labeled. Corrected On Site.
  • observed 1 kitchen Carbon dioxide/helium tank not adequately secured at syrup station . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed 1 kitchen dishwasher area corner Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and blocked by plastic storage bins. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed Displayed food including powdered nuts not properly protected from contamination and uncovered at front line buffet . Corrected On Site.
  • observed Salad bar/buffet plates/not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. observed 6 sets stacked plates not sufficiently covered. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed incomplete proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. observed 3 employees without required food handler training documentation .
3/9/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed no child labor law poster. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - observed No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment.
  • Critical - observed Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
  • Critical - observed Vacuum breaker missing at dishmachine area hose bibb.
2/1/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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