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FACILITY INFORMATION
Name: Buffet King Map to Facility
Address: 4101 E 42nd ST
City: Odessa
Phone: 432-362-8888
INSPECTION INFORMATION

*Inspections are based on regulations that are designed to eliminate risk factors for food borne disease or transmission of Recreational Water Illnesses. Each violation of these regulations is listed under the inspection.

12/18/2023 - Compliance Inspection
12/13/2023 - Routine Inspection
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:must cover food trays in cooler. must wash and scrub mixer and can opener must not leave pudding in can, must not store in tin cans must provide new rack covers
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:must varnish or provide sealer on bare wood
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:must label and date-mrk all prepped food
04/26/2023 - Routine Inspection
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must have scoops outside of bins Must scrub and sanitize ice machines Wash and sanitize can opener Must have all food bins covered
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:Must fix tiles in wlak in freezer
  Required records available (shellstock tags)
 Comments:Must label and date mark all food bins
01/19/2023 - Routine Inspection
  Food & ice obtained from approved source; Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
 Comments:must cover food. must wipe down and sanitize ice machine
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:must do general wipe down. must clean light lenses
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:must and date-mark and label prepped food
07/27/2021 - Routine Inspection
  Food & ice obtained from approved source; Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
 Comments:Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented; must dispose of significantly dented food cans.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Handwashing sink shall not be used for other purpose(s) Handwashing sink shall be equipped with soap, paper towels and hand sanitizer
  Food establishment permit (current and valid)
 Comments:Establishment must have a current valid Permit prominently posted
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:Repairing; The physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair; must repair the vent in the kitchen over the ware washing area.
  Personal cleanliness, eating, drinking, tobacco
 Comments:Personal drinking beverages should be covered and use straws; all employee food and drinks must be kept at a designated location and label "employees only." Employees must be trained to keep all their food at a specific location.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must cover all food in cooler to prevent cross contamination Must not store containers containing meat on top of containers containing vegetables. Must use new gloves for taking products out of containers and must not leave the used glove in the container
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Proper cold holding temperature - Ice bath - Must keep food cold at 41 °F or less; ice baths must be filled along the sides of the food containers to maintain proper temperature
  Food handler / no unauthorized persons / personnel
 Comments:Must have all the employees renew their food handler certificates as all of them were expired.
06/11/2019 - Routine Inspection
06/10/2019 - Compliance Inspection
12/27/2018 - Routine Inspection
  Food and non-food contact surfaces cleanable
 Comments:must clean the vents above the cooking station in the kitchen and also in the sushi bar
  Proper cooling, equipment adequate to hold temp
 Comments:Cooling, heating and holding capacities. must get the reach in cooler fixed as it had a temperature of 53 F
  Hands cleaned and washed / gloves used properly
 Comments:must use gloves while handling ready to eat food
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:TCS food shall be thawed under refrigeration or under running water that maintains the food temperature at 41° F or less
  Person in charge demonstration of knowledge CFM
 Comments:Being a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an Accredited Program must be present at all times of operation; when the inspectors walked in there was no manager in the restaurant
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Proper cold holding temperature - Must keep food cold at 41 °F or less; reach in cooler was 53 F and so was the raw chicken in it
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:Storage areas like walk in coolers and freezers shall be maintained in a clean condition
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Handwashing sink shall not be used for other purpose(s) Handwashing sink shall be equipped with soap, paper towels and hand sanitizer
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:TCS food prepared on site must be properly labeled and date marked Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food Food removed from the original container shall be properly labeled and date marked
  Personal cleanliness, eating, drinking, tobacco
 Comments:Personal drinking beverages should be covered and use straws
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must cover all food in the kitchen to prevent cross contamination Must cover all food in cooler to prevent cross contamination; had food stacked over each other without any barrier Food must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:must not keep rubber gloves over the sauces Must not keep employee food with the food being served to the public Must also keep the meat in a container instead of using a polybag; the polybag was torn open and some meat was not wrapped at all and stored directly on top of other meat
  Proper hot holding temperature (135 F)
 Comments:Proper hot holding temperature - Must keep food hot at 135 °F or greater; must move the cooked food immediately to the hot holding unit
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris Ventilation hood systems, filters need to be cleaned
07/27/2018 - Routine Inspection
06/19/2018 - Routine Inspection
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Must not use the hand sink for any other purpose than hand washing.
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Must keep eggs in cold holding unit can't stack them at room temp.
  Food & ice obtained from approved source; Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
 Comments:Must not use and place metal pans on top of raw meats and use them as scoops. These containers must be covered and only scoops with handles are permitted.
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:When thawing you must place ice or cold running water at all times.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:must not place items on top of ready to eat foods or meats in the freezer. Must not over fill raw meats, and chicken in the cold hold units this will cause cross contamination when the food items are touching.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in the walk in coolers
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:must not place boxes or totes of food items on the floor. (tote of crab and box green beans on the floor)
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:Scoops must always have handles
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:Floor of cooler and outside handles to the coolers must be cleaned regularly.
  Original container labeling (bulk food)
 Comments:Must label all containers at all times.
  Personal cleanliness, eating, drinking, tobacco
 Comments:Employee drinks must have lids and straws at all times.
11/02/2017 - Routine Inspection
  Food & ice obtained from approved source; Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
 Comments:Must not place containers on top of uncovered food items. Must not place containers on top of ice that is served to the public.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must keep all items in the walk in coolers covered at all times.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in the walk in coolers.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Hand sinks must not be used for anything except hand washing.
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:Must not leave chicken on top of freezer to thaw, must be under cold running water, in an ice bath or in the cooler.
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Items on the sushi bar must stay within temperatures of 41 or below at all times. sushi items are currently between 56-59 degrees. Spoke with manager and suggested submerging the plates more in the ice and not just placing on top, changing out the bulbs because you could feel the heat coming off of them, and a time temperature log sheet to ensure safety.
08/28/2017 - Routine Inspection
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in the walk in cooler.
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:must have scoops with handles.
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Must keep eggs in the cooler at all times. Eggs must stay of 41 or below at all times.
  Original container labeling (bulk food)
 Comments:Must label all items not in original containers.
  No evidence of insect, rodent, other animals
 Comments:must keep flies our of kitchen area.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must not place raw meats on top of each other in the coolers. must keep items in the walk in covered at all times.
04/03/2017 - Routine Inspection
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:Must not place items on tops of ready to eat foods or stack foods on top of each other that are not covered to prevent contamination for occurring. (cold holding unit and in the walk in)
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:Must only thaw under cold running water, in an ice bath or in the cooler only.
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Must keep eggs and other cold foods in the cooler unit it is time to prepare them. Never leave any foods out at room temp.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Must not pour or place anything in the hand sink it is for hand washing only.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must not place chopped cucumbers under raw chicken being chopped on table top.
  Original container labeling (bulk food)
 Comments:Must label all containers that are not in original packaging at all times. (several items not labeled).
  Food & ice obtained from approved source; Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
 Comments:Must keep all items covered in the walk in cooler at all times, also all bins must have lids.
10/28/2016 - Routine Inspection
  No evidence of insect, rodent, other animals
 Comments:excessive flies.
  Original container labeling (bulk food)
 Comments:must label all containers not is original packaging.
  Person in charge demonstration of knowledge CFM
 Comments:all employees must have a food handlers certification.
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:Must use scoops with handles at all time.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Must not place or pour anything in the hand sink it is for hand washing only.
09/19/2016 - Routine Inspection
  Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
 Comments:Must keep fly strips out of the kitchen and away from the food products.
  Food separated & protected, prevented during food preparation, storage, display, & tasting
 Comments:Must keep all items covered at all times in the coolers and freezers
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in the coolers
  Time as public health control; procedures & records
 Comments:Must keep accurate records with date marks on items that are in the coolers.
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:Must always use scoops with handles never use bowls etc.
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:Must clean drains throughout the day do it does not back up and have a strong oder.
  Proper hot holding temperature (135 F)
 Comments:Must ensure all items on the hot holding units are keeping a temp at 135 or higher at all times. Several items were out of temp today and they were taken off the buffet.
  Food handler / no unauthorized persons / personnel
 Comments:All employees must have a food certification.
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 F/ 45 F)
 Comments:Must keeps eggs in the cooler at all times. should always be 41 or below.
08/24/2016 - Compliance Inspection
  Single-service, single use articles; properly used
 Comments:must not use any single service items as scoops.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in walk in coolers at all times.
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:must not place bags of onions on the floor.
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:Must clean cooler floors. some cleaning has been done however the floors in the coolers must be cleaned as soon as possible.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Must have hand soap and hand sanitizer at all the hand sinks.
08/18/2016 - Routine Inspection
  No evidence of insect, rodent, other animals
 Comments:Must not have fly strips hanging in the kitchen area and must remove bug zapper from food prep areas.
  Food separated and protected during prep, storage
 Comments:Must not stack pans on exposed foods
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 / 45)
 Comments:All cold items must stay at 41 degrees or below at all times.
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:Must not use bowls as scoops must have scoops with handles.
  Proper reheating for hot holding (165 in 2 Hrs.)
 Comments:All items must be rapid reheated to 165 degrees before placing on the hot holding unit.
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:All hand sinks must be cleaned and nothing placed or poured in hand sink it's for hand washing only.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all items in the coolers.
  Physical facilities installed, maintained, clean
 Comments:Several areas must be cleaned and sanitized the cooler doors, inside the coolers and throughout the restaurant.
07/05/2016 - Routine Inspection
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:keep handsink clear paper towel accessible
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:date mark all food in walkin
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:must clean vent and filters
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:must have scoops w/handles
  Proper cold holding temperature (41 / 45)
 Comments:ready to cook meat 68 cooler off
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:thaw crawfish in cooler under water
  Food separated and protected during prep, storage
 Comments:cover all food in walkin
03/23/2016 - Routine Inspection
  Utensils, equipment, linens; properly used, stored
 Comments:Must never use tape on the handles of knives or any other utensils used for food preparations. Must alway use items that have handles never bowls, cups, pans etc.
  Environmental contamination
 Comments:Must keep all food items or food contact items 6 inches off the floor at all times. (Box of eggs on the floor)
  Adequate handwashing facilities; accessible
 Comments:Must not pour anything in hand sink and all hand sinks need to be washed.
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:Must clean all coolers, cooler doors etc in the kitchen area there is alot of build up on many of the kitchen surfaces. must clean vent a hoods.
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:Must thaw foods correctly under cold running water where it is able to drain and not build up.
  Time as public health control; procedures & record
 Comments:Must date mark all item in the walk-in cooler.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:Must date mark all item in the walk-in cooler at all times. this is an on going issue for each inspection.
12/30/2015 - Routine Inspection
  Food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized
 Comments:all scoops must have handles.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:all items in the walk in cooler must be date marked
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:must thaw under cold running water, ice bath, or cooler.
11/02/2015 - Routine Inspection
11/02/2015 - Routine Inspection
  Non-food contact surfaces clean
 Comments:All areas such as doors to coolers, cooking appliances, etc must be cleaned several areas need cleaned. Also please clean the walk-in floors and freezers.
  Proper date marking and disposition
 Comments:All items in the walk-in must be date marked.
  Approved thawing method
 Comments:Must thawing in the cooler, ice bath or under cold running water.
07/09/2015 - Routine Inspection