Asian Buffet
1133-1135 Homestead Rd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 · Permanent Food Service · License 4606543
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 19 routine inspection1 intermediate, 8 basic (5 repeats); basic violations cost 12 at most-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 19, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed cutting boards soiled on the cook line.
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.
Observed chicken thawing in the sink in standing water, operator turned the water on.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Observed no handle container in the bulk rice bin.
Equipment in poor repair.
Observed reach in gasket on the glass door refrigerator on the cookline torn.
Repeat violation
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface.
Observed duct tape on reach in cooler door gasket on the cookline.
Repeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed gaskets soiled in the reach in coolers on the cook line.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Observed gap under door in the kitchen leading to the parking lot
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
Observed cove moulding broke in various areas in the kitchen.
Repeat violation
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Observed ceiling tile and vents soiled in the kitchen.
Repeat violation
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.