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KING BUFFET

1319 E OAK ST, ARCADIA, FL 34266

License #2400268

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96.5 Grade A / 100

Excellent Health Score

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KING BUFFET in ARCADIA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 96.5 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 1 critical, 1 major, 11 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a can in a container of rice, employee took out.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hoods soiled with grease.
  • [33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
  • [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees phone on top of prep table in a food preparation area, employee moved.
  • [10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop handle in ice in the ice bin at the wait staff area, owner moved.
  • [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees drink lying on top of vegetables in the prep table, employee removed.
  • [35B-09-4] Screen in door torn/in poor repair - vermin present. Observed screen torn at the back door of kitchen.
  • [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stack of cups in wait staff area not properly air dried.
  • [14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed the shelves in the walk in cooler with rust and pitted.
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hard shell eggs over a container of diced onions on the prep table and raw chicken over pineapple in the walk in cooler, employee moved.
  • [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed black like substance on the white guard inside the ice machine in the kitchen.
  • [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at the hand wash sink in the wait staff area or the mens bathroom, owner replaced both.
  • [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed grooved cutting board at the prep area in the kitchen.
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