YAMI BUFFET
2461 S HIAWASSEE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32835
License #5806825
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →YAMI BUFFET in ORLANDO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 76.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 5, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 28 total violations — 7 critical, 4 major, 17 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on January 5, 2026 shows 20 observation rows: 6 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor.
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Inspection History
Read the newest inspection first, then scan for patterns. Repeated high-priority findings matter more than one isolated bad day.
Inspector notes are being added across all restaurants. Some inspections may only show violation codes until notes are available.
- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. -bucket of noodles on floor at cook line -sauce bucket on floor in walk in cooler -buckets of fish in walk in cooler
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -in rice container on dry storage next to kitchen -in sugar bin
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw chicken over fried ready to eat chicken in reach in cooler next to fryers
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee phone on storage shelf above cook lime cooler
- [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw chicken over ready to eat food items in walk in freezer, chicken not in original packaging
- [36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -behind rice cookers
- [14-14-4] Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
- [22-46-4] Food-contact surfaces sanitized with a chlorine solution not exposed to the sanitizer solution for at least seven seconds. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. -employee sanitized dishes in 3 compartment sink for less than 7 seconds
- [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -employee drinks in cooler next to fryers not separate or identified
- [08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -raw chicken over egg in walk in cooler -raw chicken over raw shrimp in walk in cooler
- [24-18-4] Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. -on dish storage rack next to dish machine
- [14-45-4] Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. -under table right of fryers
- [14-05-4] Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. -under table left of cook line cooler
- [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -for multiple food items in walk in freezer
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. -dishes on rack next to dish machine -large bowls on dry storage rack next to kitchen
- [25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -jug cut and used as scoop
- [27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. -hand wash sink next to fryers -hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink
- [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -spray bottle with purple substance at dish machine not labeled
- [29-37-4] Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. -at dish pit
- [16-48-4] Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. -on long knife in kitchen next to walk in cooler
What do locals think?
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