YOUNG'S BUFFET

Name: YOUNG'S BUFFET
Address: 4700 BABCOCK ST NE #27, PALM BAY, FL, 32905, US
Rating: 83.4

4700 BABCOCK ST NE #27, PALM BAY, FL 32905

License #1505596

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83.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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YOUNG'S BUFFET in PALM BAY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 83.4 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 February 18, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 4 critical, 4 major, 16 minor.

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The latest inspection on February 18, 2026 had no critical findings, but inspectors still documented 1 major and 6 minor violations.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on gas line at woks.
[38-11-4] Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. Lighting in kitchen is not providing 50 foot candles, had to use flash light to see shelving.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Make table bottom shelf soiled with old food debris.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Make table gaskets soiled. Both walk in cooler gaskets soiled.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Three buckets of chopped potatoes stored on floor in walk in cooler.
[14-05-4] Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelves on cook line.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sweet and sour chicken made yesterday not date marked.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. All cook line equipment.
[24-06-4] Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty bins under prep table.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Fryer, slicer meat grinders stored in facilities where old food debris in contact of equipment.
[35A-02-7] 1 Live, small flying insects found in kitchen near trash can.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated with mold like substance above dry storage shelf in the prep area near 3 walk in cooler.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Back pack stored on shelf with food.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. None on site, provided to operator.
[08A-02-6] Pans of raw pork and raw shrimp over ready to eat sauces in the walk in cooler. Walk in cooler 2 raw fish over the spinach.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dish area
[22-02-4] Interior of upright reach in cooler soiled.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Glass cleaner.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork dumplings at the buffet 109F, cook took back to kitchen to reheat to 165F.
[23-03-4] Gaskets on the 2 door upright cooler soiled. Shelves on cook line soiled with food debris. Exterior of all cook line equipment heavily soiled with grease. Hood filters soiled. Fans mounted to walls heavily soiled. Sneeze guard glass top shelf soiled with dust.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Stored on table next to rice warmer.

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