Wei's Hibachi Buffet
Last inspected: Dec 1, 2025
35
Score
Wei's Hibachi Buffet, located at 13151 N Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 1, 2025, with a score of 35. This inspection identified three critical, five major, and two minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its ten recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
3
Critical latest
5
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 1, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
35
Aug 13, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
30
Mar 24, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
30
Oct 28, 2024
Complaint Full
3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
52
Sep 30, 2024
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 7 major violations. 10 minor violations.
17
May 1, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
32
Oct 31, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
23
May 8, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
33
Nov 8, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
47
Violations — Dec 1, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Located adjacent to employee restroom. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water stored on shelf over front line Reach in cooler. Operator removed water during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans of peach slices. 2 dented cans of mandarin oranges.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in front line Reach in cooler. Operator relocated raw chicken to an approved location during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked sausage 110F at 2:56pm cooked at 1:30pm reheated to 176F at 3:02pm **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in establishment soiled.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee handwash sink adjacent to Walk in cooler blocked by trash can. Operator unblocked sink during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Tongs stored inside Employee handwash sink adjacent to three compartment sink. Operator removed tongs during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located at Employee handwash sink adjacent to Walk in cooler. Employee provided paper towels during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Located on speed cart on front line. Operator removed spray bottle during time of inspection and replaced with spray bottle with a label. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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