LANJIE HOT POT & BBQ
140 CYPRESS EDGE DR, Saint Johns FL 32259 · 904.863.3537
Last inspected Feb 10, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2024
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▲ GETTING WORSE
4 inspections trending down, 28 points off where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Feb 10, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef stored over raw pork, both removed from original packaging, in walk in freezer. Also raw beef stored over bottles of soy sauce and mayo in walk in cooler. Manager rearranged all items.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No tags have dates of last served.
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment only has tags from boxes that are currently in store and not any from the past few months.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jackets and keys stored over napkins on rack in server area next to front service desk.
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 food handler in prep area portioning out sauces and fruit for buffet line with any hair restraint.
Aug 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over sauces and soup base in walk in cooler. All items rearranged.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitation bucket at buffet reading 200ppm for chlorine, employee took bucket away to remake it.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No dates on any tags
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 2 soda nozzles in wait stations, employees removed nozzles to be cleaned. Blade of can opener on prep table in kitchen, can opener removed to be cleaned.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand cart in front of hand wash station on cook line, cart moved.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash station at wait station by front door used to dump ice/drinks into.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee plate of rice inside rice cooker on cook line on top of rice for customers, employee food moved.
Equipment and utensils rinsed after the application of the sanitizer solution. Employee wiping off bowls that are coming out of dish machine with wet cloth, employee began to rerun the bowls through dish machine.
Aug 25, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jun 20, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Customer self service ice cream at buffet line is in a covered reach in freezer that is not self closing and does not have any overhead protection.
Jun 16, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Missing for raw swai, salmon, and shrimp that the consumer cooks themselves at the establishment. Non-exempt fish may not be served raw or undercooked. Consumer Advisory must be in place.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025
Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Customer self service ice cream at buffet line is in a covered reach in freezer that is not self closing and does not have any overhead protection.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Missing written procedures for all time/temperature controlled for safety foods at buffet and dining room
Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce in prep area, employee corrected during inspection.
Oct 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.