MADNESS BUFFET
299 SW 26 AVE, Pompano Beach FL 33069
Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 3 visits since December 2025
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▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored above raw calamari in reach in cooler. Operator reorganized
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe face with paper towel then proceed to handle clean pans. Instructed employee to move pans to ware washing area and wash hands
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic handle thank you bags used to store raw beef, raw chicken in walk in cooler, walk in freezer. Operator removed
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored above raw calamari in reach in cooler. Operator reorganized
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Establishment holds entire sushi section of buffet on time as a public health control. Items not time marked. Operator states items have been out for 30 minutes. Operator set timers
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee use hand wash sink to rinse wiping cloth. Discussed with operator
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Consumer advisory for sushi posted in kitchen, not posted in a location to inform consumers. Operator posted at sushi line
Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed above expo line. Operator removed and discarded
Food stored on floor. Food items stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator moved to shelf
Mar 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw frog legs stored above unwashed green beans on 2 door glass cook line reach in cooler. Operator reorganized
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. prepared sushi (54F - Cold Holding) being held on buffet line for approximately 1 hour. Operator added to time as a public health control written plan and time marked
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sushi rice (99F - Hot Holding) being held at sushi bar for approximately 1.5 hours. Provided time as a public health control written plan. Discussed with operator. Operator filled out at time of inspection and time marked item to be discarded at end of 4 hours
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee using wait station hand washing sink to fill sanitizer bucket. Discussed with operator
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at front line hand wash sink. Operator provided
Oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Damaged food not properly segregated. 8 dented cans of clam chowder stored on dry storage shelf. Per operator cans set to be returned. Operator removed and marked for return
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed at left side 2 door glass reach in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Cooked spinach thawing in standing water on prep area. Operator moved to cold running water
Dec 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed splitter with hose attached without vacuum breaker.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hibachi station paper and cook line paper towel dispenser not installed.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Flip top coolers on cook line. Operator placed in units.
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.