China Chef, 1323 S Sr 7, North Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHINA CHEF
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1323 S Sr 7, North Lauderdale, FL 33068
License #: 1622625
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 09/18/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauces and prepped meats on walk in cooler floor.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 86° f.
  • Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Fried chicken in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Plastic jug cut in half and reused as scoop.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Shrimp. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Refrigerator doors.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Glass cleaner.
09/18/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At steam table in rice cooker and in uncooked rice container.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in cooler doors.
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Chef has long hair, hair not controlled.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation, employee prepping chicken.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Corn starch.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 83° f.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over soy sauce in reach in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Utensils.
  • Intermediate - Interior of refrigerator soiled with accumulation of food residue.
3/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Chef has hair at shoulder.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 84° f.
  • Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink in kitchen provided with disposable towels.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Food containers.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach in cooler. Pork, beef, egg roll, chicken, crab Rangoon, spare ribs, wanton.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar, salt, flour.
  • Intermediate - Exterior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee washed wiping cloth at hand wash sink.
12/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Oyster sauce can used for scooping rice, plastic take-out container used for starch. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Cleaver between a table and Bain Marie cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. MSG container stored under a handsink in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken left out in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter or product containing fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter mixture held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw shell eggs over cooked meat in a reachin cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Cooked pork
6/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Back sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Walkin cooler.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. At back sink.
  • Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical - Observed flammable material stored around water heater. For reporting purposes only. Items stored on water heater.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Carrots and eggs. Corrected On SITE.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Meat cleaver in can on line.
  • Critical - Ready-to- eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not propely date marked. Chicken and pork in sauce.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working conttainers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt and sugar on cook line.
10/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Rear kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Bottom shelf of thr prep table.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Hood filters.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Non-handled bowl used for a sugar mixture.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit by the rice cooker
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Using t-sacks with a smiley face to store cooked foods, Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. Chicken and pork.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. chicken, pork, veggies in the walkin cooler , Corrected On Site.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. meat cleaver, Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Chicken and egg rolls , Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt, flour, sugar, starch and msg.
6/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.---steel wool in sink.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.---raw shell eggs over carrots in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.---soup spoon. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.---garlic in oil made on-site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.---sweet and sour chicken in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.---on cart next to stove. Operator stated eggs were there since this morning. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).---eggs
2/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/17/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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