China Cafe, 3101 Sw 34th Avenue #804, Ocala, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHINA CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3101 Sw 34th Avenue #804, Ocala, FL 34474
License #: 5202648
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 1/6/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of shortening stored on floor in kitchen.
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reachin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. Took test on 12/10/13. Waiting on results
1/6/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense rice.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Kokuho Rice stored in dry storage area not covered.
  • Basic - Plastic jug cut in half and reused as scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Shortening, and Rice stored on floor.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up in mop sink.
  • Basic - Stored beef not covered in walk-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored eggrolls not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Toilet and Urinal not clean. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee with long fingernails working with exposed food, single-service items or clean equipment and utensils.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. **Corrected On-Site**
9/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Reach in cooler unable to maintain PH/TCS foods at proper temperature of 41° or below.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-ginger mixture held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in reach in cooler. Corrective Action Taken. Voluntary Destroyed by owner, and another cooler will be used in the future.
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. NOODLES. **Corrected On-Site**
6/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Sink, Toilet, and Urinal.
  • Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom and front.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Jacket stored on rice.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. SHORTENING. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. BEEF.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Very small amount voluntarily destroyed by mgr. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw Meat over Ready To Eat Vegetables.
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Egg rolls cooling by back door.
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. RIBS, and CHICKEN.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Egg rolls cooling by back door.
1/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed back door not self-closing.
  • Observed bag of rice open.
  • Critical - Observed bucket of MSG not labeled.
  • Observed chicken stored over pork in walk-in freezer.
  • Observed dumpster with a few rust spots that go thru to the inside.
  • Observed egg rolls and chicken not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed egg rolls not dated in walk-in cooler.
  • Observed gal. jug cut out and used for scoop.
  • Observed garlic (fresh) and oil at 86 degrees F. Room temperatue.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink near triple sink blocked.
  • Observed handwash sink near triple sink dirty with greasy residue.
  • Critical - Observed mgr. not able to name Big 5 foodborne illness bacteria.
  • Critical - Observed no paper towels at hand sink in triple sink area.
  • Critical - Observed open drink stored on prep table top.
  • Observed raw meat stored over vegs. in walk-in cooler.
  • Observed rice on cookline at 130 degrees F.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution in towel bucket over 100 ppm.
  • Observed shortening stored on floor in cook area.
  • Observed single service items stored on paper tray liners.
  • Critical - Observed soiled cutting board on prep cooler.
  • Critical - Observed time as a public health documentation not complete.
9/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/9/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Observed Windex by single serve items by register.
  • Critical - Observed adhesive white tape on fourth finger of right hand.
  • Critical - Observed back door opened.
  • Critical - Observed bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.
  • Observed black residue on floor in dishwash area.
  • Critical - Observed blocked hand sink.
  • Critical - Observed cigarettes near food on shelf in dishwashing area. Chicken, eggrolls, beef, shrimp 41F.
  • Observed dirty gaskets in kitchen reach-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed egg rolls without date mark in walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed employee put on glove without washing hands first.
  • Observed food stored in container unapproved.
  • Critical - Observed frozen cooked ribs not date marked in reach-in freezer.
  • Observed grease buildup on hood filters.
  • Observed knife stored in crease of prep cooler.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen area.
  • Critical - Observed no paper towels at handwashing sink in cook area.
  • Critical - Observed plastic bowl scoop in rice, flour, sugar.
  • Critical - Observed soda and shortening stored on floor in plastic containers.
  • Observed soiled mop sink.
  • Observed unauthorized personnel in kitchen area.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled sanitized bucket with solution inside.
  • Observed wet clith towel not in sanitized solution.
4/2/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/16/2011Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Reach in cooler across from the grill has ambient temperature of 47 F. Repeat violation . DO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE .
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces/scoop encrusted flour .
  • Critical - Observed food/water melon stored on floor of walk in cooler . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Bowl used to scoop flour .
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop chopped pork .
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop sugar .
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef inside reach in cooler at 46 F , pork at 47 F and shrimp at 45 F . Repeat violation .
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food. Single use cans reused .
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
9/16/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • 1B. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 F.in prep coolers: Pork , chicken , beef and shrimp at 49 F.
  • 2 . 04-01-1 Observed cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures . Observed pork ,chicken , beef , and shrimp at 49 F in prep coolers .
9/16/2011Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Not Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 03A-06-1 Shell eggs held in unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site. Temperature of ambient air observed in prep. cooler at 58 Degrees F. on 6/20/11 call back inspection.
  • Critical - Violation: 03A-07-1 Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork, Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp 50 Degrees F. in prep. coolers. Corrected On Site. Pork, Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp observed 49 Degrees F in prep. coolers on 6/20/11 call back inspection.
  • Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Prep. Coolers not maintaining potentially hazardous foods at proper temperature. DO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE. Pork, Chicken Beef, and Shrimp observed at 49 Degrees F in prep. coolers during call-back inspection on 6/20/11.
6/20/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Certified Food Manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Prep. Coolers not maintaining potentially hazardous foods at proper temperature. DO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE.
  • Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - No cleaning agent provided in first compartment of sink, or sanitizer in the third campartment of sink.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken at 77 Degrees F at room temperature. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork, Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp 50 Degrees F. in prep. coolers. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed rice scoop stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soy sauce stored on floor in plastic container.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walk-in cooler and freezer.
  • Observed water running continuously in triple sink.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Corn Starch.
6/17/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container not labeled .
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Starch and sugar containers not labeled .
  • Critical. Observed soy sauce stored on kitchen floor.
  • Critical. Observed food/chicken stored on floo of walk in freezer .
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food inside the walk in .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop sugar .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop salt .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.Bowl used to scoop soy sauce .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop cooked rice .
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
  • Critical. Observed cigarette ashes on hand sink in the kitchen .
  • Observed build-up of dirt inside the mop sink .
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Single sink faucet is leaking .
12/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Spare ribs inside walk in not date marked .
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Carton of cooking oil on storage room floor .
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Chicken stored on wa in freezer floor .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bowl used to scoop sugar .
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Bowl used to scoop flour .
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
  • Observed build-up of debris, inside the mop sink .
  • Observed knives stored in crevices between equipment.
5/18/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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