China Gourmet, 1098 E Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: China Gourmet
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1098 E Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
License #: 1622520
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 07/01/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Rice bag stored inside employee restroom. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Rice bag in employee restroom. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At cookline cooler.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Rice reheated to 120° F and placed on steam table. Rice reheated a second time to 167°F and then placed on steam table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over egg rolls at walkin freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Rice container in prep area.
07/01/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach by walkin cooler and 2 dead roaches in drive thru area shelving.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted bottom shelving on prep table in rear prep area.
  • Basic - Food storage container cracked or broken. Ribs and shrimp containers at walkin cooler.
  • 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. Scoop handle touching sugar and rice at respective containers in shelving near walkin freezer.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in water at 79° F. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Reuse of flavor enhancing bucket to store flour.
  • Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door broken. Employee restroom.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At Roper cooler.
  • Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with clean equipment and utensils. Tools next to clean cups in shelving by ice machine.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Prepped carrots.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Cooked pork and raw chicken.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm chlorine at sanitizer bucket.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Roper cooler at cookline.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked Ribs and shrimp at walkin cooler prepped 2 days ago.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Flour container.
1/8/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/15/2013Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/11/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Dead roaches observed on floor under equipment in kitchen , sushi bar and dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Chicken storage container broken at walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. A rice container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Soiled shelving throughout . Shelving contaminated by dead roaches. **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Pork and wontons not covered at walkin freezer. Wontons and prepped veggies not covered at walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored in food storage shelving. **Warning**
  • Basic - High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches by ice machine area, 3 dead roaches around walkin cooler door, 5 dead roaches on utensil storage containers, 5 dead roaches under dishmachine area, 2 dead roaches near food storage area, 6 dead roaches in front counter area, 30 dead roaches in sushi bar area, 1 dead roach on cookline cooler gasket. 2 dead roaches by cookline cooler.
  • High Priority - First aid supplies improperly stored. In food storage shelving. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wontons at 68° F on top of make table under no temperature control. Placed inside cooler. EGGROLLS and spring rolls at 56° F at cookline under no temperature control. Time marked for 4 hours. Foods must be discarded within 4 hours from leaving temperature control. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table. Raw shelled eggs over noodles on top of make table where drippings may cause cross contamination. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on walkin cooler door, 17 live roaches on clean utensil containers on prep table near dish washing area, 1 under straining bowls in dishwashing area, 17 live roaches near food storage shelving near cookline and prep area. 1 live by ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Sushi bar area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. EGGROLLS. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
7/10/2013Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Employee chewing gum in a food preparation, food storage or warewashing area, on cookline.
  • 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, handling egg rolls after frying.
  • Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
3/14/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect, cutting mushrooms. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, rice 53 degrees. Reach in cooler. Management voluntarily dicarded.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, bottom shelf prep table on cookline.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, won tons, 103 degrees on cookline. Corrected On Site. Management reheated.
7/25/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, several items in walk in cooler.
3/27/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, roper cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 03/27/12.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touching vegetables qith bare hands while preparing soup. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, rice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, eggrolls and spare ribs, 48 degrees.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, refridgerater doors, Roper unit.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, several items in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
1/26/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/21/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, Leader reach in on cookline. Corrected On Site. Management moved to walk in cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 09/21/11.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container, rice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, both in kitchen. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair, stained and sagging over dry storage.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, tofu and noodles.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food raw pork over meatballs.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, eggrolls.
7/20/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, by 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, rice tub blocking. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing, by 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container, rice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees,sushi bar.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, dirty dishes. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation chicken over beef in walk in freezer.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, sushi bar. Corrected On Site.
3/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
10/25/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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