Koreana Restaurant, 168 Southgate Square, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Koreana Restaurant
Address: 168 Southgate Square, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 804 520-8989
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 02/04/2016

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

There are no violations noted during inspection.
Notes:
When mixing bleach and water, must use cold water.

No violation noted during this evaluation.
02/04/2016Routine
There are no violations noted during todays inspection.
Clean and well organized facility.

No violation noted during this evaluation.
10/02/2015Routine
  • Outer Openings - Protected (repeated violation)
    Observation: Self-closure is removed from back kitchen door.
    Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Insects and rodents are vectors of disease-causing microorganisms which may be transmitted to humans by contamination of food and food-contact surfaces.
  • Mops - Drying Mops (repeated violation)
    Observation: Mops not hung up to air dry.
    Correction: Wet use maintenance items such as mops must be hung in a position that allows them to air dry so they are not allowed to grow contamination which can then be spread through the establishment at the next use.
05/13/2015Routine
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on walk-ikn refrigerator racks
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Outer Openings - Protected
    Observation: Back kitchen door is missing self-closing device.
    Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors.
  • Mops - Drying Mops
    Observation: Mops not hung up to air dry, and there is no provision for doing so
    Correction: Wet use maintenance items such as mops must be hung in a position that allows them to air dry so they are not allowed to grow contamination which can then be spread through the establishment at the next use.
01/27/2015Routine
Additional food temps: pinto beans 36
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Sliced fish cake cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Increase ice level in cold bar to fullyl surround pan to maintain food storage at 41°F or below.
10/30/2014Routine
Additional food temps: fish cake 41
No violation noted during this evaluation.
07/07/2014Routine
Call me at 524-8782 when dish machine has been serviced.
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Raw food of animal origin holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE).
    Correction: Separate raw foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
  • Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning*
    Observation: The food-contact surfaces of equipment were not observed sanitized in the mechanical dish washing machine. Although gage shows water coming out of the manifold at 185 degrees F, a reading of 160 degree minimum on the surfaces themselves could not be completely achieved after four attempts.
    Correction: After cleaning and rinsing of the food-contact surface, the surface shall be effectively sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
  • Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose
    Observation: The handwash station at the kitchen production area is being used for purposes other than washing hands. Soiled cooking and food handling utensils noted in basin.
    Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
03/07/2014Routine
  • Refuse - Covering Receptacles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Dumpster or outside refuse container was open or uncovered.
    Correction: Cover all waste containers when not in continuous use.
12/11/2013Follow-up
Additional food temperatures: milk 40
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after after wiping his nose or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
    Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
  • Hands - Where to Wash
    Observation: A food employee was observed cleaning their hands without soap in a food preparation sink or a sink used for utensil washing.
    Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands in a handwashing lavatory. Food employees may not clean their hands in a sink used for food preparation or utensil washing.
  • Critical: Cooling*
    Observation: Cooked sliced fish cakes not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
    Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses.
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: California rolls for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
    Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on racks in walk-in cooler
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Refuse - Covering Receptacles
    Observation: Dumpster or outside refuse container was open or uncovered.
    Correction: Cover all waste containers when not in continuous use.
11/22/2013Routine
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Processed fish cakes cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
08/14/2013Routine
Add'l food temp: marinated beef 34, 33
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control*
    Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous food (kim bap) which is displayed at 76 degrees. F .
    Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
05/06/2013Routine
Additional food temps: cooked pork 38
No violation noted during this evaluation.
01/28/2013Routine

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