Thai Flavors Restaurant, 1254 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Thai Flavors Restaurant
Type: Restaurant with liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 1254 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
Owner and phone: MANOP ANIVATANPONG
515-707-0922

Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 11/15/2010

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

No violation noted during this evaluation. 11/15/2010Complaint
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      RAw shell eggs at 85*. Corrected.
    • Hot hold (PHF food not maintained at 135°F or above 3-501.16(1), p 82)
      Curry sauces holding at 110*. Keep above 135* at all times.
  • Personnel
    • Good hygienic practices (Eating, drinking or using tobacco 2-401.11, p 45)
      Observed uncovered employee beverages and employee drinking from uncovered glass, in a food prep area.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Food Protection (Storage, clean, off-the-floor 3-305.11, p 68)
      Observed a bag of opened sugar stored on floor. Observed boxes of food containers stored on floor in stroage room.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Handwashing facilities (Handwashing signs not posted 6-301.14, pg 173)
      Signage shall be posted at each hand sink used by employees (including restrooms) to remind them to wash hands.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (In-use utensils, between use storage 3-304.12, p 65)
  • Other Operations
    • Handling/storage/labeling of toxic items (Working containers not identified with common name of material 7-102.11, p 181)
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      General cleanliness issues throughout restaurant. Floors and walls are soiled behind, under and around equipment and shelving.
6/1/2010Routine
  • Other Operations
    • Adequate pest control (Failure to remove dead or trapped pests 6-501.112, p 179)
      Observed rodent droppings in the kitchen behind cooler. Clean droppings and monitor daily for new activity- contact pest control (Steve's Pest Control) if needed.
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      General housekeeping issues- observed food particles and debris on floor under and around equipment.
12/4/2009Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 7/8/2009Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/17/2008Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 9/25/2007Re-Check
No violation noted during this evaluation. 9/11/2007Routine
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities, not maintained in good repair 6-501.11, p 176)
      floor tiles are water damaged and missing.
11/28/2006Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Adequate cooling PHF/time/temperature 3-501.14, pg 80)
      Sauces were left out at room temperature over night. Sauces shall be cooled to 41 degrees within 6 hours.
  • Personnel
    • Demonstration of knowledge (Demonstration of knowledge 2-102.11, p 23)
      Person in charge is still not knowledgeable of cooling requirements.
    • Proper handwashing (Hands & arms, when to wash 2-301.14, p 42)
      Hands were not washed after handeling raw chicken.
    • Good hygienic practices (Eating, drinking or using tobacco 2-401.11, p 45)
      Owner eating in the food prep area.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      No hot water at hand washing sink. Pipe leakiing under cooking area. A large amount of water has accumulated on th floor.
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities, not maintained in good repair 6-501.11, p 176)
      Floor tiles have been water damaged under cooking area and are no longer cleanable. This is creating a unsanitary food prep area and an enviornment for pests to thrive.
11/22/2006Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Food left out overnight unrefridgerated. This is a common practice. Foods shall be cooled stored within code requirements. Shell eggs left out at room temperature overnight.
  • Personnel
    • Demonstration of knowledge (Demonstration of knowledge 2-102.11, p 23)
      Person in charge not knowledgable of cooling procedures.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      Raw meats stored over produce in cooler.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
      Food prep surfaces are soiled. Food containers are soiled. Utensils are soiled. Cutting boards stored on floor.
    • Food contact surfaces (Storage: equipment/utensils, single service & use items 4-903.11, p 141)
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces not clean 4-601.11(C), p 129, 4-602.13, p 133)
      Exteriors of equiptment are soiled. Shelving is soiled.
  • Other Operations
    • Adequate pest control (Inadequate or improper pest control 6-501.111(C), p 178)
      Food prep area is infested with cockroaches.
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities, not maintained in good repair 6-501.11, p 176)
8/25/2006Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 3/14/2006Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Cooler holding tofu at 50 degrees.
    • Hot hold (PHF food not maintained at 135°F or above 3-501.16(1), p 82)
      Sauces holding at 113 degrees.Sauces are reheated then left at room temperature.
  • Personnel
    • Proper handwashing (Hands & arms, when to wash 2-301.14, p 42)
      Hands not washed after eating.
    • Good hygienic practices (Eating, drinking or using tobacco 2-401.11, p 45)
      Eating Not allowed in food prep area.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      cooked food and sauces not dated.
  • Warewashing
    • Mechanical washing/sanitizing (Sanitization requirement/methods: hot water or chemical 4-702.11, 4-703.11, p 137)
      Dish machine not sanitizing.
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (No test kit for checking concentration of sanitizer 4-302.14, p 120)
      No test strips for sanitizer.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Handsink maintained/accessible/restricted use 5-205.11, pg 151)
      Hand sink blocked and is not accessible for hand washing.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Thermometers: provided & accessible 4-302.12(A), pg 120)
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces not clean 4-601.11(C), p 129, 4-602.13, p 133)
      Shelving, interior of coolers, exteriors of some equiptment are soiled.
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      Floors under and behind equiptment are soiled.
2/28/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 3/23/2005Routine

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