Discussed employee health and corrective actions to violations. Critical violations must be corrected in 10 days and time of re-inspection.
- Person in Charge (corrected on site)
Observation: Unauthorized personnel (children) in the food preparation area.
Correction: Remove unauthorized personnel. The person in charge shall not permit persons unnecessary to the food establishment operation in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Multiuse, Characteristics*
Observation: Food was being stored in carryout bags.
Correction: Replace the carryout bags with food-grade containers to permit easy cleaning and prevent the migration of deleterious substances, or transference of colors, odors, or tastes to food.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a Chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
Observation: The cutting boards along the prep line are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
- Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Observation: Observed soilded vent hood filters, counters, and other non-food contact surfaces.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food prep area.
Correction: Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: The ceiling in the food prep area is not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
Observation: Floors, walls, and ceilings were noted in need of cleaning.
Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
- Critical: Pests-Controlling Pests* (corrected on site)
Observation: Observed methods are not being used to control pests
Correction: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by using methods such as trapping devices or other methods as required.
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09/22/2015 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 06/24/2015 | Risk Factor Intervention | |
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
Observation: The person in charge failed to explain the significance of the relationship between the holding time and temperature of potentially hazardous food and foodborne illness.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
Observation: The person in charge failed to identify Critical Control Points (CCP) in the operation from purchasing through sale or service. The PIC is not aware of the relationship between controlling CCPs and the transmission of foodborne illness.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
Observation: The person in charge failed to state the required temperatures and holding times for the following conditions of potentially hazardous food: (1) Refrigerated storage, (2) Hot holding, (3) Cooling, and (4) Reheating.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after handling raw chicken.
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.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco*
Observation: The cook is drinking from an uncovered container in the food preparation area.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands, (2) The container, and (3) Exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw meats stored over ready-to-eat (RTE) food in the refrigeration unit.
Correction: Separate raw foods of animal origin during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including foods such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Thawing (corrected on site)
Observation: Improper methods used to thaw beef and chicken.
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F (45°F) 2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours 3. As part of the cooking process
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Numerous potentiallly hazardous foods cold holding at improper temperatures, for example
Correction: chicken wings, sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, pork, shrimp, and sweet and sour pork.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) egg rolls, chicken, pork, sweet and sour chicken in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
Observation: The dish washer is not sanitizing dishes or utensils.
Correction: Wash, rinse, and sanitize all equipment and utensils to prevent cross contamination.
- Walls and Ceilings, Studs, Joists, and Rafters
Observation: Tiles for drop ceiling are missing above the walk-in refrigerator.
Correction: Replace the tiles above the walk in refrigerator.
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
Observation: Light bulb above pper table not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant. THe rubber caps are missing.
Correction: Shield the fluorescent bulb with a plastic tube and rubber caps.
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10/06/2014 | Routine | |
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw foods of animal origin stored over ready-to-eat vegetables food in the refrigeration unit.
Correction: Separate raw foods of animal origin during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including foods such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (corrected on site)
Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) egg rolls, chicken wings, won tons and sweet and sour pork in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwash station is being used to clean equipment and utensils.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Floor tiles are not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Mops - Drying Mops (corrected on site)
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.
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03/31/2014 | Routine | |
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
Observation: Different types of raw animal foods stored in such a manner that may cause cross contamination. Raw animal products stored on top of ready to eat sweet and sour chicken.
Correction: Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by the following: (a) Using separate equipment for each type. (b) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. (c) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas.
- Critical: Food Contact with Equipment and Utensils*
Observation: The following items were observed in need of cleaning: hot well lids, prep tables, food storage bins and lids, storage racks are covered in flour, and walk in refrigerator racks.
Correction: Use only cleaned and sanitized utensils or equipment during food preparation.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Walk in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken and sweet and sour pork in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 50 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is 100°F.
- Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
Observation: The mop sink is blocked with a freezer, collects run-off from equipment and does not have a functioning drain.
Correction: Remove the freezer so that the mop sink is accessible. Repair the drain so that it functions.
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: Numerous broken floor tiles.
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: Floors and walls around equipment noted in need of cleaning.
Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
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12/17/2013 | Routine | |
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
Observation: Walk in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Insect Control Devices - Design and Installation
Observation: Fly strips above cooking area.
Correction: Install the insect control device away from a food preparation area so that dead insects and insect fragments are prevented from being impelled onto or falling on exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single service and single use articles.
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09/25/2013 | Routine | |
- Hands - Where to Wash (repeated violation)
Observation: A food employee was observed cleaning their hands 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: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco*
Observation: Moved personal bowl of cereal from the dining area to the prep table on the make unit.
Correction: Provide a designated area where employees may eat so as not to contaminate exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, or unwrapped single-service and single-use articles, or other items needing protection.
- Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage (repeated violation)
Observation: Dispensing utensils improperly stored between uses.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
Observation: Sweet and sour pork cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken and pork, and lo mein noodles in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Wood, Use Limitation
Observation: Wooden tables are used as a food contact surface.
Correction: Discontinue use of wood or wood wicker for this purpose. All food contact surfaces must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent, to prevent deterioration and to maintain an easily cleanable surface. Wood, if used, shall be hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: all prep tables and stove tops. .
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose
Observation: The handwash station in the kitchen is being used for purposes other than washing hands.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
Correction: Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: Floors, walls, equipment, stove are all in need of cleaning.
Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
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04/30/2013 | Routine | |
- Hands - Where to Wash (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Food employees are not using the designated hand sink to wash their hands before engaging in food preparation.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands in a hand washing lavatory. Food employees may not clean their hands in a sink used for food preparation or utensil washing.
- Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage (repeated violation)
Observation: Dispensing utensils for bulk cooking ingredients do not have handles and are resting in the products to be dispensed. .
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners:
1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container.
- Thawing (corrected on site)
Observation: 10 pounds of raw shrimp thawing in a tub on the counter top.
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods:
1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F or less.
2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours.
3. As part of the cooking process.
- Handwashing Lavatory, Water Temperature, and Flow (corrected on site)
Observation: The hot water to the hand sink had been turned off due to recent repairs. Water from the handwashing sink in the kitchen was measured at a temperature less than 100°F.
Correction: Turn the hot water valve to the left to allow hot water to enter the faucet. Always make sure that the hot water is turned on at all sinks. You must wash your hands and clean your utensils with hot water.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The handwashing facility located in the kitchen is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the two 5 gallon buckets of soy sauce that is preventing its use.
- Walls and Ceilings, Studs, Joists, and Rafters
Observation: Missing ceiling tiles above the walk in refrigerator and storage area. .
Correction: Studs, joists, rafters may not be exposed in areas subject to moisture.
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
Observation: Overhead fluorescent lighting in the kitchen is not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: Floors, walls, back splash, and especially beneath equipment noted in need of cleaning.
Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
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12/05/2012 | Routine | |
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