Asian Garden Restaurant Inc.

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Cleaning Procedure (P)critical
  Inspector note: Observed employee handle raw chicken and go back to cookline without washing hands. Spoke to PIC and employee corrected.
  code 590.002/2-301.12-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Pooled raw eggs stored above produce in small refrigeration unit in kitchen. Store below ready to eat product to prevent contamination.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Observed employee wash her glove hands and return to prep station. Gloves should be discarded after soiled.
  code 590.003/3-304.15-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Prepped raw chicken at 47F. Store cold foods at 41F or below.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)critical
  Inspector note: Hose connected to basement sink without back flow prevention. Remove or use with backflow preventer.
  code 590.005/5-203.14-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓uspension of Permit / Emergency Closure without a Prior Hearing (P)critical
  Inspector note: Imminent health hazard noted by infestation of pests in kitchen area and basement. Unsanitary conditions in establishment. Cross contamination observed. Poor hygene observed by staff.
  code 590.014/SummaryS-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(O) Person in Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: Multiple Priority and Priority Foundation violations.
  code 590.002/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
  Inspector note: Cooked chicken observed being cooled in sealed bag at 133F. Remove from bag to cool properly. PIC stated that chicken stock pot is kept on the cookline overnight and not properly cooled. Discontinue keeping stock pot on range overnight.
  code 590.003/3-501.15-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Multiple foods without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: No sanitizer set up on production line to sanitize food contact surfaces. Provide sanitizer at all hours.
  code 590.004/4-303.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Ice machine has soils in the interior of the machine. Clean to remove. • Soiled knives stored between equiptment in dishwasher area. Multiple peices of equiptment are soiled. Shelfing in walk in cooler is rusted and soiled. Replace all shelfing
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Warewash area hand sink observed with pots and gloves inside. Person in charge removed. Sink should only be used for hand washing.
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: Live roaches observed under dish machine. Live roach observed in basement prep area. Live roach observed crawling on cardboard next to dish machine. Infestation of multiple roaches are noted. Dead roaches in basement storage area. Heavy presence of immature flies in basement area. Provide updated pest reports.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean Condition-Outer Clothing (C)
  Inspector note: Observed employee wipe hands on soiled apron.
  code 590.002/2-304.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple areas with food product observed uncovered. Cover to prevent potential contamination.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple containers observed without labels. Containers of salt msg and sugar are not labeled. Provide labels.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
  Inspector note: Ice scoop in ice machine observed with handle in ice. Remove
  code 590.003/3-304.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple damp wiping cloths in basement and kitchen area. Flies observed around damp cloth in basement. Remove.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Fly paper stored above prep area. Remove.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled cardboard being used in multiple locations in kitchen area. Below stored clean plates. Remove all cardboard.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: Provide thermometer in small refrigerator in kitchen area.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Rusted knives and cleavers observed in basement. Remove
  code 590.004/4-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cutting Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Replace cutting boards in basement area.
  code 590.004/4-501.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple containers observed being re used for different food product. Discontinue reusing single serve containers.
  code 590.004/4-502.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Door and handle of walk in freezer are soiled with food debris. Walk in freezer has frost build up. Chest freezer has frost build up. Basement floors are soiled. Cookline floors are soiled. Walls of walk in cooler are soiled. Cookline equiptment has heavy carbon build up. Clean under all equiptment on cookline. Clean to remove all soils.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C)
  Inspector note: Damp plates stored as clean without air drying.
  code 590.004/4-901.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple areas with equiptment not clean to sight. Pots stored wet and not inverted.
  code 590.004/4-903.11-C1* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Warewash hand sink observed leaking into bucket. Repair as necessary.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled pot observed in back alley. Trash and debris observed in back alleyway. Clean all excess items and clean alley.
  code 590.005/5-501.115-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Outer Openings Protected (C)
  Inspector note: Back door of kitchen observed open. Close to prevent potential pests.
  code 590.006/6-202.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Handwashing Signage (C)
  Inspector note: Provide hand wash only signage for all hand sinks.
  code 590.006/6-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled glue traps in basement area. Remove.
  code 590.006/6-501.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
  Inspector note: Hand sink in warewash area is soiled. Hand sink in basement is soiled. Clean to remove all soils in hand sinks.
  code 590.006/6-501.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

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Compared with Pass on August 2, 2024: The previous meaningful result was Pass.

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