Jen Lai Noodle And Rice Co.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Coca cola syrup dispensing machine with buildup around mechanisms hooked up to containers of syrup. Replace.
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Spicy chicken 122F chicken and broccoli 130F. Maintain hot holding at 140F or above. PIC stated foods prepared 1/2 hour prior and took corrective action to rethermalize product to 140F.
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Prevention of Contamination from Handscritical
  Inspector note: Observed food worker handling ready to eat cut peppers with bare hands. Discontinue. Wash hands with proper frequency and wear gloves and change between tasks.
  code 12-3--301.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓PIC Performing Dutiescritical
  Inspector note: CFPM not monitorin proper hot holding temperatures and facility cleaning and maintenance. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code.
  code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Soda syrup and sticky residue from leaking soda syrup on floor in back area. Clean to remove. Grease buildup under and behind steamer in corner on floor. Clean to remove. Food particles on floor under cookline reach in refrigerated units. Grease buildup behind grease trap. Clean to remove.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Duct work above servicing line with dust buildup. Clean to remove.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 14, 2016: 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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