Asian Cuisine Express

May 23, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

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Failed findings

water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE ON PREMISES AT HAND WASHING SINKS AND 3- COMPARTMENT DISH WASHING SINK,TOILETROOM.OBSERVED TEMPERATURE OF 72.1F AT HAND SINK IN TOILETROOM,73.4F REAR PREP AREA HAND SINK 72.2F,FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK 73.8F,3- COMPARTMENT SINK 76.3F-93.OBSERVED A 19-GALLON HOT WATER TANK IN UPPER CEILING ABOVE TOILETROOM.MUST PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SIZE HOT WATER TANK TO PROVIDE HOT WATER DURING SERVICE HOURS.MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES.MUST HAVE 110.F AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND 85.0F AT HAND SINKS.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 9Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.40 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK,IN CORNER ON FLOOR MIXED IN WITH DIRT NEXT TO BLACK REFRIGERATOR IN DINING AREA,ON LEDGE OF GREASE TRAP,ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AT DISH STORAGE SHELF IN DISH WASHING AREA.APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM CENTER OF REAR DOOR AND FRONT DOOR ALONG BOTTOM AND TWO HOLES IN UPPER DOOR FRAME.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RODENT PROOF DOORS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 5/23/18.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND BAGS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE AND ELIMINATE GROCEY STORE BAGS.MUST ELIMINATE PLASTIC BUCKETS USED FOR GARBAGE AND PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN.MUST REMOVE OVERSIZED POTS FROM PREMISES THAT CAN'T BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,WOK STATION AND FAUCET,FRYER CABINET,ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS,CUTTING BOARD,STOVE,OVEN,STORAGE SHELVES,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREA.MUST SEAL GAP BETWEEN FLOOR TILE AND WALL BASE IN TOILETROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE,DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES,MISSING WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN TOILET ROOM,DISH WASHING AND PREP AREAS.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS AND GREASE FROM FILTERS AT HOOD AND HOOD.MUST SEAL ALL PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE, ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES STORED IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALL BASE THROUGHOUT ,SERVICE COUNTER,PREP AREAS,DINING AREAS.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE PERSONAL BELONGS FROM FLOOR UNDER FOOD STORAGE SHELF IN REAR PREP AREA AND STORE PROPERLY,(CHAIRS,COOLER FROM TOILET ROOM).
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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