Big Bite Sushi

May 2, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings13
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER. ALSO MACHINE FLOODING WASTE WATER ONTO THE FLOOR AFTER THE FINAL RINSE. CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE MUST PROPERLY DISPENSE CHLORINE SANITIZER AND NOT FLOOD ONTO THE FLOOR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO MENU AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER FOR FOODS. MUST PROVIDE A MENU FOR REVIEW WITH ALL CONSUMER ADVISORY REQUIREMENTS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED A TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 43.6F. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE SUSHI DISPLAY COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: FOOD STORAGE BOX FREEZER AND TALL REACH-IN COOLER MUST NOT BE STORED IN THE HALLWAY USED FOR CUSTOMER ACCESS TO THE WASHROOMS.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN IN POOR REPAIR WITH MELTED BURNT INTERIOR PLASTIC. MUST REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. • EXTERIOR OF THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MISSING LEG/WHEEL ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER AND REPLACED WITH A POT. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR COOLER WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL. • MISSING LID FOR THE ICE BIN AT THE SERVER STATION. MUST PROVIDE/REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK, WOODEN COUNTER TOP AT ENTRANCE OF THE KITCHEN, LIGHTING ABOVE COOKS LINE. REMOVE TINFOIL AS REPAIR ON SAME LIGHTING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS: ALL COOKS LINE STOVES AND WOK, TOASTER OVEN AT SUSHI PREP, BOTH MICROWAVE OVENS, ALL COOLERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE, FOOD WEIGH SCALE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE SERVER STATION AND KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND PEELING PRESSED WOOD. MUST REPLACE. DIRTY SHELVING UNDER MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN. DIRTY/STAINED CLOTH CURTAINS AT THE ENTRANCE/EXIT TO THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: PIPING UNDER HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REMOVE TAPE AND PROPERLY REPAIR. • ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREP SINK NEEDED IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND PROPERLY DISPOSING OF WASTE WATER.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL STORED ITEMS, BUCKETS, UNUSED ITEMS FROM THE REAR PATIO/GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL UNUSED COOLERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. • EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE WALL FAN ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND ABOVE THE MOP SINK. MUST REPLACE. • ALL OPENINGS AND HOLES SURROUNDING PIPING IN THE HAND SINK CABINETS IN THE WASHROOMS MUST BE SEALED.----MISSING, DAMAGED, CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM AND AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE.----MUST REMOVE CARPETING UNDER THE MOP SINK AND THROUGHOUT THE SERVER STATION. • THE FOLLOWING FLOORS AND WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND GREASE: UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND THE SAME SINK GREASE TRAP, UNDER THE WOK COOKING LINE, BEHIND THE WOK LINE, AT THE COUNTER/ENTRANCE OF THE KITCHEN, AT THE KITCHEN HAND SINK AND WALLS ABOVE, AROUND AND ON KITCHEN ELECTRICAL SOCKETS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR/REPLACE. • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB FOR LIGHT IN THE SERVER STATION AND BULBS ABOVE THE SUSHI DISPLAY PREP AREA. DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD WITH DEAD INSECTS IN THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN.
code 56
Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance

Inspector note: MUST POST A VISIBLE NO SMOKING SIGN AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
code 62

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Compared with Not Ready on April 23, 2019: 13 findings appeared for the first time.

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