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Cafe Central Asia

October 10, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER AND ON THE PREP COUNTER. OBSERVED COOKED RICE STORED AT 55.4F SITTING IN A CONTAINER ON THE PREP COUNTER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER: HALF AND HALF AT 45.5F, YOGURT AT 43.1F, AND SOUR CREAM AT 44.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10# OF FOOD WORTH $30. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1493591 ON 8/13/14 NOT CORRECTED: 32/01 - PAINT OR SEAL THE RAW WOOD UNDER THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK CABINET. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT OR SEAL THE RAW WOOD SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS AND MICROWAVES, AND PREP TABLES.
code 33
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS WITHOUT A THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 13, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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