Chi Cafe, Llc

May 31, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASING SINK IN THE FRONT SMOOTHIE/ COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS NEAR THE REAR DISWASHING AREA AND ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CLEAR WINDOW BARRIER BETWEEN THE HOT COOKING LINE AND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD ROACHES, CLEAN, SANITIZE AFFECTED SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-45 RAT DROPPINGD AND 5 MICE DROPPINGS. THE RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRY SPICE STORAGE UNIT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON THE FAR REAR LEDGE ON THE INTERIOR OF THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE NOODLE BOILER EQUIPMENT. THE MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON A LID OF A WHITE BUCKET IN THE STORAGE CLOSET IN NEAR THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT AND MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO, OBSERVED THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS FILLED WITH GREASE NOT COVERED WHILE THE FACILITY IS NOT OPEN AND OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP; FOR EXAMPLE, INSIDE OF A BIN AND KEEP FOOD ITEMS COVERED WHILE NOT IN USE TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN SHEET TRAYS STORED ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE THE SHEET TRAYS AND REFRAIN FROM STORING CLEAN DISHWASHWARE ON THE FLOOR.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOWER INTEROR OF THE NOODLE BOILER EQUIPMENT, STOVES, MICROWAVES AND OVENS WITH FOOD SPLATTERS, SEVERE GREASE BUILD UP AND NOT CLEAN. THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY THE SIDE OF WOK EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE FRYER BASKETS STORED INSIDE THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN FOOD CONTACT SURAFCES AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA ACROSS FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD. WATER FILLS UP SINK IN APPROXIMATELY 8-10 SECONDS AND SLOWLY DRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE USE OF CARDBAORD BOXES THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED A LIDS TO COVER FOOD ITEMS IN THE REFRIGERATORS AND UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD BOXES AND ONLY USE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES FOR LIDS TO COVER FOOD ITEMS. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND FLOORS IN NEED OF REGROUTING THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA, THE AREA WHERE THE DRY INGREDIENTS ARE STORED, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS, NEAR THE HOT WATER TANK. OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE OPENINGS OF THE FLOOR TILES IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND REGROUT ALL MENTIONED FLOORS AND WERE ELSE IS NEEDED AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 04/05/2023, REPORT #2573731 #49) INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND BUILD UP, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF HOT HOLDING UNITS. #INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS AND ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE GREASE, DIRT AND PARTICLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOT WATER MACHINE FOR TEA, SINKS, ALL CEILING VENTS IN DINING AREA, KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST AND INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST AND PARTICLES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

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