Chinese #1 Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings11
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 10 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND STEAM TABLE, ON UTILITY SINK AND ON FLOOR IN PREP AND WASHROOM AREAS. OBSERVED SEVERAL FLYING INSECTS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
  code 41
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP LAYING ON ICE INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 43
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNWRAPPED STRAWS NOT COVERED AND PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AND LIDS NOT INVERTED IN SMOOTHIE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COVER ALL UNWRAPPED STRAWSAND INVERT ALL LIDS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED CUTTING BOARDS IN SMOOTHIE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINERS ON SHELVING UNITS, PREP TABLES, AND INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL MILK CRATES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL. • OBSERVED OPEN FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD IN FOOD BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, WOK STATION, FRYERS, PREP COOLERS, STEAM TABLES, SHELVING UNITS, BULK CONTAINERS, WALK-IN COOLER AND REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE IN POOR REPAIR ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON KITCHEN ENTRY DOOR, FOOD SPILLS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, NUMEROUS DEAD ROACHES AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL SURFACES IN PREP, DISHWASHING, WASHROOM AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT STORED IN FRONT COUNTER, STORAGE AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY HANG MOPS TO DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2544887 ON 12-1-21:10- OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. 47-OBSERVED TORN/DAMAGED AND DIRTY RUBBER GASKET ON DOORS OF PREP COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET. 53-OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN., 57-OBSERVED TWO MALE EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, 58-OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT. PRIOIRITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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