Chopstick Express

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. Found food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in freezer, walk in cooler, and coolers, must date and label food items in walk in freezer, walk in cooler, and coolers.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices).Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices).Cooler shelving of reach in coolers need cleaning.Prep tables lower shelving need cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, walk in cooler, and rear storage areas not clean need cleaning(corners).Floors in front storage room need cleaning.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area need cleaning, walls by deep fryer not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.Light shields in kitchen prep area not clean need cleaning, light shields by front counter need cleaning.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exhaust canopy not clean needs cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation)in walk in cooler, kiychen prep areas, dining areas, and bathrooms not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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