Del Seoul

August 3, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: NOTED A PREP TOP COOLER TO THE LEFT OF THE COOK LINE TO BE HOLDING IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 46 DEGREES WHILE STORING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. THE UNIT WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS UNTIL THE UNIT IS REPAIRED AND THE TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING FACILITIES AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE COOK LINE PREP TOP COOLER: TOFU, 46 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$6; COOKED EGGS, 51 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$2; RAW EGGS, 54 DEGREES, 1 LB/$3; COOKED MUSHROOMS, 77 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$5; COOKED SPINACH, 53 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$5; COOKED CARROTS, 54 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$5; COOKED ZUCCHINI, 54 DEGREES, 2 LBS/$5; THE OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THESE PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: NOTED ICE NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION/STORAGE: OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK SPOTTED, MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE GROWING ON THE ICE MAKING COMPONENTS IN THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED TOFU NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE: BOWLS OF SOUP PREPORTIONED WITH TOFU WERE OBSERVED STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IN THE PREP TOP COOLER WITHOUT PROPER COVERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT FOOD DURING STORAGE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO LINE THE BOTTOM OF THE COCA COLA COOLER AND SEVERAL OF THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN THE SURFACES TO BE NON-ABSORBENT, EASILY CLEANABLE AND DURABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE: THE SHELVING IN THE UPRIGHT COCA-COLA COOLER, THE HANDLES ON THE COOK LINE HAND SINK AND ON THE PREP AREA HAND SINK, THE MILK CRATES USED TO STORE COOKING UTENSILS NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, THE LOWER SHELF ON THE PREP TABLE NEAR THE REAR SCREEN DOOR, THE FRYER WHEELS, AND THE AIR VENT TUBES IN THE COOK LINE COOLERS. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE FANS IN THE PREP AREA AND THE MAIN COOK LINE. NOTED DARK BLACK STAINS ON THE CAULKING ABOVE THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THESE AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GARBAGE AND PARTICULATE MATTER ON THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE PREP TABLES, BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP, BEHIND THE FREEZERS AND COOLERS IN THE BASEMENT, AND THE BASEBOARDS NEAR THE SCREEN DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS. NOTED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS FLOOR COVERING IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FLOORING AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS TO BE NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. NOTED BOXES OF SHIRTS AND OTHER SUPPLIES BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED A MISSING VENT COVER ON THE DUCT ABOVE THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. NOTED A DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE TILE. NOTED FOOD DEBRIS AND DARK STAINS ON THE WALL BELOW AND SURROUNDING THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SURROUNDING THE SCREEN DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS IN THESE AREAS AND MAINTAIN. NOTED THAT THE PLASTIC WALL COATING IS DETACHING FROM THE WALL NEAR THE BASE OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALL TO BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET ON THE 2 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 20, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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