Eng's Asian Cuisine

October 20, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN/SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IS PROVIDED ON SITE. PROVIDED BLANK COPY TO MANAGEMENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: CHLROINE-BASED DISH MACHINE DISPENSES IMPROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION AT 0 PPM CONCENTRATION. A CHLORINE SOLUTION MUST MAINTAIN 50-200PPM. THE FACILITY CAN NOT USE THE DISH MACHINE AND MUST USE THE 3COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE. THE UNIT WAS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. ECO LAB ARRIVED ON SITE TO REPAIR THE DISH MACHINE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE/CRACK IN THE SANITIZER LINE. ON 10/21/22: CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION IS NOW READING 100PPM ON SITE. THE FACILITY MAY NOW REMOVE THE TAG FROM THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: PRE-COOKED SHRIMP TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 54.6F FOUND IN WALK-IN COOLER. INADEQUATELY HELD FOOD WAS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS OF TCS FOODS AT A TOTAL COST OF $50.00 WAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: A PROBE FOOD THERMOMETER IS NOT AVAILABLE. FOOD THERMOMETERS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ENSURE PROPER FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY OVER 120 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN FACILITY, ON SHELVES AND FLOORS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA, UNDER THE ICE MACHINE, UNDER AND ON TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE, AND UNDER THE 3COMPARTMENT SINK. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL MICE DROPPINGS ARE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES, ALL AREAS ARE CLEANED AND SANITIZED, AND A LICENCED PEST CONTROL COMPANY TREATS THE FACILITY FOR RODENT ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (a) CITATION ISSUED. • THE EXTERIOR BACK EXIT SCREEN HAS APPROXIMATELY A HALF-INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR ALLOWS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: BOWLS ARE USED AS A SCOOP WITHOUT A HANDLE FOR RICE, WHICH IS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER CONTAINERS. THE FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE. • FOOD CONTAINERS ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. ITEMS MUST BE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: CUPS, BOWLS, AND UTENSILS ARE STORED IN STAGNANT WATER NEXT TO THE HOT-HOLDING RICE COMPARTMENT AND NEXT TO THE SOUP STATION. THE FACILITY MUST REMOVE ITEMS OUT OF STAGNANT WATER AND STORE ITEM ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SURFACE, RUNNING WATER, OR IN A CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CARDBOARD USED AS LINING FOR SHELVES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DRY STORAGE AREA, DISH AREA, 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AND PREP-LINE AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, DURABLE, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF COOKLINE EQIUPMENT (IN BETWEEN UNITS) IS HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE IS FOOD HANDLER CERTIFIED AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE A FOOD HANDLER OR CITY FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: THE CURRENT CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. ALL CITY-CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT RE-INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON 3/2/21. REPORT #2492311. #37.) 3-302.12: MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME IN THE STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN. #47.) 4-102.11: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FOOD IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST NOT USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE. #53.) 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO LID ON WOMEN'S RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID FOR WOMEN'S RESTROOM. #55.) 6-201.11: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE DRY STORAGE AND PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE MISSING TILES AND MAINTENANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 2, 2021: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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