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Ho Fat Lee Chinese Kitchen

June 26, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN 2- LARGE BOWLS SITTING ON ROLLING CART IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE SUCH AS: RAW SHELLED EGGS AT 45.3F,POOLED EGGS 46.7F, BEEF AT 45.6F AND SHRIMP AT 67.1F TO 68.7F. ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY MANGER.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING AT 40.0F OR BELOW.APPX. 47LBS. $100.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICE BY SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHILE MULTI TASKING, ONE PERSON WIPING HIS NOSE WITH HAND AND THEN WIPED NOSE WITH HIS APRON AND TOUCHING HIS FACE WHILE PREPPING/CUTTING RAW CHICKEN AND NOT WASHING HIS HANDS AFTER CONTAMINATION.ALSO ANOTHER PERSON WAS PREPPING CHICKEN ALSO LIFTED LID OFF OF GARBAGE CAN AND OPENED DOOR TO WALK IN FREEZER AND COOLER THEN WENT BACK TO CUTTING CHICKEN .ANOTHER PERSON TOUCHING HAIR AND HAT WHILE COOKING FOOD ON SERVING LINE. ALSO RINSING HANDS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRYING THEY ON SOILED TOWEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON PROPER HAND WASHING BETWEEN TASK AND ONLY AT HAND SINKS FOR HAND WASHING.(CRITICAL 7-38-010 A)
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PUTTING WATER INTO THE RICE COOKER FROM A HOSE ATTACHED AT THE MOPSINK TO WASH IT OUT TO COOK MORE RICE WITHOUT PROPER SANITIZING EQUIPMENT. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL OTHER FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE'S JUST RINSING OUT PANS ,BOWLS AND OTHER UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING WATER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTEAD OF WASHING ,RINSING AND SANITIZING UTENSILS PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED AND DEMONSTRATED TO OWNER ON SETTING UP THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK PROPERLY.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 8Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Toxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS LAYING ON PREP COUNTERS AND TABLE BEING USED TO WIPE DOWN THE COUNTER ,PREP TABLES, AND COOLERS.WIPING THERE HANDS AND DRYING MULTIUSE UTENSILS . MUST PROVIDE SANITIZING SOLUTION TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS. (CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 25
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINER FOR LEFT OVER FOOD ITEM. #10 CAN ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. ALSO MUST PROPERLY LABEL PRECOOKED AND PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN COOLERS WITH THE NAME AND DATE, BULK STORAGE CANTAINERS NEEDS THE PRODUCTS NAME.
code 30
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER, AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER STORAGE SHELVING.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. NOTED STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS ARE BROKEN. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN STOPPERS
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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