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Hong Kong Express

December 10, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (RICE, EGGS) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES; 10 LBS OF RICE AT 54F AND 1 DOZEN EGGS AT 63F BOTH ITEMS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 22
  • Approved Thawing Methods Used
    Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY THAW ALL TCS FOODS EITHER UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NO MORE THAN 70F) OR IN THE REFRIGERATOR.
    code 35
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYER AND UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL AND AROUND THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A PIPE WITHOUT AN AIR GAP IN THE FLOOR DRAIN LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN AIR GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR DRAIN AND DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE VENTS, AND ACCUMULATED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THRU OUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ELEVATE EVERY THING AT LEAST 6 INCHES.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 23, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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