Joong Boo Market

July 30, 2020 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • food left unprotected
    Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW PORK BEING PREPARED IN THE SAME THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH READY TO EAT SLICED PICKLES AND COOKED GREENS. ALSO OBSERVED RAW EGGS AND RAW MEAT STORED IN A COOLER ON SHELVING DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS AND CUT, PREPARED GREENS. ALL CONTAMINATED FOODS DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS SEPARATELY AND PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS PROTECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 15
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD HOT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PORK STUFFED DOUGH BUNS INSIDE A HOT HOLDING STEAM UNIT AT 113.9F, PORK STUFFED DUMPLINGS AT 117.8F. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS @ $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
    code 21
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS COLD FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CRAB STUFFED SUSHI ROLLS NOTED ON PREP DISPLAY SHELVING AT 74.4F AND 75.6F. ALSO NOTED CHICKEN BROTH IN A LARGE COVERED POT STORED ON A MILK CRATE ON THE FLOOR OF THE COOKS LINE AT 53.6F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. ALL DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 75 LBS @ $75.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS, READY TO EAT COOKED VEGETABLES IN THE "SNACK CORNER" COOLER WITH NO DATE LABELING. COOKED BEANS AND COOKED BROTH IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH PREPARATION DATES ONLY OF 7/29 AND 7/30. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AND EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: "SNACK CORNER" PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK WITH ATTACHED SPLASH GUARD, ANGLED IN A WAY NOT PROTECTING THE CLEAN WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED DISHES AT THE ADJACENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER SPLASH GUARD ON THE HAND SINK TO PROTECT AND PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION ONTO THE CLEAN DISHES.
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. • MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE RICE COOKER IN THE "SNACK CORNER" PREP AREA.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING ABOVE THE MAIN KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE/REMOVE RUST.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE WALL WATER NOZZLE WITH AN ATTACHED HOSE IN THE FAR REAR SMALL PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: WALL ABOVE THE MAIN KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH PEELING PAINT AND PLASTER. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2362846 ON 2-25-20 NOT CORRECTED. #6-OBSERVED EMPLOYEE EATING IN THE MEAT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. #47- TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE "SNACK CORNER" PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.------MUST NOT USE FOAM TUBING AS A MEANS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LADIES WASHROOM DOORS. #49- SEVERAL GLASS DOORS OF THE MEAT DISPLAY COOLER WITH GREEN AND BLACKISH MOLD, POOLING LIQUID IN BETWEEN GLASS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.------MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR PREP SURFACES OR SHELVING IN THE BAO PREP AREA. #55- MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.---- MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A WALL SEALANT AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BAO PREP AREA. #56- EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS, SUCH AS SHOES, IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OR ON PREP SHELVING THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60
  • Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders
    code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 25, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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