Kyuramen

August 9, 2023 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT HAND WASHING STATIONS IN COOKLINE, BASEMENT, AND TEA DRINK AREA. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP AT EVERY HANDSINK WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT BASEMENT AND COOKLINE HAND SINK. MANAGER PROVIDED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND SINKS. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) FOR CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE HANDSINK IN DISH WASHING AREA MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE TO WASH HANDS. MANAGER RELOCATED DISHWARE ON SITE. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED. • HANDSINK WAS REMOVED FROM THE STATION NEAR ICE MACHINE ACROSS FROM THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE. MANAGER MUST RE-INSTALL HAND SINK SO THAT IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE COOKLINE AREA. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS MEASURED AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE LOCATED IN COOKLINE REACH-IN COOLERS, ON SURFACE OF REACH-IN COOLERS, AND SMALL COCA COLA COOLER IN KITCHEN LINE. TEMPERATURE OF RAW EGGS MEASURED AT 59.8F, SQUID DOUGH MIXTURE MEASURED AT 75.4F, AND CUT LEAFY GREENS AT 63.7F. AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $235 AT AN ESTIMATED WEIGHT OF 16 POUNDS WAS DISCARDED ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: DID NOT OBSERVE ANY EXPIRATION/DISCARD DATE LABELS ON PREPPARED BEEF AND PORK IN ANY OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS. FOODS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED IF THE FOOD IS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPRATURE OF 41F OR BELOW FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7DAYS. THE MANAGER PROVIDED PROPER DATE LABELS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENU. Instructed to identify such foods by asterisking them to a foot note that states: "These items can be served raw or undercooked or contain undercooked ingredients" and add a statement that says: "Consuming raw or undercooked animal products may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have medical conditions". PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: LARGE DRY SEASONING CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT DOES NOT HAVE LABELS. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: EXTERIOR BACK EXIT DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY IS LEFT WIDE OPEN WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS/INSECTS TO ENTER. 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: OBSERVED BOXES AND CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN ALL WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER UNTIS. FACILITY MUST PLACE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND PREPARATION SURFACES. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: UTENSILS STORED IN CONTAINER OF STAGNANT WATER NEAR RICE STATION. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
    code 43
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: ICE PADDLES USED TO COOL DOWN FOOD IS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND BOXES OF UTENSIS/SINGLE-USE ARTICLES STORED ON THE GROUND IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. FACILITY MUST PLACE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCES ABOVE THE FLOOR. • OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS SUCH AS SPOONS OUT ON DISPLAY IS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AT CUSTOMER TABLES. UTENSILS MUST BE COVERED AND/OR WRAPED CLEAN UTENSILS SHALL BE HANDLED, DISPLAYED, AND DISPENSED SO THAT FOOD AND LIP CONTACT SURFACES ARE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
    code 44
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: EQUIPMENT USED IN THE FACILITY IS TOO LARGE TO FIT AND FULLY IMMERSE WITHIN THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. FACILITY MUST INSTALL A LARGER 3COMPARTMENT SINKTHAT WILL ALLOW ALL EQUIPMENT TO BE IMMERSED, USE SMALLER EQUIPMENT THAT CAN FIT IN THE EXISTING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR USE AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MANUAL WAREWASHING APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FAN GUARD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IS SOILED WITH DUST ON 1ST FLOOR. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 6, 2022: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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