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Mee Mah

May 9, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE UPRIGHT COOLERS AND WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 45.0F TO 66.8F (FRIED CHICKEN 51.8F,PORK 46.1F,EGGS 66.8F,CHICKEN 54.3F, SHRIMP 50.3F, COOKE RICE 45.9F). MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF FOOD ITEMS 13LBS WORTH $60.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR TEMPERATURES AT ALL TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING LUNCH HOUR.(TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT IS ADEQUATE AT THIS TIME). CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    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: NOTED EMPLOYEES WEARING GLOVES AT THE PREP AREA; HOWEVER NOTED NO ONE CHANGING GLOVES. EMPLOYEE MOVED FROM ONE COOLER TO ANOTHER SELECTING ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAINERS (UNCOOKED MEAT,SHRIMP,CUT VEGETABLES) THEN TO FRIED READY TO EAT ITEMS (CHICKEN) AT THE SAME TIME OPENING COOLER DOORS WITH SAME GLOVES.SAME EMPLOYEE WASHED HANDS WITH GLOVES ON AND PROCEEDED TO PREPARE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS CHANGE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A).
    code 6Priority
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING POTS BY THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND CUTTING BOARD AT THE SMOOTHIE PREP AREA.
    code 33
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FANS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, UPRIGHT COOLERS AND EXHAUST FAN AT THE REAR PREP AREA.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 15, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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