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Mei Shung Restaurant

February 28, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: STAFF WASHROOM HAD NO SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS.NO SOAP PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WAS PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST. CRRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BOTTOM ICE STORAGE WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING ON ICE CUBES FROM WHITE PANEL. BLACK SUBSTANCE MOLDED INTO ICE CUBES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE,FOOD DEBRIS DANGLING FROM SIDE AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.PIPES WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE. UNDERNEATH THE PREP TABLES ENCRUSTED FOOD.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE,COOKING EQUIPMENT,UNDER THE COOLERS, UNDER THE ICE MACHINE WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE,ENCRUSTED FOOD AND GRIMES,SPECIALLY ALONG WALLS,UNDER PIPES, AND CORNERS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD-UP OF GRIMES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WATER ON FLOOR BY THE ICE MACHINE INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AREA DRY. UNEVEN AND UN-CLEANABLE FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BROKEN WALL UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND BROKEN METAL SHEETS ON WALL UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NEED TO BE REPAIR/REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SIDE OF LIGHT SHIELD IS BROKEN IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE PROVIDED AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN WIPING CLOTH HANGING FROM UNDER THE PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A CLEAN AREA TO STORE CLEAN WIPING CLOTH.
code 39

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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