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Midori Japanese Restaurant

June 25, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING COOLERS: TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER(AIR TEMP OF 46.2F TO 46.8F),SUSHI COOLER(AIR TEMP OF 51.2F), AND WALK-IN COOLER(AIR TEMP OF 49.7F. 54.7 AND 55.7F),IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. COOLERS MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE UNITS(TOFU, FISH ETC). OTHER COOLER UNITS ARE ON PREMISES WITH TEMP OF 39F. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: TOFU AT TEMP OF 46.7F,SALMON AT TEMP OF 47.8F; TUNA AT TEMP OF 47F. CUT LETTUCE IN WATER AT TEMP OF 55.9F.PRODUCTS DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 6 VALUE 150. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED(ICE) DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE.BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR PANELS AND KNOBS OF THE UNIT.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT.TAGGED ICE MACHINE" HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ICE IN BAGS FOR CUSTOMERS. ICE MUST BE BOUGHT FROM A RETAIL FOOD LICENSE.NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: WASTE LINE CONNECTION FROM TWO DOOR COOLER AND POP GUN HOLDER INBAR AREA,MUST BE PROPERLY CONNECTED SUCH THAT IT DRAIN DIRECTELY INTO A FLOOR DRAIN • RAW WOOD RACK BY THE DISPLAY PREP COOLER SURFACE DIRTY WITH EXCESS GRIMES,DUST,GREASE AND DEAD ROACHES,SURFACE NOT CLEANABLE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOOR OF TWO DOOR COOLER AND ONE DOOR COOLER IN PREP AREA,MUST BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. • SHELVES UNDER THE BOTH PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED WITH HOLES,NOT ABLE TO CLEAN,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID SHELVES. NEWS PAPER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSE.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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