Minghin Cuisine

March 4, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED MINOR DUST AND DIRT DEBRIS ON UTENSIL BEING STORED ON THE LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP, BEVERAGE, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLERS AND WALK-IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS, HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE HANDLES OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED MISSING COLD WATER HANDLE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN SECOND FLOOR BAR AREA, LOOSE HAND WASHING SINK IN SECOND FLOOR STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE. 5-205.15 OBSERVED A HEAVY LEAK UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK AND THE SMALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED BY THE ENTRANCE OF THE DIM SUM FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 6-202.14 OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING IN MAIN KITCHEN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN. 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S AND EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESS WATER, ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD ROACHES ON FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, SERVING, BAR, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING TILES, CEILING VENTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-501.11 OBSERVED DAMAGED BASEBOARDS, MISSING FLOOR TILES, AND MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN PREP, STORAGE, BAR, SERVING AND DISH WASHING AREAS, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE BASEBOARDS AND GROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED IN ALL AREAS. 6-201.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:3) OBSERVED PRERVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2485183 DATED 2/25/21; 38 - 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED A LIVE RAT RUN FROM UNDER THE PREP TABLE TO UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. ON RE-INSPECTION INSPECTOR OBSERVED A LIVE RAT RUN BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE FIRST FLOOR DIM SUM FOOD PREP AREA; OBSERVED 20 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE AQUATIC TANKS BY THE FIRST FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA, ABOUT 40 RAT DROPPINGS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE MAIN KITCHEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ABOUT 5 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED ON A LOWER PREP SHELF IN THE DRINK PREP AREA, ABOUT 20 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. 54 - 5-501.15 OBSERVED NO LIDS ON THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED LIDS MUST BE IN PLACE AND TIGHT FITTING ON OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B). INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE RAT ACTIVITY AND PROVIDED ADEQUATE LIDS FOR THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 25, 2021: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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