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Minghin Cuisine

August 30, 2024 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES IN THE DIM SUM PREP AREA. ONE FOOD HANDLER WITH GLOVES ON TOUCHED A DIRTY PLATE AND THEN PREPARED FOOD ITEMS. ONE FOOD HANDLER TOUCH THEIR FACE WITH GLOVES AND THEN PREPARED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. AND ONE FOOD HANDLER WITH GLOVES RUBBED THEIR HANDS ON THEIR CLOTHES AND BEGAN TO PREPARE FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS BEFORE CHANGING TASK. PRIORITY 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS STEAMED DUMPLINGS AND EGG YOLK BUNS FOUND SITTING IN ROOM TEMPERATURES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. DUMPLINGS AND EGG YOLK BUNS WERE STORED ON THE FOOD RPEP TABLE ACORSS FROM THE STEAMING EQUIPMENT (68.0F-80.0F) AND SHEET TRAYS OF DUMPLINGS (84.9F-97.0F) ON THE SPEED RACK NEAR THE DIM SUM PREP AREA. THE DUMPLINGS WERE FILLED WITH PORK, SHRIMP, VEGETABLE. APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $180 WERE DISCARDED. IN THE CONTON KITCHEN, FRIED CHICKEN (50.0F) FOUND IN ROOM TEMPERATURE ACROSS FROM THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS.INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING HOT FOODS IN ROOM TEMPERATURE. HOLD HOT TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE DIM SUM, 2ND FLOOR, AND THE CONTON KITCHEN PREP AREAS. IN THE DIM SUM FOUND 10 EGGS FOUND AT 51.0F. IN THE 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA FOUND 6-8 PACKAGES OF FISH AT 77.0 F, IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BASIN WITH STANDING WATER AND ALSO APPROXIMATELY 195 EGGS FOUND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 52-54.0F. IN THE CONTON KITCHEN FOUND APPROXIMATELY 8 WHOLE CHICKENS IN STANDING WATER IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT 56.0F, RAW BEEF (51.7F) AND CHICKEN (52.3F) FOUND IN THE THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 125 LBS AT $550 WORTH OF FOOD DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CONSOLIDTED WITH VIOLTION #21
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHODS. OBSERVED CHICKEN AND FISH BEING THAWED IN THE 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA AND THE CONTON KITCHEN IN STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS: PLACE FOOD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED STICKY INSECT TRAPS FILLED WITH DEAD FLIES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY ESPECIALLY ON THE SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. TRAPS WERE STORED ON THE CEILING ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND RELOCATE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ICE BINS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY NOT COVERED, WHILE UNATTENDED/NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED A THREE DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE CONTON KITCHEN WITH THE MIDDLE DOOR NOT STAYING CLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP ON THE PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 7, 2024: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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