New China Buffet

May 29, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings5

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER SEAPING OUT FROM THE GREASE BOX BENEATH THE DISHMACHINE ONTO THE PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA FLOORS. WASTE WATER IN THE DISHMACHINE NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, LINES ARE CLOGGED AND ALSO LEAKING ONTO THE SAME FLOORS. ALSO,CORROSION PRESENT IN THE INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE. MULTIPLE LAYERS OF DEBRIS AND DIRT PRESENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS IN DETAIL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 10Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE ROACHES AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS-- FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE ROACHES IN KITCHEN WALK-IN-COOLER AROUND DOOR GASKET, 5 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON WALL ABOVE THE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ON KITCHEN WALL NEAR THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS CRAWLING INTO THE KITCHEN CEILING TILES, 7 LIVE ROACHES BEHIND DESSERT COLD HOLDING BUFFET TABLE IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA,10 LIVE ROACHES NEAR THE REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP TABLES BY ELECTRICAL OUTLETS,DEAD ROACHES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREAS,INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF BUFFET TABLES IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA,BENEATH BOOTHS IN CUSTOMER DINING AREAS THROUGHOOUT. ALSO,15 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE THE CLUTTERED ELECTRICAL REAR ROOM AND FOUND 1 DEAD MOUSE INSIDE RODENT BOX SAME ROOM WHERE WHOLE WATERMELONS ARE STORED,FRONT AND REAR DOORS TO THE PREMISES NOT RODENT-PROOFED APPROX:1/4" MODE OF ENTRY AND WEATHERSTRIPS BROKEN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND PEST PROOF SAID DOORS ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOMS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NOW RECCOMENDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: BUFFET COLD HOLDING UNIT (FRUIT) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TRYING TO MAINTAIN TEMPURATRE WITH ICE, LEAKING AND CONDENSATION ON PIPES UNDERNEATH THE COLD HOLDING UNIT. DISCARDED CUT MELONS AND INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE UNIT. AGAIN OBSERVED MANAGER USING THE BUFFET COLD HOLDING UNIT WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO. FOOD PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN AREA HAS A DAMAGED GASKET, DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE. AIR TEMP AT 50.9F, INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DISCARD FOOD AND REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET, SO THE COOLER DOOR CAN CLOSE PROPERLY AND BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. 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: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPURATURES: NOODLES AT 50.5F, WATERMELON AT 68.1F, CANTELOPE AT 48.7F, RAW CHICKEN AT 71.3F, RICE AT 50.5F, AND CRAB RAGOONES AT 50.7F. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT COLD FOODS SHOULD BE 40 DEGREES 0R BELOW, AND HOT FOODS SHOULD BE 140 OF HIGHER. OBSERVED MANAGER PUTTING FOOD ON COLD HOLDING UNIT AGAIN WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO. FOUND IMPROPER TEMPS AGAIN. WATERMELON AT 73F, CANTELOPE AT 52F ,AND SALAD DRESSING AT 51.2F. APPROX:60 POUNDS OF FOOD WORTH $250.00 AS PER MANAGER ON DUTY. 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: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WHILE EMPLOYEES WERE PREPPING FOOD. DISCUSSED ON LAST INSPECTION ON 2-6-15. INSTRUCTED FACILITY AGAIN NO BARE HAND CONTACT ON READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW FOOD STORED OVER READY TO EAT FOOD IN COOLER, MISSING PANEL ABOVE HOT BUFFET TABLES IN CUSTOMER DINNING AREA. FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE ROOM, AND WALKIN COOLERS AND WALKIN FREEZER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE WAKIN COOLER AND FREEZER ARE RUSTED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, MAINTAIN, AND/OR REPLACE ALL SHELVES. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN ICE MACHINE. ICE MACHINE NEEDS TO CLEANED, SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY EQUIPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DIRTY SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN AND PREP AREAS. CLEAN HOODS, WALLS AND VENTS IN THE KITCHEN, REPLACE LIGHT BULBS IN THE IN THE WALKIN COOLER, CLEAN CAN OPENER LOCATED IN THE PREP AREA, CLEAN UNDER THE FRYER IN THE KITCHEN. CLEAM, REPAIR, OR REPLACE CEILING TILES IN THE MAIN DINNING AND KITCHEN AREAS. SEAL ALL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREA TO PREVENT HARROBORAGE OF PEST. CLEAN UNDER ALL SEATING BOOTHS IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA. REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES NEAR THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. CLEAN, SANITAIZE AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER DRIP AT THE BASE OF FACUCET ON THE FROZEN DESSERT MACHINE IN THE CUSTOMER DINNING AREA. OBSERVED DRIP ON HAND SINK IN THE MENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP FACILITY FREE OF CLUTTER TO PREVENT PEST ACTIVITY.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 24, 2015: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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