Peking Chinese Kitchen

June 8, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS CHICKEN WINGS IN DEEP METAL PAN ON COUNTER TOP AT CASHIER STATION AT 74.7F. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT PROPER FOOD TEMPERATURES AND COOLING METHODS. ALL DISCARDED. APPROXIMATE VALUE TO BE $12.00. 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: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. FOUR LARGE UNCOVERED CONTAINERS IF RAW DICED CHICKEN AND BEEF BEING STORED ON SHELVING DIRECTLY ABOVE UNCOVERED OPEN CONTAINERS OF FRESH, PREPARED CUT CARROTS, SHREDDED CARROTS AND CELERY, CABBAGE, AND OTHER ASSORTED FRESH CUT PREPARED VEGETABLES AND PREPARED SAUCES SUCH AS HOT SAUCE AND TERIYAKI SAUCE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOODS MUST BE COVERED, ALL RAW MEATS AND EGGS MUST BE STORED ON SEPARATE BOTTOM SHELVING OF COOLER AWAY FROM READY TO EAT OR PREPARED FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 RAT DROPPINGS UNDER THE WOK COOKS LINE AND BEHIND THE SMOKER ALONG THE BASEBOARDS. REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR BEING USED AT THIS TIME NOT RODENT PROOF WITH LARGE OPEN 1 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND TEARS IN THE MESH SCREEN ALLOWING FLY ENTRY. LAST PEST CONTROL SERVICE ON 5-17-16 WITH HIGH RAT ACTIVITY NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RAT DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND SEAL HOLE IN WALL AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR, MAKE REAR SCREEN DOOR TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES AND SEAL HOLES IN SCREEN OF DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 10-29-15 NOT CORRECTED. #45-INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN, WASHABLE KNIFE HOLDER.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL SHELVING AND FOOD CARTS FOUND DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST NOT USE LARGE STAPLES AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR LARGE PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS. CONTAINERS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS FOUND EXTREMELY DIRTY. ALL METAL RACK STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER (RIGHT)MUST REPLACE. DOOR THRESHOLD OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR WITH RAW WOOD, BROKEN PLASTIC SEAL, REPLACED WITH A CLOTH TOWEL AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR/REPLACE TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS FOR PREPARED FOODS. MUST BE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS. OBSERVED A RAW,CHIPPING WOODEN KNIFE HOLDER. MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT, GREASE, ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS: TABLE TOP CAN OPENER, ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND EXCESSIVE GREASE IE: UNDER ALL COOLERS, WOK LINE, SHELVING, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND GREASE TRAP, UTILITY MOP SINK, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER, EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP ON FLOOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER, MUST REMOVE. IN WASHROOM AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. ALL ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND GREASE. AT THE COOKS LINE, AT REAR BULK FOOD STORAGE, AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, MOP SINK AND EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. AT DOOR OF DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND INSIDE STORAGE ROOM. INSIDE BOTH WALK-IN FREEZER AND COOLER. AT REAR EXIT DOOR. THROUGHOUT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. HOLES IN WALL THROUGHOUT WASHROOM MUST BE PROPERLY SEALED. MUST NOT USE TAPE TO REPAIR HOLES AND BROKEN TILES IN WASHROOM.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN MUST CLEAN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MOP SINK FOUND EXTREMELY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE RUBBER CAULKING AS A MEANS OF REPAIR TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. ALL REPAIRS MUST BE A METAL WELD. DIRTY HANDLES AND NOZZLES WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD ON THE THREE COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HAND SINKS.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: CLEAN APRONS MUST NOT BE STORED HANGING ABOVE THE DIRTY MOP SINK.
code 39
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 5, 2015: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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