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Phoenix Restaurant

May 23, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK AT DISHWASHING AREA AT REAR. SINK WAS REMOVED. MUST REPLACE. ALSO NOTED STAFF USING EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BEVERAGE STATION AS A DUMP SINK FOR USED TEA LEAVES PREVENTING PROPER HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. ALSO NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM IN DISHWASHING AREA OR AT FRONT EXPOSED SINK BEHIND BAR. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES, WHILE POURING RICE SOUP INTO BOWL SHE USED HER BARE HANDS TO GATHER SPILL OVER ON SIDE OF BOWL AND PLACE BACK INTO BOWL. ALSO WITH BARE HAND CONTACT SHE SCOOPED UP GREEN ONIONS (READY-TO-EAT FOOD) AND GARNISHED SAID SOUPS. INSTRUCTED ON NO BARE HAND CONTACT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)(B).
code 6Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP, LID AND SPILLING DOWN SIDES ONTO GROUND. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATION/FREEZER UNITS OF FOOD SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING GROUND AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES UNDER DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT AND REPLACE BROKEN KITCHEN FLOOR TILES. REMOVE EXCESS WATER FROM FLOOR AT FRONT SERVICE BAR AND REAR DISHROOM. KEEP FLOOR TRY. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN/PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN SPLATTERED FOOD FROM EXTERIOR OF EQUIPMENT ADJACENT TO PREP TABLES AT REAR NOODLE/DIM SUM PREP STATIONS.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER WHERE NECESSARY IN PREP AREA STORED IN CORNERS AND AT TABLES. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

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