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April 3, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE MOUSE RUNNING INBETWEEN COOLERS AT FRONT OF PREP AREA. MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OVER 100 DROPPINGS ON SHELVES UNDER CASHIER LINE, OVER 100 MICE DROPPINGS INBETWEEN COOLERS IN PREP AREA, OVER 40 DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN TOILET ROOM, OVER 50 DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, OVER 50 NOTED NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK, OVER 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON FRONT COUNTER NEXT TO BEVERAGE STRAWS. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP NOTED ON BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO REMOVE RODENT AND ACTIVITY. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CRITICAL.
code 13Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER. MALE EMPLOYEE RETURNING FROM OUTISDE DELIVERY, ENTERED REAR DOOR AND BEGAN IMMEDIATELY PREPARING FOOD AT WOK STATION WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTD TO WASH HANDS WHEN NECESSARY, CHANGING TASKS, ETC. VIOLATION 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. RAW CHICKEN STORED IMMEDIATLEY ABOVE READY TO EAT SOY SAUCE AND VEGETABLES IN WALK IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED RAW EGGS AND CHICKEN ABOVE READY TO EAT COOKED NOODLES IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO STORE RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS PROPERLY. VIOLATION 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WORN, BEYOND REPAIR, PITTED, AND DEEP, DARK STAINS. INSTD TO REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS. TOP OF BLENDER IN POOR REPAIR, WRAPPED WITH TAPE. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME. KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND COOLER. INSTD TO STORE KNIVES PROPERLY.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NOT CLEAN: ALL STORAGE SHELVES, CAN OPENER, RICE COOKERS, INTERIOR OF STEAM TABLE, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FRYERS, WOK STATION, ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, KNIVES, CLEAVERS, WIRE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER, AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREMISES, ALONG WALLBASE, UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES INCLUDING TOILET ROOM NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MISSING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE STOPPERS.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: IMPROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS CUPS/BOWLS STORED IN DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS AND PROPERLY STORE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 26, 2017: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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