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Slurping Turtle Restaurant

January 10, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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 MULTIPLE HANDSINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. AT THE COOK LINE, NOTED NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AND NOTED SOILED PANS STACKED IN THE BASIN OF THE SINK. AT THE HANDSINKS IN THE BAR AND IN BASEMENT BAKERY PREP, NOTED NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AND FREE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT EACH SINK AND REMOVED SOILED PANS. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030
code 12Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KITS ON SITE FOR THE CHLORINE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE OR THE QUAT SANITIZER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OPERATOR WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE TEST STRIPS FOR PERACETIC ACID, WHICH WAS NOT OBSERVED IN USE IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THAT PROPER CHEMICAL TEST KITS MUST BE AVAILABLE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL SANITIZERS USED. OPERATOR CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY OBTAINING TEST STRIPS FROM THE DISH MACHINE SERVICE PROVIDER. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-030
code 22
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN DISHES AND CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO COOK LINE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COOK LINE HAND SINK TO PROTECT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SINK. OBSERVED 2 DOOR FREEZER STORED UNDER EXPOSED SEWER LINES IN THE SMALL BASEMENT PREP ROOM (NOODLE PREP ROOM). INSTRUCTED THAT FOOD MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER EXPOSED SEWER LINES- MUST PROVIDE GUTTER OR SHIELDS ON EXPOSED LINES OR RELOCATE FOOD STORAGE. OBSERVED GLAZED, CERAMIC DISHES THAT ARE USED FOR SERVING CUSTOMERS WITH NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE LEAD SAFETY OF THEIR MATERIALS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT CERAMIC/GLAZED DISHWARE IS LEAD-SAFE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED OIL AND FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COOK LINE HAND SINK COUNTER AND ON THE FRAME AND SIDES OF THE FRYER AND GRILL. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DETACHED COVING FROM FLOOR SURROUNDING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COVING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT BAKERY PREP AREA TO BE UNFINISHED, UNSMOOTH (MULTIPLE PIPES/CONDUITS RUNNING ACROSS BARE CONCRETE CEILING). MUST PROVIDE FINISHED CEILING IN ALL FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, THAT IS SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED GAPS AT WALL WHERE IT MEETS THE CEILING ABOVE THE COOK LINE WINDOW TO THE SERVER'S STATION. MUST SEAL THE GAPS SO WALL IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE WASTE PIPING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE 1ST AND 3RD COMPARTMENTS. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED ROOM IN BASEMENT USED FOR NOODLE PREP (NOTED NOODLE MAKING MACHINE, PREP TABLE, AND NOODLE INGREDIENTS IN THIS ROOM) WITHOUT HAND SINK AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED THAT A HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN THIS FOOD PREP AREA, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 19, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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