Sushi X

June 7, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK AND PINK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE, SUBSTANCE LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE AND HAVE MACHINE SERVICE, CLEANED AND SANITIZED, PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS COLD FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A PREP COOLER: 5 LBS RICE, 70F, $20 2 LBS, SPICY SHRIMP, 48F, $60 1 LBS, WHITE TUNA, 52F, $25 2 LBS, SALMON, 54F, $50 3 LBS, CRAB MEAT, 49F, $45 3 LBS, OCTOPUS, 50F, $60 3 LBS, SCALLOPS, 51F, $60 2 LBS, TUNA, 51F, $50 MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL FOOD, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING RAW SUSHI. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED (REFER TO HAND OUT)
code 25
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: MUST OBTAIN VARIANCE FOR SUSHI RICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LETTER FROM A CERTIFIED LAB, VERIFYING THE pH OF THE SUSHI RICE OR KEEP A pH METER ONSITE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING THE pH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION GIVEN.
code 29
Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods

Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION 29.
code 32
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 RODENT DROPPINGS ALONG THE WALL-BASE THROUGHOUT THE BASE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREA, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REPLACE TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS. MUST DEFROST ALL 1-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZERS AND DEEP FREEZER ONSITE. REPAIR BROKEN LIDS ON ALL PREP COOLERS IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREA. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ONSITE. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of SANITIZING solutions shall be provided. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA, AND CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 22, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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