Tai Ho Yee Food Co

March 29, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED ONE OUT OF THREE FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINKS NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 89F AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT SAID HAND WASHING SINK MAINTAINS 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A HAND DRYING PROVISION (SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS) IN THE TOILET ROOM AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) • 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGN NEEDED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACE MUST BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 40 LBS OF RAW WHOLE DUCKS AND A RAW WHOLE PIG HANGING (DRYING) ON A RACK IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID FOODS AND TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE TOILET ROOM AND ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE CRATES LOCATED BY THE REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSE AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED NOT TO RE-USE CARDBOARD.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-102.11 OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE IN REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS. • 4-101.17 OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A CHOPPING BLOCK FOR COOKED MEATS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD OR DO NOT USE RAW WOOD MATERIAL FOR A FOOD CONTACT SURFACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE COOKING UNITS LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE REAR 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN ALL PREP AREAS.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 4-202.18 OBSERVED MISSING VENTS LOCATED ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE 1ST FLOOR REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • 6-501.14 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE HOOD FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THREE MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 1, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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