Taste Of Asia

August 6, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings14
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT COMPARTMENTS OF THE KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS FILLED THEN RELEASED,NOTED WET DIRTY PLASTIC BAG WRAPPED AROUND THE DRAIN PIPE BENEATH THE SAID SINK,KITCHEN PAN ON FLOOR CATCHING WASTE WATER FROM PIPE. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-030.
code 10Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OVER THIRTY LIVE INFANT & ADULT ROACHES WERE FOUND IN THE KITCHEN CLUTTERED COOKING AREAS AND IN REAR KITCHEN COOLER DOOR GASKETS, INSIDE OF THE WOK STOVE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED,OPENINGS WHERE WALL AND FLOOR MEET BENETH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,AND INSIDE CRACKS AND OPENINGS ENCRUSTED WITH ROACH FECES ABOVE THE DISH WASHING AREA AND KITCHEN DOORWAYS AND AROUND THE HANDWASHING SIGNS,CALENDARS POSTED ON KITCHEN WALLS AND AROUND THE PLASTIC KNIFE RACK HUNG ON SAME WALL. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION, SEAL UP ALL AREAS OF POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS WHERE ACTIVITY IS FOUND IN DETAIL. ALSO,LIVE ANTS BENEATH THE 2 DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN,12 LIVE HOUSE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FRONT DINING SECTION NEAR THE WINDOW,RAT DROPPINGS WHERE FOUND INSIDE FLOWER POTS THROUGHOUT THE REAR CORRIDOR LEADING TO THE CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOMS AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE RODENT-PROOFED AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 1/4" MODE OF PEST ENTRY.. THE CHEM-WISE PEST CONTROL LICENSE EXPIRED OBTAIN A VALID LICENSE COPY FROM YOUR PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND A MAP OF THE PREMISES SHOWING BAIT/TRAP PLACMENT AND AN ACTIVITY LOG.CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. FOUND 0 PPM CHLORINE LEVEL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED IN DETAIL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Toxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used
Inspector note: FOUND AN OPEN HALF CONTAINER OF BORIC ACID IN KITCHEN BENEATH THE CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSIL STORAGE SHELVING.OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCES ON FLOORING THROUGHOUT IN CORNERS OF THE KITCHEN AND REAR STORAGE AREAS NEAR THE TOILET ROOMS AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENTS,CHEST FREEZERS.THIS CHEMICAL MUST BE DISPENSED BY A LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR WHEN SERVICING THIS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 25
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE ALL OPEN FOOD PRODUCTS IN SANITARY CONTAINERS OR SINGLE USE FOOD BAGS,
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL FOOD UTENSILS ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH DIRTY GREASE BUILDUP, CLEAN EVERY FOOD UTENSIL UNTIL IT IS SANITARY IN APPEARANCE AND SANITIZE THEM.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL WORNED OUT -BLACK STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN AREAS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER DOORS WHERE NEEDED, ETC.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND COVINGS IN DETAIL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WASH-RINSE-SANITIZE WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREAS AND SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS WHERE NOTED TO MANAGEMENT AND AT DOOR FRAMES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: THE LIGHT SHIELDS ARE DIRTY AND HAVE DEAD COCKROACHES INSIDE, CLEAN THE LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE AND OUT AND SANITIZE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE HOOD AND FILTERS AND DUCTS ALONG THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE HEAVILY GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ATTACHED TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN,ORGANIZE STORAGE ROOMS,PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE DRY STORAGE ROOMS,CLEANING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREAS.ALL ARTICLES STORED MUST BE 6" OFF FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING. REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 27, 2012: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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