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Tasty Asian Restaurant

July 28, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING • OBSERVED RUSTY BOTTOM OF PRE TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND IN REAR DISHWASHNG AREA.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY BOTTOM OF PRE TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND IN REAR DISHWASHNG AREA. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE MEAT CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN FREEZER. • OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF COOLING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND ABOVE MEAT CHEST FREEZER IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND ABOVE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FACILIY IN A GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2600243 ON 08/15/2024. #44. OBSERVED POTS, PANS, AND FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT STORED BENEATH UNPROTECTED/NOT SHIELDED WASTEWATER AND SEWER LINES ON SHELVES LOCATED IN DRY STORAGE OF BASEMENT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM STAIRS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHIELDING OR MOVE ALL POTS, PANTS, AND FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT FROM BELOW ANY UNPROTECTED SEWER AND WASTEWATER LINES. #44. OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE ITEMS AND POTS AND PANS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT SMALL STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO SHELVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR. #45. OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS (SPOONS, FORKS, AND PLATES) AND NAPKINS STORED BENEATH UNPROTECTED/NOT SHIELDED WASTEWATER AND SEWER LINES ON SHELVES LOCATED IN BASEMENT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM STAIRS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHIELDING OR MOVE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS (SPOONS, FORKS, AND PLATES) AND NAPKINS FROM BELOW ANY UNPROTECTED SEWER AND WASTEWATER LINES. #47. OBSERVED LARGE WHITE CURRING BOARD IN REAR PREPARATION AREA TO BE HEAVILY CRACKED AND SPLIT IN THE CENTER, CREATING A LARGE CRFEVICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND PROVIDE REPLACEMENT THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. #56. OBSERVED FAN NOT FUNCTIONAL IN THE BATHROOM IN BACK OF KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TO PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BATHROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

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