Thai Spoon And Sushi

September 14, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-205.11 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED WITH ITEMS INSIDE OF THE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER STORE ANY ITEMS INSIDE THE BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINK AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HAND WASHING SINKS ACCESSIBLE FOR ADEQUATE HAND WASHING AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER REMOVED ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48F-65F LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER, A REFRIGERATION UNIT AND IN THE PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT; OBSERVED ABOUT 160 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F-52F WITH ONE BOX OF RAW CHICKEN IN THE PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT AND 4 BOXES OF RAW CHICKEN IN THE WALK IN COOLER, OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LBS OF SHRIMP TEMPURA AT 50F, ABOUT 25 LBS OF POT STICKERS AT 50F, ABOUT 50 LBS OF EDAMAME AT 52F, ABOUT 50 DOZEN RAW EGGS RANGING FROM 50F-65F LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN A PREP COOLER, OBSERVED ABOUT 60 LBS OF RAW BEEF AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48F-52F LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: 7-206.11 OBSERVED FACILITY HAS 2 CONTAINERS OF HOMEBASED PESTICIDES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE FOR ALL PESTS. MANAGER REMOVED SAID CONTAINERS OF PESTICIDES DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-015
code 28
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED ONE REFRIGERATION UNIT AND THE WALK IN COOLER, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F-55F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNITS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED SPICE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL SPICE CONTAINERS FOR SPICES THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON VARIES AREAS OF THE CEILING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOUT 7 LIVE COCKROACHES LOCATED IN A CEVICE IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE DRY STORAGE PREP TABLES AND ONE LIVE COCKROACH ON A CEVICE LOCATED BY THE PREP COOLER IN THE 1ST FLOOR REAR FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND A GARBAGE CAN IN THE SUSHI FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY, 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 USED AS A FLOOR LINER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 4-903.11 OBSERVED PLATES AND TO GO CONTAINERS NOT BEING INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS AROUND THE GASKETS OF THE PREP COOLER DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • 5-205.15 OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE BASEMENT WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM ONLY MAINTAINING 74.7F AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED SAID HAND WASHING SINKS MUST MAINTAIN 100F.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA, 1ST FLOOR REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND BY THE SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER INSIDE OF THE UNUSED WALK IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AND BY THE SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE SAID AREAS.
code 55

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Compared with Pass on August 26, 2022: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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