The Noodle Vietnamese Cuisine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS BEFORE CHANGING TASK. OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH BARE HANDS, WIPED HANDS ON APON, PUT ON GLOVES, AND BEGAN TO GARNISH PLATED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS. ALSO, OBSERVED OTHER FOOD HANDLERS NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON NEW GLOVES PRIOR TO CHANGING TASK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCUSS WITH FOOD HANDLERS THAT CHANGING GLOVES IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR HANDWASHING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
  code 8Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. FOUND FRIED CHICKEN IN A PREP COOLER AT 46.9-47F AND RAW SHRIMP SITTING ON THE DRAIBOARD OF THE SERVICE SINK AT 60.9F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING FOODS MUST BE 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $95 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
  code 22
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY POINTS. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE REAR PREP AREA: ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE HANDWASHING, IN THE VENTILATION STORAGE CLOSET, NEAR THE HOT WATER TANK, UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN THROUGHOUT THE REAR DRY STORAGE/WALK-IN FREEZER AREA, AND UNDER THE SHELVES IN FRONT OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE REAR PREP AREA, ON TOP OF THE CART WHERE SEASONINGS ARE STORED NEAR THE WOK STATION, ON THE LOWER SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED SURFACES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LID MISSING ON THE GARBAGE IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE LOWER, LEFT FLOOR AND WALL BEHIND THE HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL MENTIONED OPENING AN OPENING TO PREVENT HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 05/28/2024, REPORT #2595250 #39: STILL OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOODS ON THE FLOOR. #40: 2-402.11: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS, WHILE IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN. #44: 4-903.11 (A;B;D): OBSERVED TABLE WEAR (PLATES) NOT INVERTED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL MENTIONED TABLEWARE AND MAINTAIN. #49: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE INTERIOR ON THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. #49: 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED BURNT RESIDUE AND NOT CLEAN ON THE SURFACES UNDER THE GRILL AND THE STOVES; BOTH LOCATED UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 28, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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