Usmania Chinese Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH VISIBLE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCES (BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE) SEVERE BUILD-UP LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ICE WHICH TO BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN (WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE) AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN (PINEAPPLE CHUNKS) CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH MOLDLIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND IN BASEMENT. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2510208 ISSUED ON 05-24-2021 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #10 - OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT BOTH HAND SINKS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE. #37 - OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LABEL (SUGAR, FLOUR). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY FOOD ITEM. #47 - OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF 2-DOOR SLIDING COOLER IN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #47 - OBSERVED NO DOOR HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL. #53 - MUST PROVIDE LID ON TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM. #55 - OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN WALL ON RIGHT SIDE AT TOP OF STAIRS IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED HOLES AND CRACKS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN DRY STORAGE AREA WHERE FOOD CANS ARE STORED. MUST PROPERLY SEAL ALL CRACKS AND HOLES. #56 - OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD (LEFT AND MIDDLE). MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULBS. #57 - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 24, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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