Yee Heung Xian Cuisine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. ISNTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-305.12: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN CONTAINERS ON STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS ATLEAST 6 INCHERS FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO PREVENTION BACKFLOW DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. ISNTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.13: OBSERVED THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH GREASE BUILD UP. GREASE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CORNER OF THE WALL COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN THE ENTIRE WALLS FROM TOP, BOTTOM, AND SIDES. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED CLUTTER ON THE SIDE OF THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AND IN THE STORAGE AREA UNDER THE STAIRCASE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED AREAS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#2594467 DATED ON 05/13/2024 AS FOLLOWS: #16: 4-601.11(A): OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ABOVE THE ICE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT, ALSO, NOTED MENTIONED SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE UNIT. ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.MUST REMOVE BUILD UP, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE. #49: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED. #57: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 13, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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