Yu Choy

September 16, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND AT 53.4F WITH FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AT 54.3F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40 F. OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER. COOKED CHICKEN RANGING IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 49.4F TO 54.3F, PRE-COOKED EGG ROLLS AT 48.1F, COOKED BEEF AT 58.8F, CREAM CHEESE STUFFED WON TONS AT 52.8F, COOKED BBQ PORK AT 44.6F. ALSO NOTED IN COVERED METAL CONTAINERS ON PREP TABLE ON COOKS LINE COOKED CHICKEN AT 98.1F, AND COOKED BEEF AT 115.9F. INSTRUCTED ALL HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140F OR ABOVE AND COLD FOODS HELD AT 40F OR BELOW. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED POUNDS OF FOOD TO BE 20lbs AND ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $250.00. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OVER 50 SMALL FLIES IN BASEMENT AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS STORAGE AND THROUGHOUT ADJACENT STORAGE ROOM. LAST PEST SERVICE DATED 9-11-14 NOTED NO ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MOIST ORGANIC MATERIAL FROM FLOORS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY AND RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CO. SERVICE FOR FLIES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT. INTERIOR LIDS OF 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT BOX FREEZER CRACKED, IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLER WITH DIRT AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. FOOD PROCESSOR FOUND STORED ON SHELVING WITH CLEAN PANS WITH BLACKENED, ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE AND STORE ALL UTENSILS, POTS, PANS CLEAN. DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: POOLING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT 1ST FLOOR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE. HOLES IN WALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST SEAL.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK AT ALL NOZZLES OF TWO AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER AND COOKS LINE RIGHT SIDE TWO DOOR COOLER.
code 40
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

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