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Nippon Cha
February 2, 2026 · Score 42
🫥not rated
- official resultScore 42
- score42 pts
- inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- failed findings6
- critical findings5
Failed findings
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hot food not kept hot enoughcriticalOfficial wording: Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • Ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request • Pork, any food containing pork to or above 150 °F for 15 seconds • Mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155 °F. • Whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request • Raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165 °F, covered, rotated or stirred • All other foods to or above 140 °F for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145 °F for 15 seconds except per individual customer request.
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hot food sitting too coolcriticalOfficial wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
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questionable food sourcingcriticalOfficial wording: Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
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pest / contamination issuecriticalOfficial wording: Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
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surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalOfficial wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
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facility / equipment issueOfficial wording: Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with A on May 2, 2024: Score changed by +30 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.
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