OC 7IEN

Door handles on the the food preparation refrigerator, two-door upright refrigerator, and two-door upright freezer is broken off and is replaced with numerous plastic zip-ties. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. Replace door handles.

Employee's personal jacket and purse placed on top of rice cooker next to the two-door upright freezer. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces.

Raw shelled eggs maintained above ready-to-eat food items inside the two-door upright refrigerator. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.

Paper towel dispenser at the hand wash sink in the kitchen is obstructed with rolling cart of condiments and sauces. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. ** Repeat violation.

Paper towel dispenser at the only hand wash station in the kitchen obstructed with rolling cart of sauces and garnishes. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. Relocate rolling cart so that hand wash station is completely and easily accessible at all times.

Current cook line employee lacks food handler card. Manager stated that employee has been employed for approximately two months. [CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.

Observed customer entering into kitchen facility. [CA] The "person in charge" shall ensure that persons unnecessary to the food facility operation shall not be allowed in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.

Employee's personal belongings, cellphone, purse, etc., stored on top of inverted cap of the rice cooker and food storage area. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects (cell phone, car keys, and jackets) in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces. Employee's personal effects shall be stored in employee lockers or other designated areas for employee storage.

--48 HOUR NOTICE— Our records indicate this facility is operating without a valid permit and has a delinquent account. Your balance due is $ 1,148.00. Payment must be made immediately to DEH at the address at the top of this report or via our website at www.Ehinfo.org. A facility that submits payment of the outstanding balance within 48 hours (2 business days) of this notice will be issued and mailed an operating permit by this department. Failure to comply within 48 hours will result in facility closure and additional enforcement, including but not limited to reinspection(s) and additional cost recovery fees. A facility found to be in continued operation without a permit may incur a penalty of three (3) times the operating permit fee, and fee(s) for re-inspection(s) charged at the current hourly rate approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Penalties and fees incurred due to enforcement activities must be paid in full prior to the issuance of an operating permit.

Observed bag of cooked chicken, cooked pork stomach, and container of soup thawing out in ambient temperature. Employee stated that items were taken out approximately 30 minutes prior. Items measured between 30F to 32F. [CA] Frozen potentially hazardous food shall only be thawed in one of the following ways: 1) under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or below, 2) completely submerged under potable running water for a period not to exceed two hours at a water temperature of 70°F or below, and with sufficient water velocity to agitate and flush off loose particles into the sink drain, 3) in a microwave oven if immediately followed by immediate preparation, 4) as part of a cooking process.

Observed raw clams and oysters maintained inside the two-door upright freezer. Manager over the phone stated that shellfish is purchased either from Restaurant Depot, local supermarkets, or distributors. Shellstock tags were not maintained. Employee stated that shellfish was purchased recently and shellstock tags were discarded. [CA] The identity of the source of shellstock that are sold or served shall be maintained for 90 calendar days from the dates of harvest by using an approved recordkeeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date or dates the shellstock are sold or served. [SA] Manager provided receipts for review.