K06: Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessibleCriticalEmployees working back in the kitchen were observed touching unclean surface and the front area were observed collecting soiled dishes and cleaning tables and serving open food for customers without washing hands.
[CA] Employee must be trained to wash hand in between touching unclean surface and ready to eat food products, after cleaning or handling chemicals, after picking up something off of the floor, after handling the register/money, after handling garbage, after touching face, hair or body, after eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing gum, after using the bathroom, and after sneezing, coughing, or using a tissue. The employee was told to wash his hands and change his gloves (COS).
Repeated violation: There is no splash guard separating the handwash sink from the preparation sink located back in the kitchen area.
[CA] To prevent possible contamination from washing hand, please install a splash guard that separates the handwash sink from the preparation sink.
K36: Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and useRepeated violation: The ice scoop for the ice machine was stored on unclean surface.
[CA] All reusable utensils including the ice scoop must be stored on clean surface/container in between use.
Boxes of single use and other utensils were stored on the floor back in the storage area.
[CA] For easy floor cleaning and to prevent insect/rodent infestation and hiding, store all utensils/equipment at least six inches off the floor on approved shelf/dunnage rack at all the time.
K08: Time as a public health control; procedures & recordsBoba beans stored on the preparation counter does not have a timer which indicates the time the beans were boiled.
[CA] According to the California Health and Safety code section 114000 parts 1,2, and 3, the ready-to-eat FOOD shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is four hours and shall be either served or discarded within four hours from the point in time when the FOOD is removed from temperature control. Proper time/temperature logs must always be posed on the container of the product.
K39: Thermometers provided, accurateThere was not a functional prob thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the cold and hot food products.
[CA] Provide an approved prob type thermometer and use it with regular calibration and sanitization.
K27: Food separated and protectedRepeated violation: Some open bag food products were stored on the shelf in the dry storage area.
[CA] Store all open bag food products in properly labeled bulk containers.
K34: Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test stripsThere is no approved sanitizer measuring strip to measure the concentration of the chemicals used to sanitize dishes and utensils in the facility.
[CA] Provide approved sanitizer measuring strips for the chemicals used in sanitizing utensils. equipment, and food contact surfaces.
K40: Wiping cloths: properly used, storedMultiple wet/soiled wiping cloths were stored on the counters.
[CA] Wet/soiled wiping cloths must be stored in a bucket that has standard sanitizer concentration in between use which is 200 ppm quaternary ammonia or 100 ppm chlorine (bleach).
K14: Food contact surfaces clean, sanitizedCriticalEmployees were observed washing dishes in the three compartment warewash sink without any sanitizer.
[CA] Whenever utensils, equipment, and food contact surfaces are cleaned, they need to be washed with soapy water, rinse with clean water, and sanitized with 200 ppm quaternary ammonia sanitizer or 100 ppm chlorine. The manager demonstrated the proper washing procedures. The dishwasher was demonstrated on the proper method of dishwashing. The utensils were rewashed accordingly (COS).
K30: Food storage: food storage containers identifiedRepeated violation: Many food products on boxes were stored directly on the floor or on milk crate back in the storage area.
[CA] To prevent insect hiding and breading and for easy cleaning of the floor area, please store all food products at least six inches off the floor on approved shelf or dunnage rack.