K45: Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, cleanBroken floor tiles in front of the cook line.
[CA] Replace broken tiles to maintain.
K44: Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofingMop sink in use to store brooms and mop was store inside the mop bucket.
[CA] Mop rack or other devices not made available to hang and store cleaning tools.
K01: Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certificationFacility has a expired FSC.
[CA]Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
Employees lack food handler card.
[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.
K09: Proper cooling methodsDeep buckets were cooling inside the walk in refrigeration.
[CA] Properly cool PHF's using shallow containers, using no more than 2 inches for solid foods and no more than 4 inches for liquids.
When cooling PHF's, stir frequently to facilitate rapid cooling.
Buckets of broth was stacked on top of each other for cooling.
[CA] Properly store cooling foods in such a way to allow proper air flow. Do not stored on top of each other for rapid cooling.
After heating or hot holding, Potentially Hazardous Foods (PHFs) shall be cooled rapidly from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours.
Approved cooling methods include: 1) Placing the food in shallow pans
2) Separating the food into thinner or smaller portions.
3) Using rapid cooling equipment (Ex. blast chiller)
4) Using containers that facilitate heat transfer (ex. stainless steel)
5) Adding ice as an ingredient. 6) Using ice paddles
7) Using an ice bath and stirring frequently
8) Accordance with a HACCP plan. Cooling foods shall have enough space around the containers for cold air to circulate, be loosely covered, or uncovered and stirred as frequently needed to evenly cool.
K36: Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and useFacility using on time use buckets to store broth.
[CA] Facility shall not use single use soy sauce buckets to cool and store broth. Must obtain reusable buckets to store broth or food.
Cardboard in use inside the walk in freezer under meat to absorb blood dripping.
[CA] Discontinue the use of cardboard boxes to line shelves/flooring, use approved equipment made of materials that is easily cleanable, durable, smooth, and nonabsorbent.
Build up of pink debris on the interior panel of the ice machine.
[CA] Clean inside of the ice machine more frequently to prevent build ups.
K39: Thermometers provided, accurateLack monitoring thermometer.
[CA] The thermometer in the reach-in refrigerator shall be placed where it is easily visible while checking refrigerator temperature.
K30: Food storage: food storage containers identifiedContainer of shrimps were on floor next to stove.
[CA] Food shall be 6 inches off floor inside the shelving to prevent cross contamination.
K41: Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devicesLeakage under the ice machine.
[CA] Repair leakage to maintain.
K07: Proper hot and cold holding temperaturesCriticalFood items inside the walk in refrigeration was at 50F.
[CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
[SA] Do not cool broth up to 150F inside the walk in refrigeration because it is bringing down the ambient temperature.
K29: Toxic substances properly identified, stored, usedSanitizer spry bottle lack common name.
[CA] Chemicals once removed from original container shall be labeled with common name.
Bucket of rice with out common name.
[CA] Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.