K44: Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing1. Found back entrance door open. [CA] Keep back door closed at all times to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
2. Found employee person clothing stored next to food related item in small side storage room. [CA] No person shall store clothing or personal effects in any area used for the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces.
3. Found 3 loose CO2 tank near 1 door reach in unit near prep area. [CA] Secure CO2 tank to rigid structure to prevent accidental discharge.
K34: Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test stripsLacking chlorine test strip to test concentration of dish machine. [CA] Provide chlorine test strip.
K05: Hands clean, properly washed; gloves used properlyObserved employees touching their face during inspection. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required. [COS] Operator was directed to stop what they were doing and wash their hands. No active adulteration/contamination occurred.
K08: Time as a public health control; procedures & recordsCriticalFound the following food items sitting on counter near prep line without time mark: fried karage, takoyaki, pork and chicken. Per operator, PHFs under time as a public health control. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] Operator directed to time mark all PHFs at counter cook service line.
K07: Proper hot and cold holding temperaturesCriticalMeasured a pot of cream soup holding at 127F on stove top. Observed stove top off. Per operator, PHFs stove was turned off less than 4 hours ago. [CA] Maintain all hot PHFs held at or above 135F. [COS] Operator directed to reheat PHFs to 165F.
Minor: Measured green tea in soft serve device holding at 46F for less than 4 hours. [CA] Maintain all cold PHFs held at or below 41F.
K41: Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices1. Found hot water valve off at 1-compartment sink. Per operator, hot water valve off due to a leak. [CA] Cold/hot water shall be provided at all times. [COS] Operator turned on hot water valve. Measured hot water greater than 120F.
2. Found cold water valve off at hand wash station in back prep area. Per operator, cold water valve of due to a leak. [CA] Cold/hot water shall be provided at all times. [COS] Operator turned on cold water valve. Observed cold water being dispensed.
3. Found leaking faucets at the following areas: hand wash station (front service line), 3-compartment sink (right side) faucet and 3-compartment sink (left side) goose neck faucet. [CA] Repair leak.
K23: No rodents, insects, birds, or animals1. Found several flies in back prep area. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of pest such flies. Clean and sanitize all effected areas.
2. Found OLD rodent dropping under water heater stored in side storage room. [CA] Each food facility shall be free of rodent dropping. Clean and sanitize all effected areas.
K35: Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacityFound a newly added soft serve (Vevor) dispenser. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation). **Facility shall submit plans to health department for newly added equipment.**
For any soft serve product made for service on site, facility shall obtained a dairy license with California Department of Food and Agrilculture (CDFA).
K30: Food storage: food storage containers identifiedFound several containers of food stored on the floor in prep area, walk-in-cooler and walk-in-freezer. [CA] Food shall be stored a minimum of 6 inches off floor.
K06: Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessibleCriticalFound ONLY hand wash station in back prep area with cold water valve off at time of inspection. Per operator, cold water valve turned off due to leak. [CA] Hand wash station shall have cold/warm water provided at all times. [COS] Operator directed to turn on cold water valve. Observed cold water provided.