PANDA EXPRESS #2196

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employee training certificates available, manager stated there are twenty employees for establishment. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee lighter on reach-in cooler across from fryer. Employee removed lighter during inspection.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drawer doors for reach-in cooler across from cook line stove. Area around soda nozzles of drive thru soda machine.

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler across from cook line fryers.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line stove: cabbage (49F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cabbage was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Cabbage was cooked during inspection. Item in reach-in cooler across from cook line fryers:egg (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cabbage was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Cabbage was cooked during inspection. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employee certificates available, manager stated there are 21 employees.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored over three compartment sink.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while pushing up glasses and proceeded to place rice in pan without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and put on gloves. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of kitchen ice machine.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item under heat lamps in drive thru area: noodles (128F - Hot Holding). Manager stated noodles placed in hot holding unit one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager returned noodles to kitchen to reheat. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while adjusting mask then proceeded to cook cabbage and noodles without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of kitchen ice machine.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in cooler on cook line. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in reach-in cooler across from stove: cabbage (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed in cooler 3 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved item to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute for dining room soda machine. Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf shelf above three compartment sink.

Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. No lids for dumpster behind building.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area behind soda nozzles of soda machine in drive thru.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Containers stored on shelf above prep table across from back door. Manager turned containers over. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wiping cloth stored on counter in drive thru area. Employee placed towel in sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the soda nozzles at the drive Thru have foreign substance. ALSO, the dining area soda nozzles are soiled.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed lack of paper towels at the 3 compartment sink hand wash sink.

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed some paper copies.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed no current license available for review.

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed lack of last inspection available for review.

Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Observed a used apron on a cook line flip top.

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice on the front line 122F. ALSO, ragoon 109-132 on the front line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-21: Rice on the front line, 117, 121,127F Admin Complaint

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed lack of proof of any training. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-21: No employee training available, books are now on hand Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chopped cabbage cold held on the front line, 54°. This was placed in the walk-in freezer and dropped to 47° in 13 minutes. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed spring roll on the front line, 108° hot held. This was reheated you 180°. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the area over the white shroud in the ice maker has foreign substance. ALSO, the drive thru multiport nozzle has build up. This was removed and scrubbed. This item Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed the bulk CO2 in the back corner lacks being secured.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed lack of the current license available for review.

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Observed drain cover missing in front of the mop sink.