YUMS CHINESE RESTAURANT

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator retrained cook and had them wash hands and use ladel for foods. Touched foods were immediately cooked to 178F. And placed to cool for later use.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.handsink at back prep blocked by cleaning utensils stored on sink. Handsink at utility sink / prep area blocked by buckets and mops.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bag of half used flour open on floor at dry storage.

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle buried in bulk cornstarch.

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice spoon on standing room temperature water.

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed chicken thawing in pan of water. Operator corrected by putting in sink and turning on water to flow out of pan. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cook reach on to prep top and retrieve dumplings for cooking with bare hands. Hands coming in contact with other dumplings still in cold cold unit. Dumplings pulled out were immediately cooked to above 145F all touched dumplings were pulled out and manager retrained employee to use tongs or other utensils to retrieve foods. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed non food grade paper products used to line boxes of egg rolls in freezer.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pasta noodles (57F - Cold Holding) Observed pasta in plastic container stored in side preptop reach in on top of cold wells. Unable to benefit from cooler cold hold. Manager stated noodles are kept in bottom of unit and cooks left no longer than 45 min at current location. Item was put back in lower door of unit to cool. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed watery food residue on floor of walk-in cooler. Operator mopped with sanitizer during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bag of onions and bag of carrots on floor in walk-in cooler.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed bus pans of cooked chicken stacked over rack other with no cover over food on walk-in freezer. Bag of open flour stored on floor at dry storage area. Operator put on shelf. Bag of cornstarch on dry storage left open. Manager shut. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Trash receptacles not provided where needed in establishment. No conveniently located garbage can for hand sink at front counter.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken over cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Manager corrected by rearranging cooler. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb at dumpster area.

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Manager retrained employee. Washed hands in correct sink. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed mop bucket and ladders in front of handsink with pot lids inside sink basin at back prep area. Employee moved items Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door to walk-in freezer not tight fitting ice forming in hinges and edges of door. Not closing properly.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed food debris at edge of walk-in closure and floor.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, . Hood filters with excess grease.

Basic - Open dumpster and grease dumpster lid. Manager closed lids. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed multiple containers of cooked and raw foods stored with no covering in walk-in cooler and freezer. Corrected On-Site