CHINA LEE BUFFET

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched face then continued to wrap bins of food without washing hands. Also, female employee in servers station washed hands for 5 seconds. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food dripping into container of ready-to-eat food and/or raw animal food stored over ready to eat foods. See stop sale. In walk in freezer, tray of raw beef dripping blood onto tray of zucchini. Stop sale issued. Also, pans of raw chicken and shrimp stored on shelves over seafood salad and cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Pans of raw beef and stored over zucchini. Employees began rearranging coolers. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler near hibachi: pan of raw chicken stored over pan of raw beef. In walk in freezer, pans of raw beef stored over pans on raw pork. In walk in cooler, pan of raw beef stored on top of pan of shrimp. Manager began moving all. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In walk in freezer, Tray of zucchini stored under tray of raw beef. Beef blood dripping on to zucchini.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added with no device on connection side of hose. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. In bucket in server station: chlorine sanitizer 200+ ppm. Also, two spray bottles with bleach and degreaser in ware wash area are unlabeled. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Female employee dumped sanitizer in sink in server station and began adding water to bucket. Also, two sinks in kitchen had scrub pads inside. Scrub pads were removed. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler: egg rolls made yesterday. Date added. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black substance on deflector plate. Began cleaning. Also, interior of reach in cooler near hibachi grill has food debris. Also, can opener blade heavily soiled.Corrective Action Taken Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In reach in cooler at server station, tuna label bears warning that package must be opened prior to thawing. Also, pan of shrimp thawing in standing water and fish thawing in standing water in sink.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One drink on cutting board on make table at cookline. One drink next to rice holder. Both were moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses in server station Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on cookline has torn gaskets. Ice build up in reach in chest freezer. Also, pans with no handles being used as scoops in rice and potatoes. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored improperly between uses. Two buckets on top of ice machine, not inverted. Also, knife between cooler and prep table on cookline. Manager moved knife. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under sushi bar soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor is soiled in kitchen under equipment. Ceiling in kitchen is dusty near vents. Repeat Violation

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under triple sink, water leaking from pipe

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One at sushi bar. Placed in bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched apron and hat and continued to work without washing hands.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pans of raw chicken stored on shelf over imitation crab meat, mushrooms, cooked pork onions, and raw pork; pan of raw shrimp on shelf over pan of krab meat. All were moved. In reach in cooler: pan of raw pork stored over pan of cooked pork. Moved. In walk in freezer pan with raw beef and pan of raw chicken stored over raw fish. Manager moved all. At sushi bar: raw fish on shelf over krab mixes. All moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Blue hose attached next to dish machine. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in make table has accumulation of food debris and mold inside. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in drink station. Placed towels at sink. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Boiled eggs made yesterday. Date was added. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of cleaner Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses in server station

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Two reach in coolers have torn gaskets. Also, Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In several bulk food containers. Manager removed all. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in cooler and under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored improperly. Cases of bottled drinks. Also, employee food in box with potatoes and on shelf with bottled drinks. Moved all. Also, pork in walk in cooler is not covered. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Behind back door. Also, build up of trash on ground near shed and dumpster.

Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Two spatulas at hibachi. Also, ice buckets not inverted. Tongs on fryer handles, knife between reach in coolers. All were corrected during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cabinet under fountain machine. Around gaskets of reach in make table. Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Bottle of Pepsi over onions in reach in cooler. Opened Gatorade on shelf over make table. Drink on top of reach in freezer. Drink next to bottles of juice. All were moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One on cookline. One under cutting board. Both placed in bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation