ICHIBAN BUFFET

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed two dented at the seam cans of pizza sauce on rack. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in flip top cooler on cookline raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding); Krab meat (51F - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Both bulk ice machines soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages on cookline prep tables. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee grab drink off prep table and drink before tossing. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal speaker above prep table on cookline.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled throughout kitchen area. Employees started cleaning during inspection. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled on cookline. Walk in cooler shelves soiled. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Stand up reach in cooler shelves soiled.

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted near dish area.

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in bucket in back kitchen area. Operator hung properly. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one can of tapioca pudding heavily dented. Also 3 cans of bamboo shoots heavily dented at seams and bulging top.

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher at Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); person in charge primed machine and retested at Dishwasher (Chlorine 100ppm) Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect on cook line. Observed approximately 11 live flying insects on cardboard produce box. Produce was just delivered. Person in charge killed as many as he could. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in main walk-in cooler above ready to eat ribs. Person in charge placed chicken on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed reduced oxygen fish inside its reduced oxygen environment fully thawed while bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use in walk-in cooler. See stop sale.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tofu (46F - Cold Holding); garlic in oil (46F - Cold Holding); sushi (47F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (51F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (48F - Cold Holding) raw shrimp (47F - Cold holding ) raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (45F - Cold Holding) on cook line coolers for less than four house per person in charge. Person in charge added ice to some products and placed some in walk-in freezer. sushi (47F - Cold Holding); squid (45F - Cold Holding); homemade coleslaw (45F - Cold Holding) in secondary walk-in cooler. Door opened for less than four hours per person in charge. Person in charge turned thermostat down to cool product. Warning

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Observed oyster tags kept in pile out of order on cook line.

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed tags missing last date served.

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened milk in walk-in cooler not dated. Person in charge stated milk opened last week and he dated milk. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda and ice tea nozzles with debris buildup. Also observed 2 cutting boards in back of kitchen on bottom shelf across from 3 compartment sink soiled. Observed shelves in reach in cooler on cook line soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed on both ice machines located in kitchen with mold like substance on the interior. Repeat Violation

Basic - Carpeting installed in a food preparation, food storage, warewashing or bathroom area. Observed rug inside of walk-in freezer. Person in charge removed rug. Corrected On-Site

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. Observed reduced oxygen fish inside its reduced oxygen environment fully thawed while bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use in walk-in cooler. See stop sale.

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 2 dead roaches in light cover in dish area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an apple, carrots and yogurt on shelf in wait station with ready to eat foods. Operator moved items to bottom shelf. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed multiple drinks on cook line. Operator moved drinks. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed top plastic covering on buffet cracked on two sides.

Basic - Floor and walls soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floors throughout kitchen and mop sink area soiled with food debris. Observed floors within walk-in cooler soiled with food debris.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in secondary cooler on floor.

Basic - Food stored under dripping water line. Observed unwashed produce stored under dripping water pipe from walk-in cooler condenser. Person in charge connected pipe. No visible contamination observed. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in walk-in freezer on fan.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple gaskets throughout kitchen and hibachi station on reach in coolers and walk-in coolers soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. Observed walk-in cooler shelves with food debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed drain line in secondary walk-in cooler disconnected dripping water on cardboard boxes. Person in charge connected pipe. Observed hand washing station pipes disconnected near walk-in cooler. Person in charge reconnected pipes. Observed dish machine water backing out of machine into drain that is leaking on flop in dish pit. Water from leak is flowing into floor drain. No risk of employee walking through it. Warning

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet cloth on shelf in walk-in cooler. Operator removed cloth from shelf. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shrimp over ready to eat pork. Operator moved shrimp. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed ambient shell eggs in flip top cooler at 47F-49F. Operator spoke to employee to keep lid closed. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Multiple Dry erase boards at buffet line not time marked for 4 hour time frame. Boards still had yesterday times on them. Operator time marked items at buffet line. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meet grinder in back of kitchen near back door has debris buildup. Also, cutting boards on reach in coolers across from wok station soiled. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided at hand wash sink in back of kitchen by 3 compartment sink. Operator replaced paper towels. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink In back of kitchen by 3 compartment sink. Also, soap dispenser at hand wash sink in back kitchen area not working properly Operator refilled soap dispenser and got the dispenser properly working. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Both interiors and inner doors of large ice machines in kitchen area soiled Repeat Violation

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 5 dead roaches in plastic cover over lights in the dish area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks on shelf over reach in cooler on cook line. Operator moved drinks. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of oil stored on floor near kitchen entrance. Also, bags of salt for softener stored on floor in storage area outside back door. Operator removed both items from floor to properly store. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs by the 2 fryers hanging on the trash can. Operator moved tongs and placed in warewashing area to be washed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in coolers across from wok station heavily soiled. Also, walk in cooler gasket soiled. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two live flying insects in dish pit area. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shrimp and fish above ready to eat soy sauces in walk-in cooler. Person in charge had employee move sauces. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed single bay sink filled with dirty dish washer leaking on to ground from multiple corners. Person in charge drained sink and had employees squeegee, wash, and sanitize floor. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on cold buffet in ice potato salad (46F - Cold Holding); octopus salad (50F - Cold Holding); cut Romain (47F - Cold Holding) for less than 1 hour per person in charge. Person in charge had more ice added to buffet. Observed on cook line flip-top cooler: raw chicken, raw beef (50F - Cold Holding). Person in charge said they keep it on time control for less than 2 hours. Explained to operator time control cannot be used for raw products intended to be cooked and kept on time control on buffet. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards in kitchen stained with food debris. Observed can opener blade soiled with dried food debris.

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of lid and deflector plate of ice machine near bag n box machine soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Observed approximately 60 dead flying insects stuck to sticky fly tape in back kitchen area. Person in charge removed fly tape form establishment. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed three dead roaches on floor in dry storage flour room. Person in charge cleaned up and removed roaches. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinks above food on cook line. Discussed worth person in charge. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone above cook line coolers.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed water on floor throughout kitchen.

Basic - Floor, walls, ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floors throughout kitchen heavily soiled with food debris. Observed walls on cook line soiled with grease. Observed multiple ceiling tiles in ware washing soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed four fly tapes hanging over prep table in back kitchen. Person in charge removed fly tapes from establishment. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed large amount of spilled food debris and garbage located on pad surrounding dumpsters.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up and covering a portion of the fan guard in walk-in freezer.

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 pot used to scoop rice had handle touch food. Person in charge removed handle from food. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice utensils in kitchen sitting in 78F water. Observed hibachi grill utensils sitting in a 5 gallon bucket of 69F water. Person in charge had employees dump water and get clean and sanitized utensils. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple gaskets on reach in coolers throughout establishment soiled with black/green mold like substance. Observed hood filters soiled with grease.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed both green dumpster lids open.

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Observed flat top grill in disrepair located outside by back door.

Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed soiled wet wiping cloth in flits cooler cutting board.