Asia Express, 1506 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: ASIA EXPRESS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1506 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33755
License #: 6216340
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 5/29/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Rice in large container and shrimp in reach-in cooler.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Throughout.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Containers of oil.
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. On reach-in freezer.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Keys on shelf over prep area.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer. Egg rolls.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Chicken.
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. On shelf next to food and single service items.
  • High Priority - No air gap present between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink. Hose with spray nozzle attached to faucet.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg 45°, noodles 53°.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. 3 comp sink faucets are threaded.
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowls stacked in back sink.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
5/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser. Kitchen
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bulk container of rice
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Microwave
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on shelf in dishwashing area
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair broken toilet seat
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Reach in cooler at cookline **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Meats and cut vegetables
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Oven
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. **Corrected On-Site**
11/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Black Refrigerator handle and side of cooker in back kitchen
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty container, back prep area
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair food-contact surface. Ends of cutting board
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of fryer and shelf next to fryer
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Back kitchen near chest reach in freezer at phone cord opening
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cut vegetables
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs behind pasta, top reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**
4/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Plastic containers on shelf in dish washing area
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Cardboard used as shelf cover at cook line and dry storage areas
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelf at cook line between woks
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Side of fryers
  • Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Wash water in center sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainers stored in dish washing area hand sink
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. No handled container in bulk uncooked rice, back storage area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. No handled bowl in chicken, reach in cooler near woks **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on scoop in bulk foods, storage area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Container of pooled eggs over cut vegetables , top reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Cut vegetables , meats in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle of degreaser, dish washing and dining room areas *
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Brown rice at triple warmer at 117? ***Corrected On-Site**
11/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. bowl of shrimp, box of milk, walk in cooler
  • Observed in-use utensil (wisk)stored in standing water/sanitizer wiping bucket near mixer, back kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. containers of cut vegetables and shrimp, walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle of cleaner, dining area and dishwashing area
6/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. bowls and strainers in dishwashing area handsink Corrected On Site.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. missing filters on each end of hood system
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. establishment - hotwater heater turned on Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Identity of food or food product misrepresented. imitation crab used when crab ragoon listed on menu Corrected On Site. krabmeat corrected on menus
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. strainer below water pipe under 3 compartment sink
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. across from woks
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. grocery bags used to store dumplings and meats in reach in freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. cut vegetables in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle of cleaner on cookline floor
12/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. missing hood filters above oven
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. cooked foods cooling at room temperature below 135 degrees farheniet Corrected On Site. moved to walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. bag of rice, back kitchen
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. walk in cooler
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. front counter Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. cut vegetables and beef, walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. under 3 compartment sink
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. garlic/oil at cookline
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. back prep table Corrected On Site.
9/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.[main reachin on cookline no food stored in it]
  • Critical - Observed bathroom facility not clean.[handsink area in kitchen ]
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.[on hood filters] Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.[in walkin ]
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.[rice cookers] Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat.[in spices]
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored.[all handles on plastic silverware go same way]
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.[in walkin ]
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise.
  • Observed unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area.[two young girls in kitchen ]
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.[garc in oil--- thrown away]
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
3/23/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.[fresh garlic on counter 71 degrees] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat.[in corn starch ]
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.[rice cookers]
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.[hoods] Repeat Violation.
12/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.[chicken and egg rolls, front reachin 44-45 degrees---moved to walkin ]
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.[chicken, beef seafood cookline reachin 46-47 degrees --moved to walkin ]
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.[front reachin ]
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.[cookline reachin ]
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.[raw chicken over ready to eat chicken in front reachin ]
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.[raw eggs over cabbage in walkin cooler ] Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.[food stored in freezer in grocery T bag] Repeat Violation.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.[hood filters]
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.[front handsink ]
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.[back hand sink]
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.[3 compartment sink]
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.[faucet at middle compartment 3 compartment sink] Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.[blocked by hose]
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.[front one] Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.[back sink] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Identity of food or food product misrepresented.[crab being used is imitation ---menus must be changed to read KRAB or real crab meat must be used]
8/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name...written in chinese--not english---containers under TV.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in black refrigerator.
  • Critical. Observed food stored grocery bags in chest freezer.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food...walkin cooler---raw beef stored above cooked rice.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food...raw chicken stored above cabbage in walkin cooler.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture....3bay sink--middle compartment leaking.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink by woks. Corrected On Site.
2/24/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit....black refrigerator opposite fryer
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods---top section of reachin cooler opposite woks----chicken behind raw egg mix Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food...walkin cooler--flats of eggs above sauces--no lid on bucket
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage...using grocery bags for frozen food storage in chest freezer
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue...opposite woks
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue--black refrigerator opposite fryer
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times...by 3bay sink--blocked by yellow hose.
9/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/22/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/20/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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