Cafe Chung King, 1250 Nw 54 Street, Miami, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CAFE CHUNG KING
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1250 Nw 54 Street, Miami, FL 33142
License #: 2332002
Total inspections: 23
Last inspection: 10/14/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Wood spoon.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Reach in coolers.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Near hood area
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw poultry over beef **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Located inside the gasket in the reach in freezer.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
10/14/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 30 or more dead roaches Inside a reach in cooler in the kitchen.
  • Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Wood spoon.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. Prep table door handles.
  • Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Both, stand up and reach in coolers.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Reach in coolers.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Near hood area
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw poultry over beef **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 20 live roaches found in the gaskets of a reach in freezer. Observed 2 more live roaches underneath a prep table in the kitchen.
  • High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Located inside the gasket in the reach in freezer.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. With mold like substance.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
10/13/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
4/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked chicken held in cardboard boxes. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Thawing raw chicken at room temperature
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. And reach in freezer.
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Poultry next to pork **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Fly landing on un covered cooked chicken. Fly inside a container of pork. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken, soup, rice **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Poultry over pork **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Big 5
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Observed rice in sink.
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Using house hold fan to cool food underneath a food prep table. The fan had dust on the fan grill **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
4/9/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On equipment.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand wash sink
  • Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. After turning on the hand wash sink water, the floor drain three feet in front of the hand wash sink started overflowing with gray water with a bad smell. The toilet, three compartment sink and the rest room hand wash sink did not produce the same overflow, this was limited to running the water at the kitchen hand wash sink. Operator stated the drain was clogged and would be repaired by 4 pm today. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Throughout the kitchen and storage room on the walls. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Big 5
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Operator stated employees are washing hands in the bath room
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Tray over sink bowl.
  • Intermediate - Interference/obstruction with the inspector's right of entry and access at any reasonable time. Delayed inspection, leaving the inspector waiting for serval minutes Pryor to entry to the restaurant.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Kitchen.
9/27/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
  • Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
1/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
7/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
2/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
9/21/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
9/20/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.
9/13/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler shelves.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.
6/6/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-29-1 Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Violation: 15-17-1 Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Violation: 15-28-2 Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-17-1 Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-19-1 Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-28-1 Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
4/19/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed 5 live roaches activity as evidenced by live roaches found
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Observed hole in wall.
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
4/15/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.
  • Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Observed exhaust system operated with filters removed. For reporting purposes only.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler shelves.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
12/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 15-17-1 Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Violation: 37-10-1 Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
6/22/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.
  • Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.
6/21/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours.
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Touching cook rice with bare hand.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Prep tables in kitchen .
  • Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.Hood filters are very dirty.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food.
3/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
8/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/28/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/27/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 2/4/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/6/2008Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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