Happiness Chinese Restaurant, 1233 S Lane Ave Ste 31, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HAPPINESS CHINESE RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1233 S Lane Ave Ste 31, Jacksonville, FL 32205
License #: 2608234
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 12/30/2013

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bulk rice, end of cook line.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Jugs of frying oil, cook line.
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. 0 ppm chlorine.
  • 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. Cook rolling egg rolls, egg rolls will be going into cold storage for an extended period. Corrective action - discussed wearing gloves with operator.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked noodles in make table reach in cooler at cook line.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw beef over raw shrimp.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to dish washing area.
12/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On fronts of refrigerator and chest freezer next to cook line.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside fryers behind doors.
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Walk in cooler ceiling.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Multiple.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk flour in dry storage area.
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up inside ice machine.
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use articles. Egg crates under cutting board, cook line.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Multiple items.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Near front counter.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over noodles in make table cooler at cook line.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer, not all products commercially packaged. Rewrapped pre-cooked chicken with, bag of raw chicken, dry storage area.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Next to dish machine.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Fried chicken, egg rolls, not all marked, walk in cooler.
7/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable. Ceiling of walk in cooler is just insulation, multiple uncleanable grooves and pits. Suggest sealing top for better cleaning.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Egg crates under bowls, cutting board, at cook line. Scoop without handle in bulk rice at cook line.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Observed a screw top beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Allows for mouth to hand contamination, on cart next to cut broccoli. Corrective action - discarded.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside fryers behind doors.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Knives stored in old can soiled with old food debris, next to slicer.
  • Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present. Dead roaches present, large fan on wall is open to outside, no screening or other method present to prevent insects, etc. from entering.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple.
2/13/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable. Ceiling of walk in cooler is just insulation, multiple uncleanable grooves and pits. Suggest sealing top for better cleaning.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Egg crates under bowls, cutting board, at cook line. Scoop without handle in bulk rice at cook line.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No proof of required state approved employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Unable to locate certificates. Previous violation for copies of certificates.
  • Critical - Observed a screw top beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Allows for mouth to hand contamination, on cart next to cut broccoli. Corrective action - discarded.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Under/around slicer.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside fryers behind doors.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black debris around soda dispensing nozzles. On soda fountain in server area next to kitchen, also black buildup at rear of ice bin. **Repeat Violation**
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Knives stored in old can soiled with old food debris, next to slicer.
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 2 on floor next to hot water heater. Corrected on site - swept up, discarded.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. In bin under soda fountain in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoops next to rice cookers. Corrective action - emptied water. **Repeat Violation**
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present. Dead roaches present, large fan on wall is open to outside, no screening or other method present to prevent insects, etc. from entering.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Soup 110?f in non functioning steam table at cookline. Corrective action - started reheating soup.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Fried chicken made yesterday in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held at an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs on counter 52?f, at cookline. Corrective action - put on time control, added to time control form.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple.
11/29/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In hallway to kitchen.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Multiple temperatures of 47F taken in refrigerator-style reach in cooler at cookline. Corrective action - moved all potentially hazardous product to walk in cooler.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In bulk flour, on storage racks.
  • Critical - No original proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All certificates are copies.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. In between fryers.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of crust around soda dispensing nozzles. Soda fountain in server area.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Circle cutting board at cookline.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Bin under soda fountain, server area. Corrected On Site. Moved handle up.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple rice scoops. Corrected On Site. Emptied containers, cleaned utensils.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sweet and sour chicken, raw chicken all exactly 47F in refrigerator-style reach in cooler at cookline. Corrective action - moved all items to walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear exit door, spring broken.
7/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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