Hong Kong Chinese Food, 11760 Martin Luther King Blvd, Seffner, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: HONG KONG CHINESE FOOD
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 11760 Martin Luther King Blvd, Seffner, FL 33584
License #: 3912059
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 09/02/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Bag/container of unrecognizable prepared food not identified by common name.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Bulk oil under cook top **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bulk tubs with vegetables, chicken sauces **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Duct tape/plastic tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Covering chest freezer
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • 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.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle of reach in cooler is a rope
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Reuse of ridged single-use container.
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Egg crates
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment in areas that may result in cross contamination. Bucket not emptied
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest/reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Dry storage **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Frozen unwrapped chicken over unwrapped ice cube trays
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw pork **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
  • 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 - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee bathroom blocked by boxes and bulk package of papertowels
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Near prep sink, lids and bottles
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler and freezersoiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
09/02/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Rif
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Walk in cooler
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Reach in freezer
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By 3 compartment sink
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Items in reach in freezer
  • Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Chicken next to cooked ribs **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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.
  • High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Small black bugs in rice see stop sale
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Rice with small black bugs in it see stop sale **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Corrective action showed the operator how to properly set up the bucket **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.
3/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Do not scoop meats with bowls; provide scoops with handles.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Store cases of chicken in walk-in cooler until needed. Chop chicken one case at a time. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Store containers of refrigerated foods off the floor in the walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the hood filters.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Repair the leaking cold-water feeder valve, beneath the hand- washing sink, in the dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Do not store frozen meats in plastic-grocery bags; use food-grade rated "ziplock" bags.
  • Basic - Packaged food has no English labeling. Label bulk-storage bins with the common names of their contents.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Invert the plastic lids on the prep line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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. Label rice, on counter top, with a four hour time label. Discard any unused portion at the end of four hours.
  • 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. Provided copy of the "Big Five" handout.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Provide hot water, at the hand-washing sink, on the cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Provide a written policy for holding cooked rice at room temperature up to four hours. Keep the written policy on site.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Label repackaged, refrigerated foods with the dates they are originally repackaged.
12/18/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood and filters
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.corrected on site
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.gap under rear screen door
12/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.filters
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
9/5/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.filters
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.bag of onions just delivered Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food scoop. converted single use gallon jug used for scoop for cooked rice
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
2/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Observed a splitter/multi-plug adapter in use. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.filters
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.under rice cookers
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • 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.rice
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
8/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.filters
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Observed no child labor law poster.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.frozen foods stored in plastic shopping bags not food grade bags
3/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.stored in plastic shopping bags in freezer
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.freezers
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.walk in cooler
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.walk in cooler
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.by 3 compartment sink
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.rear hand sink
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.behind smoker
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Observed no child labor law poster.
11/17/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.frozen foods stored in plastic shopping bags, not food grade
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on walk in cooler floor.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.by rice cookers
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.end of cookline by smoker
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood and filters
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Observed no child labor law poster.
7/15/2010Routine - 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.walk-in Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.walk-in
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.walk-in
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.,storage ,walk-in Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.
  • 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. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. chopping peppers
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food. Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.Cardboard shelf liner Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored.not inverted
  • Critical. Observed bathroom doors left open other than during cleaning or maintenance.
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.back door
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust. and dirt by sodas
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
2/17/2010Routine - 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.walk-in
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken,veggies ,beef in 2door reach-in Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.2 door reach-in at 50 degrees
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.walk-in
  • 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. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food. in walk-in
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Repeat Violation.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. soiled cardboard shelf liner Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Corrected On Site.
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Pesticide use not in accordance with manufacturer's directions.household use raid
  • Critical. Observed a splitter/multi-plug adapter in use. For reporting purposes only.
9/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/13/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 9/11/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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