Panda Express # 1795, 2316 W War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Restaurant name: Panda Express # 1795
Address: 2316 W War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL 61616
Restaurant type: Restaurant
Phone: (309) 681-9702
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 10/6/2015

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Inspection findings	Inspection date	Type	Score
Hand sink faucet battery to men's restroom has been replaced. Make sure to clean sensor area to faucet often. Issue from previous inspection corrected. No violation noted during this evaluation.	10/6/2015	1st Recheck
HACCP: Sanitizers and Pest protection. Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located. Found several of the booths in the dining area with covers torn or cracking exposing foam. Non food contact surfaces shall be easily cleanable and in good repair. Note: facility has been getting quotes for replacement. Non-food contact surfaces clean Found water on the floor in the reach in part of the wok station make table. Clean water out of cooling unit. Non food contact surfaces shall be clean. Critical: Hand washing sinks installed, located, accessible Found automatic faucet at men's restroom hand sink only staying on for three seconds. The sensor eye may need to be cleaned or the battery replaced. Self-closing, slow closing, or metering faucet used shall be designed to provide a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet. Fix faucet by 10/5/15. Recheck fee may apply. Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, properly constructed, clean Found wall in walk in cooler by condensate line rusted and no longer easily cleanable. Walls and ceilings, including doors, windows, and similar enclosures shall be maintained in good repair.	9/25/2015	Routine	93
Recheck has been conducted in response to voluntary closure of the establishment due to non functioning restrooms and the appearance of ground surface waste in the drive-thru area and under three compartment sink. During follow-up inspection, all lines including water lines and sanitary sewer lines of the establishment were flushed, pumped, and cleaned by a licensed plumber and GPSD. All bathrooms are flushing and working properly. Drains underneath three compartment sink, cook line, as wells as the grease trap have been cleaned. Also, all floors and food contact surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized. Establishment is hereby reopened under the guidelines of Chapter 10, Food Safety, of the Peoria County Code. MJ No violation noted during this evaluation.	6/25/2015	Recheck
Complaint was received on 6/24/15 that the restrooms were backed up and that the drive thru was flooded. RFS number 15-0267. Facility voluntary closed. Please contact this department once the facility has function restrooms and there is no more backing up onto the ground surface of waste. Manager has been in contact with Corporate and they are working on getting a plumbing and pumping company to look at the problem. Recommend contacting the Greater Peoria Sanitary district also. Critical: Sewage and waste water disposed properly _Complaint was recieved about toilets backing up and not working. Complaint is valid and the toilets are not flushing and are backed up. Also observed in the drive thru that a mixture of the storm sewer and grease over flowing on to the surfaces. Establishment was ordred to close. See voluntary closure agreement.	6/24/2015	Complaint Investigation
HACCP: Provided hand washing haccp and discussed wiping cloth use. Sanitizer used is Quats All frozen food frozen. Hot food are hot. Food protection during storage, prepartion, display, service, transportation Crab ragoon in the freezer stored unprotected. Cover or other wise protect the crab ragoon while in storage. Food shall be protected from the potential for contamination at all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served, or transported.	3/6/2015	Routine	98
Frozen foods frozen, hot foods hot. Quat sanitizer used in three compartment sink and in sani buckets at 200 ppm. HACCP - Discussed food storage and use of time as a control. Food protection during storage, prepartion, display, service, transportation Trays of ready-made crab rangoon in the freezer without a cover or protection from contamination. Food shall be protected from the potential for contamination at all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served, or transported. Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located. Interior wall of walk in cooler behind shelving is extensively rusted. Keep all non-food contact surfaces in good repair for easily cleaning.	10/20/2014	Routine	97
HACCP: Discussed sanitizer concentrations and condition of sanitizer. Sanitizer used is Qauts. Critical: Cold food at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and cold holding The following meat products were being stored in the drawers of the prep cooler and at a temperature ranging between 46 and 50 degress F- 9lbs of angus steak, 5.5 lbs marinated beef and 25lbs of raw chicken. Corrected by an employee discarding the above mentioned items. Temperatures of all potentially hazardous foods shall be at 41°F or below, or 135°F or above, at all times except as provided for in the Code.	2/19/2014	Routine	95
Site investigation done in regards to RFS 13-0613 which stated that complainant was ill after eating at a Peoria County establishment (see file for full history). Complainant's food history report showed that she had eaten lunch at Panda Express the previous day. Complainant had eaten "Orange chicken, beef with broccoli, fried rice, fried egg roll, and had drank a bottle of water." Sanitarians are following up with all establishments located within Peoria County that are named within food history report. Discussed complaint with P.I.C. (Person In Charge) and FSSM Amber Schindler, who stated that no employees had called in to work due to illness or went home early with any symptoms of an illness in the last two weeks. Discussed proper hand washing techniques and advised management to immediately send any employee home who exhibits signs of illness. Panda Express has not received any food illness related complaints from customers in the last two weeks. At time of investigation, temperatures were taken of the components of each item the complainant consumed. All components were found to be held at 41 degrees F or less before preparation, and at 135 degrees F or higher after preparation and during hot holding for service. Line cooks were observed practicing proper hand washing. Sanitizer is quats and was read at 200 ppm during inspection. Dish machine is properly functioning and sanitizing effectively. Line cook explained that entrees are made in small portions every half hour (or more frequently during peak periods) to ensure that the food items are consumed before the temperature can drop below 135 degrees F. Items that drop below 135 degrees F are discarded. Any items leftover at the end of the night are discarded. Recommend complaint be closed. SS 12/20/2013. No violation noted during this evaluation.	12/20/2013	Complaint Investigation
.HACCP - discussed temperature control of potentially hazardous foods with manager. Santizer - Quats Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located. Torn gasket on door of Randell prep table cooler. Repair or replace gasket. Non-food contact surfaces clean Soiled gaskets on doors of prep table coolers. Clean and sanitize non food contact surfaces. Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean Trash in cooking area overfilled. Garbage and refuse containers used in food preparation and utensil washing areas shall be kept covered after they are filled. Lid open on outside dumpster. Waste containers stored outside the establishment such as dumpsters, compactor and compactor systems shall be kept covered when not in actual use.	11/13/2013	Routine	96
HACCP - clean ing and sanitizing of food contact surfaces Sanitizer - quats Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean Soiled shelving in walk in cooler. Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces. Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue No papertowels in dispenser at rear handsink. Provide papertowels for proper handwashing procedures. Worker provided papertowels. Corrected. Floors properly constructed, clean, drained Flooring in walk in freezer under shelving soiled with debris. Provide a routine cleaning.	5/10/2013	Routine	95

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