Benihana Inc, 165 S Westtemple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: BENIHANA INC
Address: 165 S Westtemple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: (801) 322-2421
Restaurant type: Restaurants: plated
Risk level: Risk Level 4
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 1/13/2015
Score
82

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

Score

Action taken

  • The upstairs kitchen does not have a thermometer. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Not all cold holding units have an ambient air thermomer. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are unclean. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • The exterior of the ice machine is dusty/dirty. (1 penalty point)
  • Paper towels are provided at the prep sink in the main kitchen. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: A chemical spray bottle is not labeled with the common name. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
1/13/2015Routine82Advise & Educate
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Rice scoops are stored in standing water. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. The interior of the ice bin is dirty. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Hand sink water temperature does not reach 100°F within 30 seconds. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: There is no mop sink on-site. (6 penalty points)
1/14/2014Routine82Advise & Educate
  • Critical: An employee sprayed her hands off with the spray nozzle and wiped her hands on her apron. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Raw meat is stored above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. Tongs with pieces of raw chicken are stored on a food prep counter next to clean dishes. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Hand sinks are being used for purposes other than hand washing. The hand sink is blocked. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
10/23/2012Routine79Advise & Educate
  • Unable to document that the certified food safety manager is registered with SLVHD. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees are eating in food preparation areas. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (1 penalty point)
  • A scoop with no handle is used in the rice. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • A cutting board is scored. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: A knive was used to cut chicken then used to cut beef. (6 penalty points)
  • There is no hand drying provision at the kitchen hand sink. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Various ceiling tiles are missing. (1 penalty point)
6/6/2011Routine73Advise & Educate
  • Unable to view all employees food handlers card. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees personal food is not separated from food preparation areas. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Raw eggs are stored on-top of lettuce. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Not all containers are labeled with their common name. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • The miso soup with tofu is measuring 124 F. The soup was not cooled within required time frames. (3 penalty points)
  • Sheet pans ave stored wet. (1 penalty point)
  • A* shelf leg is being repaired with a plastic bag. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The inside of the ice bin in the bar is dirty. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • The vents in the Walk-in are dirty. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: A towel is stored in the hand sink. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • There is a hole in the ceiling in dry storage. A ceiling tile is missing over a food prep area. There is a hole in the wall next to the ice machine. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
1/28/2011Routine70Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Raw beef is stored on-top of salad dressing. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • The thermometer in the walk-in is not accurate. (1 penalty point)
  • The ice bin is dirty. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: An employee is washing a dish in the hand-sink. (3 penalty points)
5/6/2010Routine90Advise & Educate
  • Servsafe manager is not registered with SLVHD. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Pans with raw steak are stored on top of clean drinking glasses. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
1/27/2010Routine96
No violation noted during this evaluation. 1/8/2010Critical Item100Advise & Educate
  • Servsafe manager is expired. (1 penalty point)
  • Employee washing hands in 3-compartment sink. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: The chicken and the beef in the reach-in are measuring 45 F. (6 penalty points)
  • The inside of various ice machines are dirty. (3 penalty points)
11/17/2009Routine87Advise & Educate
  • Some food handler cards are expired. (1 penalty point)
  • Unable to view servsafe manger registered with SLVHD. (1 penalty point)
  • A wiping cloth with no measurable amount of sanitizer is being stored in/on the sake machine. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: The inside panels of the ice machine in the bar are dirty. (6 penalty points)
  • The lid to the ice machine is dirty in the main kitchen. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • The wall in the bar behind the sake machine is in disrepair. (1 penalty point)
  • Various walls are dirty. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
5/13/2009Routine88Advise & Educate

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