Hibachi Sushi Buffet, 1535 Flammang Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HIBACHI SUSHI BUFFET
Address: 1535 Flammang Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702
Phone: 319-232-6868
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 12/15/2015

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Inspection findings

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No violation noted during this evaluation. 12/15/2015Physical Recheck
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Standing water in the kitchen is several areas. Strong odor.
  • Preventing contamination from equipment, utensils, and linens
    Observation: Using cardboard as lids in the cooler. lots of items uncovered in the cooling units.
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: Several faucet throughout establishment leaking or not working.
  • Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
    Observation: Raw chicken stored over beef and shrimp.
  • Refuse, recyclables, and returnables
    storage, maintenance, and removal
12/08/2015Regular
  • Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems design, installation, and cleaning
    Observation:All the hoods are full of grease.
  • Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
    Observation:Shrimp and ready to eat crab meat stored under the chicken.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Walk-in freezer floor is soiled.
  • Equipment location, installation, repair, and adjustment
    Observation: Walk-in freezer (asian foods) is full of ice. Possible door seal. Hot foods cooler door also has a bad seal.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Food items stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.
08/31/2015Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 12/08/2014Physical Recheck
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Both walk-in freezer floors are soiled. Grid in the floor by the dish machine soiled and odor.
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: Majority of faucets are leaking in establishment. Two floor sinks were full of water and not draining properly. Two hand sinks not working at all.
  • Using a handwashing sink- operation and maintenance
    Observation: Using sink to wash dishes in.
  • Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    Observation: Blue tubs in the back need to be labeled with common name.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Ice machine is very soiled.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: Freezer door not sealing causing ice to build up around the outside of the door as well as inside freezer. Floor tiles missing in several areas in the kitchen.
  • Frozen PHF/TCS foods are properly slacked and thawed
    Observation: Thawing crab meat at room temperature.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Back door not sealed on the bottom.
11/26/2014Regular
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: Dish machine is leaking water from the bottom of the unit. Several hand sinks had the water turned off. No hot water present in the restrooms. Faucet leaking on the 2-bay sink in the back.
06/16/2014Routine
  • Discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
  • Clean condition-hands and arms
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
  • Shellstock, maintaining identification
  • Fruits and vegetables that are cooked to hot holding are cooked to 135°F
08/28/2013Routine
  • Light bulbs, protective shielding
    One light in the kitchen missing a cover.
  • Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
    Two walk-in coolers have raw meats above ready to eat foods.
  • Plumbing system repaired according to law
    Hibachi grill handsink has no cold water, Cookline in kitchen handsink leaking. Dishmachine handsink no hot water and wait station sink also leaking.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Freezer in the back room supplies on the floor, also in the back storage room.
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    Hibachi buffet by the grill, raw chicken 53 degrees and the raw beef at 45 degrees. Cut tomatoes at 50.3 degrees and cut honey dew at 46.5 degrees on the cold buffet. --Fried chicken, chicken nuggets, and sweet and sour chicken at 124.5 degrees.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Ice machine and pop nozzles on the pop machines very soiled at both wait station.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Floor in the walk-in freezer very soiled.
08/15/2013Routine

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