China Express # 1, 1031 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: China Express # 1
Address: 1031 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 540 568-9899
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 12/23/2015

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Inspection findings

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  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: The following utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: knives, cutting boards, strainers.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
12/23/2015Follow-up
  • Critical: Food Contact with Equipment and Utensils*
    Observation: Ready to eat food stored in cardboard boxes that had been previously used for raw chicken.
    Correction: Use only cleaned and sanitized utensils or equipment during food preparation.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Bag of carrots stored on the floor in the walk-in refrigerator.
    Correction: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The following utensils were observed soiled to sight and touch: knives, cutting boards, strainers.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
12/10/2015Routine
General cleanliness of the facility has improved
No violation noted during this evaluation.
07/22/2015Routine
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to state the minimum cook temperatures and times for potentially hazardous food.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to describe the symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils before putting on gloves or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
    Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
  • Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
    Observation: The food contact surface of the cutting board and strainer are not smooth and contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
    Correction: Provide a food contact surface that is smooth and easily cleanable, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices to prevent build-up of food debris.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: Knives, cutting boards, grinder plunger, and food containers.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: Many non-food contact surfaces have an accumulation of grime and debris. Shelves small cooler, prep. cart inside of prep. unit equipment doors and door handles
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
02/18/2015Routine
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Raw chicken and shell eggs stored over ready-to-eat (RTE) food in the refrigeration unit.
    Correction: Separate raw foods of animal origin during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including foods such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Knives, strainers, and food containers were not clean.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Cutting boards were stored on the floor, knives and other food contact utensils were found stored in a container with tools food and debris.
    Correction: Store utensils used for food contact in a clean, dry location where not exposed to splash, dust or other contamination at least 6 inches above the floor.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Facility is in need of general cleaning. Cardboard should not be used to cover the floor in lue of regular cleaning
    Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
06/12/2014Routine
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Several knives were stored unclean.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (corrected on site)
    Observation: Clean cutting boards are stored on used egg crates.
    Correction: Store in a clean, dry location where not exposed to splash, dust or other contamination at least 6 inches above the floor.
  • Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
    Observation: The faucet at the mop sink is leaking.
    Correction: Repair or replace the faucet.
08/27/2013Routine
Sprouts are no longer being served.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
02/25/2013Follow-up
  • Critical: Food Contact with Equipment and Utensils*
    Observation: Food in contact with equipment or utensils that have not been cleaned or sanitized as required.
    Correction: Use only cleaned and sanitized utensils or equipment during food preparation.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Sprouts were stored without refrigeration and above 41 degrees.
    Correction: They need to be 41°F or below.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The food contact parts of many of the food containers were not clean .
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory
    Observation: The handwashing sink beside the 3 compartment sink was blocked by a stool and buckets and the front hand washing sink has been blocked off from the kitchen.
    Correction: All of equipment in front handwashing sink at the 3 compartment sink must be moved, and the partition wall must be removed or relocated so that the front hand washing sink used from the kitchen can be Both hand washing sinks have to accessible at all hours of operation.
02/14/2013Risk Factor

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