Viet Tofu, 1110 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: Viet Tofu
Type: Food
Address: 1110 Washington AVE, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-339-0388
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 10/01/2010
Last inspection violation count: 0

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/01/2010Regular
  • Preventing Contamination from Food Contact with Equipment & Utensils (46.301)
    No separate food preparation sink is provided- warewashing sink in use for cleaning food. This facility manufactures soy products that distribute to supermarkets.
  • Wiping Cloths Use Limitations (46.304)
    Moist wiping cloths observed lying on food prep tables and not stored in sanitizing solution.
  • Food Display Protected (46.341)
    approved sneeze guard protection is not provided at self-service steam table.
  • Date Marking of Ready-to-Eat Potentially Hazardous Foods (46.385(b))
    All packaged food and beverage products including soy products- potentially hazardous ready to eat food, prepared in the food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the refrig and at room temp, was not date marked.
  • Time as a Public Health Control for Potentially Hazardous Foods (46.385(c))
    Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready to eat potentially hazardous foods without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. VARIOUS PREPARED PACKAGED FOOD DISPLAYED ON RETAIL TABLES.
  • Variance Requirement for Specialized Process Methods (46.401)
    Food facility is preparing and packaging soymilk and other soy products without a HACCP plan or any means of providing for a 5 log reduction of pathogens, or alternatively providing a consumer advisory or warning label on the product. Approx 2 dz bottles that were retained from last inspection were not present. All bottled soymilk products discarded in the sink. ORDER: YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE PREPARATION OF ALL SOY RELATED PRODUCT UNTIL REQUIRED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF SOY MACHINES AND HACCP PLAN ARE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED.
  • Labeling (46.422)
    Various prepackaged prepared foods on retail table top and in refrig units are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, distributed by statement and/or nutritional facts.
  • Maintaining & Using a Handwashing Facility (46.825(a) & 46.981(h))
    Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the kitchen area. Paper towel dispensor empty at the handwash sink in the kitchen area.
  • Disposal of Sewage and Non-sewage Liquid Waste (46.863)
    tofu machines drain line lacks approved indirect drain connection. Currently drains to kitchen floor
  • Repair & Cleaning Various Premises, Structures, Attachments & Fixtures (46.981(a)-(c)(g)(n))
    mouse feces observed on plywood food shelf under slicer table where food equipment parts are stored.
09/23/2010Regular
  • Date Marking of Ready-to-Eat Potentially Hazardous Foods (46.385(b))
    Potentially hazardous ready to eat food, prepared in the food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the retail refrigerator not date marked (meats repackaged on site).
  • Variance Requirement for Specialized Process Methods (46.401)
    Food facility is preparing and packaging soymilks without a HACCP plan or any means of providing for a 5 log reduction of pathogens. ORDERS: Bottled soymilks are hereby retained, and may not be sold or given away (approx. 2 dozen bottles removed from sale)
  • Labeling (46.422)
    Consumer product information (ingredients/English labels) required where lacking (retail refrigerators).
  • Sanitization Requirements, Frequency and Methods (46.731)
    Sanitization requirement: inadequate sanitizer concentration at 3-bay sink (50 ppm chlorine residual required for current product in use).
  • Disposal of Sewage and Non-sewage Liquid Waste (46.863)
    Disposal of nonsewage liquid waste: tofu press unit's drain line lacks an approved indirect drain connection (currently drains to floor)
  • Operation & Maintenance of Storage Areas, Redeeming Machines, Waste Receptacles & Waste Handling Units (46.884)
    Maintenance of trash storage areas: used cooking oil barrels require lids (common storage area).
  • Repair & Cleaning Various Premises, Structures, Attachments & Fixtures (46.981(a)-(c)(g)(n))
    Premises cleaning: few older mouse feces at floor in laundry room and in dry storage area.
  • Toilet Room Cleaning, and Doors Closed (46.981(b)(i))
    Toilet room cleaning: vent cover needs cleaning.
05/18/2010Regular

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