China House, 6516 W Atlantic Blvd, Margate, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHINA HOUSE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6516 W Atlantic Blvd, Margate, FL 33063
License #: 1617074
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 09/23/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair in kitchen.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Flour **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In kitchen
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Chicken **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Eggs over pepper in walk in cooler
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Prep vegetables
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise. Baby in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Block with cooler
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In kitchen
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. In kitchen
09/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Rice cooker
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in coolers
  • Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Flour
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Found in reach in cooler
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Stove
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. RAID
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Eggs
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. Raid **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. A tube of silicone found on food preparation table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta
  • Intermediate - Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. 2 children in kitchen.
4/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cellar phone
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered.flour **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Rear door
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Eggs over cabbage in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles, container used to stored sauce.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer.
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Chicken in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sauce in reach in cooler
10/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Potato starch.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Cans reused for sauces.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork and raw beef over cooked chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bathroom.
8/16/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. HOOD FILTERS. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. CHICKEN OVER PORK. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. AT MOP SINK. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified food manager fails to exhibit active managerial control. STORING, DATING, AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF TCS FOODS. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee trained using a state approved in-house training program not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. TCS FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURES, SAFE FOOD STORAGE. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. RIBS AND PORK. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
6/6/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. HOOD FILTERS. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CHICKEN @ 52?; SHRIMP @ 50?; RTE SHRIMP @ 52?. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. CHICKEN OVER PORK. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. AT MOP SINK. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified food manager fails to exhibit active managerial control. STORING, DATING, AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF TCS FOODS. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee trained using a state approved in-house training program not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. TCS FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURES, SAFE FOOD STORAGE. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. RIBS AND PORK. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
5/17/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.flour **Warning**
2/12/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.in cream cheese **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - License expired within 30 days after expiration date. **Warning**
  • Light not functioning. In bathroom **Warning**
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed cloth gloves contacting ready-to-eat food.plastic glove used for washing **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Chang gloves without washing hands **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food stored in a prohibited area.sugar-and oil stored in restroom **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.beef **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Cutting board **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. Ground beef and pork **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.Raw chicken over sauce in double door reach in cooler **Warning**
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.Handle of reach in cooler and freezer doors **Warning**
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.flour **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.beef in large pan **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flou **Warning**
12/14/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-24-1 Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. RAW CHICKEN STORED IN CONTACT WITH SCALLOPS. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-26-1 Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE SAUCES.
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-27-1 Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE VEGETABLES IN REACH IN FREEZER.
  • Critical - Violation: 46-09-2 Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only. FRONT DOOR.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-02-1 Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
4/27/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only. FRONT DOOR.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. 91 degrees AFTER 1 1/2 HRS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN . 89 degrees 30 mins. LATER . This violation must be corrected by : 4/27/12.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE VEGETABLES IN REACH IN FREEZER.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE SAUCES.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. RAW CHICKEN STORED IN CONTACT WITH SCALLOPS. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Person in charge failed to insure proper cooling. DUMPLINGS.
4/26/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. SOUTH LINE REACHNIN COOLER. UNTIL THIS UNIT IS REPAIRED TO CODE, IT SHALL NOT BE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS.
  • Critical - First aid supplies improperly stored. ON FOOD PREP SURFACE. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. CHICKEN. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. RAW BEEF STORED NEXT TO AND IN CONTACT WITH LETTUCE. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. FLOUR. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CHICKEN. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. PORK. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. SHRIMP. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. RAW CHICKEN STORED ABOVE SPROUTS. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. CHILD IN KITCHEN. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. FRIED PORK DUMPLINGS. Repeat Violation.
11/10/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. NEED CHLORINE TEST STRIPS. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. RICE. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CHICKEN. less than 4 HRS. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. PORK. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. DUMPLINGS. Repeat Violation.
3/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. RIBS.
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. BEEF KABOBS.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. ALL PREPARED FOODS ON SITE. NO READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE DATED.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. WHITE POWDER.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. SOUTH LINE REACH IN COOLER. UNTIL THIS UNIT IS REPAIRED TO CODE, IT SHALL NOT BE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. NOODLES IN STOREROOM.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. COOKED BEEF.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. FLOUR #1.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. FLOUR #2.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. UNKNOWN POWDER #3.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. CUTTING PRODUCE & TOUFU.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. RESURFACE OR REPLACE.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. FOOD BINS.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. NEED CHLORINE.
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. FORKS AT FRONT COUNTER.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. BLOCKED BY TABLE.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. EQUIPMENT STORAGE.
10/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CHICKEN.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. BEEF.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. LINE REACH IN COOLER. UNTIL THIS UNIT IS REPAIRED TO CODE, IT SHALL NOT BE USED TO STORE P.H.F.S.
  • Critical. No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE FRESH PRODUCE IN REACH IN COOLER. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment.
4/6/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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