Pearls Chinese Restaurant, 5438 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PEARLS CHINESE RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5438 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32821
License #: 5806192
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Storage shelving in and around Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cookline. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls and containers on shelving next to ice machine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Above Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Uncovered mushrooms and veg in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in bucket of standing water that was stored in the mop sink next to the rice cooker. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Large amount of unused equipment/supplies present. Recommended removal and cleaning of these storage areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage room outside kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Cookline reach in coolers. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk in cooler fan covers rusted. **Warning**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Cookline **Warning**
  • Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed potato over ready to eat sauces - walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Near Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Back prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spices and sauce bottles at Cookline. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bare hand contact with noodles. Discarded immediately. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Corn starch. Held less than 4 hours. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Cooked pork stored in front of raw chicken on make table. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked shrimp in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken above shell eggs in walk in cooler and raw chicken above raw beef in walk in freezer (corrected on site). **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above cooked shrimp. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine above 200ppm **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Rice and noodles not cooling quickly enough (refer to cooling section of temperature table of report). Recommended storing uncovered and not stacking containers as well as use of freezer. Recommend addressing cooling method. **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**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Under dishmachine **Warning**
09/15/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Dry storage shelves with rust that has pitted the surface, dry storage room by dining room.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor, wonton wrapper under storage rack. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer, won ton. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar and creamer containers, on top shelf dry storage area, by kitchen.
  • High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, chicken was 117°f, product was reheated to 170°f. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, employee said was just put in the cooks line, product was refrigerated.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged, raw chicken over raw fish both products were wrapped in plastic in house. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked, egg rolls, cooked chicken, cooked pork, inside reach in cooler in front of salamander.
4/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles, walk in freezer.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, at hand wash sink next to door
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
10/15/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Pack of cigarettes stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items- dry storage. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure- employee cutting celery to be put in egg rolls to be stored for future cooking; gloves available on site. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
5/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Can opener blade heavily rusted.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination- plastic forks not inverted in prep area. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
11/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit- egg rolls and corn starch. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength- 0 ppm.
8/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours- fried rice at 92f after 3 hours cooling. Operator reheated to 165f and restarted cooling process.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • 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. Expired National Registry card available for employee present during inspection.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable- clean dish rack mildly rusted.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils- tea mug over three compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method- large covered container. Operator educated on the use of flat sheets/shallow pans to cool down foods.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- garlic and oil mixture in cook line at 77f. Item added to Time as a Public Health Control and time marked.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food- raw shell eggs over onions.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked- rice, noodles, marinated chicken in walk in cooler.
2/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit.+4 degrees Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in ice used for drinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.top ledge of cook line RIC. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.corn starch 69F.operator states using time control. Corrected On Site.
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Corrected On Site.
12/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.Observed cardboard boxes lining bottom shelves at cook line.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.Observed cardboard egg cartons used as liners for pots etc on work tables in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface below cutting board..
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits on top ledges in cook line cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.Raw beef in containers thaw above fried sweet n sour chicken in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise.Old,unsed oven at cook line not in use and old,unused,dirty mixer stored in prep sink at back of kitchen.RECOMMEND REMOVING ALL UNECESSARY EQUIPMENT and ARTICLES "POTETINAL HARBORAGE FOR VERMIN.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked in walk in cooler.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at cook line.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name in walk in cooler.
5/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fresh bean sprout at 60 Degree. F, out of temperature one hour. Corrected On Site. Operator quick chilled bean sprout to 41 Degree F. Provided Time As A Public Health information to operator.
  • Critical. Observed raw chicken stored over ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed plastic containers of soy sauce and rice stored on floor. In walk in cooler and dry storage room. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container next to food. At cook line on food storage shelves. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Facility is re-using oil plastic containers to store food. In walk in cooler.
  • Observed heavy dust on ceiling tiles and air conditioning vent covers. At back preparation area, over cook line.
11/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed 2 liter bottles of assorted coke products in ice used for drinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. coffee beverage found on shelves over make line. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Wipping clothe stored in dirty solution under prep sink.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on gaskets in reach in make unit.
  • Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Found uniform and apron next to food storage shelves. Corrected On Site.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
5/13/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/2/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, flour, dry storage area.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, 2 boxes of eggrolls wrappers, inside walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable, used of cloth to hold rice in steamtable.
  • Critical. Observed soiled blue walk-in cooler shelves.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, fangrates inside walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period, connected to freezer . For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period, front service area. For reporting purposes only.
7/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/8/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
No report available. 10/8/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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