Panda Express, 4897 Town Center Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Panda Express
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4897 Town Center Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32246
License #: 2614312
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 09/03/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee phone above prep sink, removed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. On container of beef top reach in cooler drawer. Manager Removed and replaced lid. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. On left side of outdoor dumpster.
  • Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Slight yellow food debris on small knife stored on rack next to reach in freezer, removed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. fried chicken with shrimp 125°, manager stirred and food did not reach 135°, recommended turning up steam table. Came back and food was 134°.
09/03/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of flour on line. Put away. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. At corner near office.
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cabbage 51°. In third pan set on top of items stored in make table. Switched pan with raw zucchini. Cabbage corrective action.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. Ricci did not have proof of card. Yashira arrived during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
5/7/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 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. Reach in cooler across from woks ambient temperature 50°. Corrective action: new cooler to be installed tonight.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler across from woks: cut cabbage 50°, chicken 58°, chicken 50°. Less than an hour. Corrective action, placed into ice bath.
11/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle missing from rice cooker lid
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
5/29/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic tubs stacked wet
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop in peas and carrots on cookline
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Orange chicken on Buffet 109'F-124'F; corrective action rapidly reheated to 165'F
1/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. knee pedal is stuck on so water is shut off at hand wash sink near 3 compartment sink
8/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. plastic tubs stacked wet on rack under microwave
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
2/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Interior top of bottom microwave. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Two make tables on cookline Corrected On Site.
  • Observed soda machine with accumulated slime/debris. Up behind nozzles at restaurant soda fountain
10/5/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/8/2010Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. between glove changing
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. reach in cooler far left of cookline
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. knife on counter Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. machine in drive thru
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. in dry storage area
8/4/2010Complaint FullAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. corn starch and water mixture at cookline Corrected On Site- just mixed -manager placed product back into refrigerator
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No complete 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. Books available - new employees as of 4/20/09to be trained.
7/7/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. seasonings and sauces at cookline
  • Violation: 14-33-1 Observed equipment in poor repair. bulk container lid hinge broken off
  • Violation: 24-08-1 Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
12/14/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. seasonings and sauces at cookline
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. dipped bowl into rice to dispense
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. preparer placed cooked frozen chicken in lexann to cook, touched chicken when putting product into container
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. cleaned prep area of lettuce then dumped bag of onions into prep sink and began washing onions, then started cutting onions without removing his gloves first and washing hands and replacing gloves
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. bulk container lid hinge broken off
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical. Unlabeled toxic container does not bear the manufacturer's label.
12/10/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing/sanitizing buckets. Corrected On Site.
8/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/22/2009Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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