Tokyo Express, 99 Ne Eglin Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: TOKYO EXPRESS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 99 Ne Eglin Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
License #: 5603496
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 11/7/2013

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food on the cook line scooping rice, **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.cook.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor, cooking oil and soy sauce.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.cookline
  • 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.
11/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on containers...flour cornstarch. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, dining room.
  • Basic - Minor grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing beef in sink without running water. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler, cooked pork/eggrolls.
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored on front counter without protection from possible contamination from customers, eggrolls. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Employee preparing vegetables in dining room table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled cash them proceeded to food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee got a drink then proceeded to food prep. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee not sanitizing dishes after washing.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage y direct contact with food, chest freezer. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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, wings for less than 4 hours.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food, raw chicken over cooked chicken upright freezer.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Chicken beef over shrimp upright freezer.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
4/29/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on containers, cornstarch flour.
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Minor Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Ran out of food grade bags, they are on order.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Packages of raw meats not closed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar label fell off.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, upright freezer beef over wontons.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of debris in the interior door of the ice machine.
2/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-03-1 Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Employee washed hands in 3-compartment sink.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-25-1 Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 37-14-1 Observed ceiling tiles damaged(water?), restroom/dining room/kitchen.
  • Critical - Violation: 41B-01-1 Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Towels 200+.
  • 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, handwashing procedures.
9/5/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Observed bathroom facility not clean, womens toilet.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ceiling tiles damaged(water?), restroom/dining room/kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Employee washed hands in 3-compartment sink.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found, 1 live 1 dead under soda station in dining room, 1 live next to restrooms.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Towels 200+.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, chicken beef. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, cookline next to woks.
9/4/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute dining room.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee coming from nonfood area to food preparation area.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee handling papers then preparation of food.
  • Critical - Observed interior of upright freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue, next to ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen/dining room.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, onions celery.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present. Front door propped open during open hours. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Poisonous or toxic items displayed improperly, window cleaner on floor in restroom(possible for small child to play with toxic item).
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Cornstarch/garlic-oil mixture on crash cart
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Rice in backroom.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
4/17/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of debris in the interior door of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed carrots bag on top of ready to eat onions, lettuce containers stacked on top of each other without protection from possible cross-contamination walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed container of medicine improperly stored. Cold medication in reachin cooler that stores food.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, rice storage area.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Beef over shrimp upright freezer.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over cooked chicken upright freezer.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, chicken pork in walkin cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
12/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect, placing broccoli on plate.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water, chicken.
  • Observed residue build-up on bag on plug wire under drinks station.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, pork chicken.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, cooked pork in walkin cooler.
8/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute, dining room.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, shell eggs over carrots walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Raw beef over shrimp upright freezer next to ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in upright freezer, beef.
  • Critical - Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Containers of prepared vegetable stacked on top of each other without protection walkin cooler.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
4/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Chicken and pork in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Eggrolls cannot cooldown properly when stored on top of makeline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in a prohibited area, sauces in restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Upright freezer chicken over beef/pork and beef over pork.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee moving from nonfood tasks to food preparation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute in dining room.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls, blue utensils holder cookline.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
11/23/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/9/2010Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-27-1 Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Walkin cooler beef above rice, chicken over noodles. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-29-1 Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, egg rolls.
  • Violation: 14-51-1 Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, bags in chest freezer with lobster inside.
  • Violation: 15-31-1 Observed upright freezer door will not stay closed(container of oil propEd against door)
  • Critical. Violation: 22-20-1 Observed buildup of debris on the interior door of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 24-10-1 Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment, lids between shelving And wall.
  • Critical. Violation: 32-17-1 Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
8/2/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans.
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked, lobster in chest freezer.
  • Critical. Food not properly protected from contamination, beef placed on shelving in upright freezer.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Walkin cooler beef above rice, chicken over noodles. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, egg rolls.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Walked in with employees for opening and no employees washed hands before starting food preperation. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ripped/worn/stained cardboard used as shelf cover, cookline.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, bags in chest freezer with lobster inside.
  • Observed upright freezer door will not stay closed(container of oil propEd against door)
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in breading containers.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of debris on the interior door of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute in dining room.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on outside of storage containers(cornstarch flour sugar). Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on utensils.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment, lids between shelving And wall.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Improper bug spray not approved for food service.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, washing hands when necessary. Repeat Violation.
  • 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.
5/18/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/23/2010Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical. Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, pork egg rolls in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, shrimp chicken in reachin cooler cookline.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit, rice.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, not labeled in english flour cornstarch.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, fried rice at 107 degrees fahrenheit and 78 degrees fahrenheit on cookline for less than 4 hours.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in chest freezer.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in upright freezer.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water, chicken.
  • Critical. Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation, prepping vegtables on table in dining room. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on menus, egg rolld. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, shell eggs over sauces.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food, raw beef over cooked pork walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, chicken prep area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in upright freezer leftside beef pork.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in upright freezer rightside marinated beef marinated chicken. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler cooked pork egg rolls marinated beef marinated chicken.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, cooked pork in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, bowl in teriyaki sauce.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, moving from one job task to another.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, walkin cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food, cans several areas. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, to go bags. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of dirt/grime in the interior door of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on ice chute dining room.
  • Critical. Observed interior of upright freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on outside of flour cornstarch containers. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors, womens restroom.
  • Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors, mens restroom spring not working properly.
  • Critical. Observed handsink in dishwashing area not clean.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, dishwashing area.. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, womens restroom.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, dishwashing area. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed food debris accumulated in kitchen floor drain.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical. Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Seafood Delight and Happy Family have crab meat listed on menu, these items use imitation crab.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, hand washing procedures.
1/6/2010Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked, pork chicken beef in upright freezer and chest freezer.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, flour cornstarch sugar.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, cooked chicken at 82 degrees fahrenheit rice at 97 degrees farienhiet wing at 116 degrees fahrenheit on cookline.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, noodles. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed menus used as a food-contact surface, wontons.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, cooked pork in walkin cooler.
  • 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 cornstarch.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, water inside of reachin cooler.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on walkin cooler unit in poor repair.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on reachin cooler unit in poor repair.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for ice scoop, 1 gallon container cut in shape of ice scoop.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, to go bags for food storage.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, outside of sugar cornstarch flour containers.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, not inverted cookline.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, blocked in dishwashing area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, dishwashing area.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, frontline. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dishwashing area.
  • Observed excessive grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation.
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored, next to bags. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Repeat Violation.
8/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/12/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/15/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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