Szechuan Inn, 114 2nd Ne St, Orange City, IA 51041 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SZECHUAN INN
Address: 114 2nd Ne St, Orange City, IA 51041
Phone: 712-737-8887
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 01/19/2016

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Inspection findings

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No violation noted during this evaluation. 01/19/2016Follow Up LOC
  • Ventilation hood system and filters designed to be cleanable, prevent dripping, and are adequate to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on walls and ceilings
    Observation: Vents above grills not clean to sight or touch.
  • Multiuse food contact surfaces are constructed of materials that are: durable, corrosion-resistant, non absorbent
    can withstand repeated warewashing
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Build up on various surfaces throughout the establishment. This includes behind the rice cooker, grills, ice cream machine, on the sides of the make table.
  • PHF/TCS food maintained at 135°F or above, except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time us used as a public health control
    Observation: Potentially hazardous foods on buffet hot hold temped between 95-110*. Temperature on hot hold was turned up during inspection. Foods temped at 135* or above at the end of the inspection. Corrected.
  • PHF/TCS foods maintained at 41°F or below, except during preparation, cooling, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control
    Observation: Potentially hazardous foods in stored in kitchen make table temped between 47-51*. Make table temp was turned down during inspection.
  • Storage and maintenance of wet and dry wiping cloths
    Observation: Chlorine based sanitizer that wiping cloths are stored in below 50ppm. Chlorine was added to water during inspection to achieve 100ppm. Corrected.
  • Restriction-presence and use
    Observation: Pest control spray being used in the establishment. Not able to determine if pest spray is approved for a food establishment.
  • Drying mops
    Observation: No area for mops to be stored as required by code.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Ice machine not clean to sight or touch. Tongs not clean to sight or touch. Tongs were removed during inspection to be re-washed.
12/30/2015Regular
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Kitchen walls and floors not maintained clean.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Ice machine not clean to sight or touch.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Food stored on the floor (flour bags).
03/26/2015Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 09/10/2014Follow Up LOC
  • Storage of clean equipment and utensils
    Observation: Observed food and no-food contact surfaces stored together (pens and knives).
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Observed food storage containers (Garlic Powder container) and can opener is not clean to sight or touch.
  • Sanitizers
    Observation: Observed the chlorine sanitizer above the required level. Corrected.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Observed floors, walls, and ceilings not maintained clean.
  • Storage and maintenance of wet and dry wiping cloths
    Observation: Observed wet/damp clothes not stored in sanitizer solution.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: Observed foods with no date marking in the walk-in cooler and cold hold units.
  • Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    Observation: Observed foods not labeled with the common name.
  • Ventilation hood system and filters designed to be cleanable, prevent dripping, and are adequate to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on walls and ceilings
    Observation: Observed the ventilation system not adequate (smoky).
  • In-use utensils, between-use storage
    Observation: Observed in-use scoop with a handle in the food.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Observed food stored on the floor (onions and rice).
  • Multiuse food contact surfaces are cleanable
    Observation: Observed food contact surfaces (grocery bags) not easily cleanable.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    Observation: Observed non-food contact surfaces (cardboard and wood handle on the fridge) not smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems design, installation, and cleaning
    Observation: Observed the ventilation system not clean.
  • Drying mops
    Observation: Observed dry mops stored on the floor.
  • Equipment location, installation, repair, and adjustment
    Observation: Observed the ice machine in poor repair.
  • Maintaining premises free of litter and unnecessary equipment
    Observation: Observed unnecessary items and equipment (laundry).
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Observed no cover over the fan vented to the outside.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: Observed non-food contact surfaces (handles and switches) not clean.
09/09/2014Routine
  • Fruits and vegetables that are cooked to hot holding are cooked to 135°F
  • Shellstock, maintaining identification
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
  • Clean condition-hands and arms
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
  • Discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
11/15/2013Routine
  • Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    Observed food working containers not labeled with the common name of the food.
  • Package integrity
    Observed dent in can.
  • Food temperature measuring devices are provided and readily accessible
    Observed no thermometer in the kitchen coco-cola cooler.
  • Multiuse food contact surfaces are constructed of safe materials
    Observed spoon stored in butter in walk in cooler. Observed food being stored in grocery bags. Observed build up on scoops.
  • Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitation - temp, pH, concentration, and hardness
    Observed chemical sanitizer above 100ppm in mechanical dish machine.
  • In-use utensils, between-use storage
    Observed spoon stored in butter in walk in cooler. Observed food being stored in grocery bags. Observed build up on scoops.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observed build up on handles. --Observed spoon stored in butter in walk in cooler. Observed food being stored in grocery bags. Observed build up on scoops.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observed physical facilities with build up along floors, walls and ceiling.
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    Observed foods in the kitchen make table temped between 46-48*. Foods were moved to reach in cooler. Corrected at time of inspection
11/04/2013Routine
  • Shellstock, maintaining identification
  • Fruits and vegetables that are cooked to hot holding are cooked to 135°F
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
  • Clean condition-hands and arms
  • Discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
06/28/2013Routine

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