Great Sichuan

Food separated and protected — Inspector Note: Observed personal food items stored with customer foods. Advised PIC to designate a separate area for employees to store their foods. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (i) Except as specified in paragraph (i)(IV) of this subsection, separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (I) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, P and (II) Cooked ready-to-eat food; and P (III) Fruits and vegetables before they are washed; P (IV) Frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready-to-eat food. (ii) Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by: (I) Using separate equipment for each type, P or (II) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented, P and (III) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas; P (iii) Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and utensils; (v) Cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food of visible soil before opening; (vi) Protecting food containers that are received packaged together in a case or overwrap from cuts when the case or overwrap is opened; (vii) Storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held in the food service establishment separate from food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles; or (viii) Separating fruits and vegetables, before they are washed from ready-to-eat food.

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: Observed the current permit is not posted. (CA) Advised the PIC to post the most current permit once it is paid. Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers

Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible — Inspector Note: Observed the hand washing sink in the kitchen was blocked. (CA) Advised the PIC that the hand sink must be maintained so that is accessible at all times. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Pf

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed build up of mold like residue along the interior of the ice machine. (CA) Advised the PIC to clean the ice machine more frequently. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf.