Mei Food

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 30 or more mice droppings in the rear food prep/dishwashing area. Found mice droppings on the floor, shelf and canned goods in the rear dry storage closet. Droppings were found on the floor under and surrouning the cooking equipment under the ventilation hood and on the shelves under the food prep tables. Instructed to remove mice droppings, clean, and sanitize affected surfaces. Recommend contacting pest control. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(a), citation issued.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed 3 food handlers with no hair restraints. Instructed all food handlers must wear hair restraints, while in food prep/dishwashing area. Instructed to provide and maintain.

Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

Inspector’s note: Observed facility missing 1 sink stopper for the three compartment sink. Instructed to provide and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed the shelves under the food prep tables in need of cleaning. Also, the sides of the cooking equipment found with grease encrusted on the surface. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed the door to the toilet room not self closing. Instructed to install a self closing device on mentioned door and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed the floors throughout the rear food prep/dishwashing area in need of cleaning. Especially under the cooking equipment under the ventilation hood. Instructed to deep clean all floors and maintain.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Observed no ambient air thermometer in the prep cooler across from the deep frying units. Instructed to provide and maintain.

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed an electric insect device stored aobve the freezer unit in the food prep area. Instructed to relocate said insect control device from above food items and surfaces.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Observed two metal bowls of noodles in water under the three compartment sink and pot of stock stored on the floor near the cooking equipment. Instructed to refrain from storing food on the floor and maintain.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed 3 food handlers without hair restraints. Instructed manager all food handlers must wear hair restraints while in the food prep area.

Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

Inspector’s note: Observed balls of plastic being used as sink stoppers for the three compartment sink. Instructed to provide three appropriate sink stoppers and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed the interior of the microwaves in the food prep area with food splatters and not maintained. Instructed to clean.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed slight grease encrusted on the sides of the cooking equipment under the ventilation hood and also the shelf under the food prep tabele across from the cooking line not clean. Instructed to remove encrusted grease and clean and sanitize all mentioned surfaces.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed the floors in the dry storage closet with rice, flour, and not maintained. Instructed to clean said floors and maintain.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Observed previous core violations not corrected from 10/27/2023, report #2584153 #57: observed no food handler certificates for employees on site. Instructed person in charge that any employees that handle food must acquire food handler training and retain certificates on site at all times. #58: observed no allergen training for certified manager on site. Instructed person in charge to obtain allergen training and retain certificate on site. Priority foundation:7-42-090, citation issued