Thai Lotus Restaurant

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Basic: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

• Food protection and cross-contamination
  • High priority: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw shell eggs stored above rice noodles, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products.
  • High priority: Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer raw chicken skewers stored above raw beef neither product commercially packaged, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products.
• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • High priority: Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In walk in freezer thank you bags used in direct contact to wontons, discussed with operator to remove.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Basic: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler interior at cook line soiled discussed with operator to clean and sanitize.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink at cook line blocked by dirty dishes, discussed with operator who removed.
  • Basic: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand washing sink next to 3 compartment sink, discussed with operator to install sign.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 30 dead roaches on glue trap behind door at sushi bar. Approximately 2 dead roaches on floor by back door. Approximately 9 dead roaches around mop sink. Approximately 4 dead roaches under dishing station. Approximately 1 dead roach in employee bathroom on floor.
  • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 1 live roach crawling on sushi bar display cooler. Approximately 3 live roaches crawling on wall at sushi bar. Discussed with operator who began to kill roaches and clean and sanitize area.
• Chemicals and toxic substances
  • High priority: Pesticide use not in accordance with manufacturer's directions. Operator using house hold pest spray to kill roaches in kitchen, discussed with operator.