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NameOSAKA JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT
Address17115 KENTON DR
SUITE 100A
City/State/ZIP
CORNELIUS NC 28031
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/8/2019
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments
Violations 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
7 0 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(C ) Food Employees shall minimize bare hand contact with exposed food that is not in ready-to-eat form.-Pf Observed employee cutting raw broccoli without gloves on. CDI - educated to wear gloves when preparing food. Broccoli will be cooked. Employee washed hands, put on gloves, and cooked broccoli to proper temperature.
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no papertowels at handsinks in the kitchen. CDI - provided dispensers with papertowels.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed cold holding issues in flip top unit for product being overstacked. Observed cold holding issues at the sushi line because the equipment just turned on and wasn't to proper temperature before storing product in them. CDI - educated to not overstack in individual containers. Educated to have equipment at proper temperature before storing food. Discarded unsafe eggrolls from flip top.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17(B) Commercially Prepared and Packaged Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food shall be date marked at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment and the food is held for more than 24 hours. -Pf Observed product in flip top unit not labeled with a date of when it was prepared. PIC states all food was prepared yesterday. CDI - labeled product and educated food employees about date marking criteria.
22 1 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed facility prepared sushi rice yesterday, placed on time control, did not throw away, and still has it out of temperature control ready for service. CDI - discarded sushi. Educated PIC and food employees about proper time control compliance. Refer to time procedures.
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder. -Pf Observed no consumer advisory disclosure or reminder on the sushi specials board. CDI - wrote consumer advisory.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Observed sanitizer bucket not labeled. CDI - labeled bucket.
34 0 Thermometers provided and accurate Yes No No 4-204.112 Provide and position correctly an air thermometer in cold/hot holding equipment. Observed no ambient air thermometer in the sushi cold holding display case. CDI - provided air thermometer.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed MSG (standard & Japanese) not labeled. CDI - labeled MSG.
41 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles above the food, in 135F or greater water, or in running water that moves food particles to the drain. Observed utensil handle stored in the wonton chips, sugar, and other food. CDI - removed utensils to prevent contamination. Educated to not store utensil handle in food.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed refrigeration unit not operating properly. Advised to fix unit.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Non Food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or residue. Observed equipment, outside of containers, and gaskets in need of cleaning.