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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm sure there's been worse but I read enough there to ensure that I never, ever eat there. Thawing meat on the floor, food in dirty sinks, drippings, etc isn't acceptable in North America in this day and age.
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Definitely. But check out the AHS restaurant inspections, you'd be surprised at some of the stuff that gets by.
Breaking down the violations listed in the article:
-frozen meat thawing on the floor under a sink -
Obviously a big one
-greasy containers -
well were they being used?
-dirty sinks and washrooms -
Sounds normal for a Chinese restaurant
-food debris littered on the ground outside the back door -
Outside? So probably spills from staff sitting out there eating lunch
-crows seen landing on the garbage -
Should be covered, but... so?
-highrisk food such as jellyfish, chicken, beef, rice and meat dumplings allowed to thaw at room temperature -
VERY common. I'd say most restaurants do this
-clean dishes exposed to dirty water -
Ew
-numerous staffwearing dirty aprons -
Isn't that what aprons are for?
-a box of meat on the floor in the walk-in cooler in a pond of water -
Should be a foot off the ground
-a large amount of fruit flies in the dry storage area -
Gross but also surprisingly common in older buildings
-tin of meat dripping juice onto the freezer floor.
Ew
-raw meat and poultry were being thawed in a dirty sink and in a sink flanked by two others containing items such as dirty utensils and bowls. -
####### nasty
-Buildup of char on the cooking equipment and cooking line -
Unless it's to the point where it's falling apart, which I doubt, this isn't even a violation.
-Knives were left on a shelf in dirty condition -
As long as they're clean before being used again, article doesn't say
-Numerous filthy and damp rags and wiping cloths left on counters. -
Dirty with what? Damp with what? Meat juice, or sanitizer?