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Licensee
Name: CHOPSTICK EXPRESS INC License Number: SEA6211242
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 3946 4 ST N
ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33703

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 08/24/2017 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior soda bag in box system, walk in cooler shelving **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler shelving with rust that has pitted the surface, cutting board with cut marks and no longer cleanable **Warning**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Along baseboards **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Dry storage shed **Warning**
36-47-5    Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease, dust or food debris. . **Warning**
10-08-4    Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice machine **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4    Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon 79°f **Warning**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
25-02-4    Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Forks **Warning**
21-07-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm **Warning**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Water chestnuts, soy sauce **Warning**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
09-01-4    High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cooked chicken and crab stick- operator put on glove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-56-4    High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Open beverage **Warning**
41-22-4    High Priority - Medicine not labeled properly. Over prep table and bottle of eye drops in reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01D-08-1    High Priority - Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. Salmon- does not say formulated fed. Called food purveyor. Received paperwork **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked noodles 68°f, Krab 42-45°f **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sushi rice 124°f provide time as a public health control application **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-07-4    High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp behind cooked shrimp in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Open beverage in ice **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
52-03-4    Intermediate - Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. Crab Rangoon on large menu at front and on teriyaki seafood on to go menus- began writing Krab **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Bowl **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53A-01-5    Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Verified on servsafe website **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-02-4    Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided copies **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Warning**
53B-14-5    Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee 4/24/17 **Warning**
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