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Licensee
Name: LOON FONG RESTAURANT License Number: SEA6213109
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2024
Primary Status: Delinquent Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 8150 N 49 STREET
PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781-2419

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 07/09/2019 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
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
08B-46-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Container of condensed milk and syrup on the floor. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils on storage rack facing handwashing sink that is by water heater. **Warning**
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in kitchen. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in poor repair. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-31-4    Basic - Food stored in undrained ice in reach-in cooler by grill. **Warning**
33-19-4    Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
36-68-4    Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
33-13-4    Basic - Nonbagged garbage in dumpster. **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Onions on bottom shelf. **Warning**
36-66-4    Basic - Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by smoke in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Prescriptions drugs stored by dish drain board. **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 3 flies in kitchen by dry storage and cook line **Warning**
14-15-4    High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Raw frozen meats stored in reach-in freezers. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. rehydrated noodles 60°f, watermelon 51°f, cooked shrimp 48°f, raw beef 44-45°f **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. White rice at 112°f **Warning**
35A-09-4    High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Approximately 20 live and dead weevils in a container of all purpose flour. Operator discarded flour and cleaned container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-03-5    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef in reach-in freezer stored above ready-to-eat lemongrass and pasta. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 50 lbs of all purpose flour contaminated with live and dead weevils. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
11-07-4    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided operator with a copy of big five food-borne illnesses and employee health policies. Distributed Hepatitis A Virus info sheet. **Warning**
31A-13-4    Intermediate - Employee used expo area handwashing sink as a dump sink. **Warning**
22-07-4    Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in a cabinet underneath microwave stored by swinging door. **Warning**
43-08-4    Intermediate - Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Kids and baby walking through back door to front end. **Warning**
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