LION CHEF CHINESE RESTAURANT
979 SW 71 AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/31/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
4
Basic
21
Total
30
Inspection Details:
- 21-12-4:Basic - 2 Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator placed in solution. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-34-5:Basic - About 6 ceiling tiles soiled and damaged in kitchen.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to dispense rice and sugar. Operator removed from container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves on kitchen shelves.
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored in dirty container on shelf under prep table in kitchen.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach at dining room area. 1 dead roach under chemical shelf in kitchen Operator removed.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cup of tea on prep table next to slicer. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food stored over dumplings in one door freezer in kitchen. Operator mover to walk in cooler away from customer's food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored next to food cans at dry storage.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed around kitchen area.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Sauce buckets on kitchen floor. Operator elevated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At rice station. Utensil in water at 84. Operator moved to steam table. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-36-5:Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Kitchen: Interior of oven/microwave has food debris.
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in men's bathroom or other areas of the establishment.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Spoons not all stored facing one way.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar container in kitchen. Operator labeled.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. 1) Eye drop stored inside drink cooler.
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. After moving employee meal to walk in cooler, employee dry hands on pants and proceeded to prepare a customer's order.
- 08A-17-6: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. One door freezer: 1)raw chicken over cooked veggies 1) raw beef over dumpling
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top: cooked rice 7. In unit less than 4 hours. Operator moved to reach in cooler at cook line to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-09-4:High Priority -
- 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in walk in cooler not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 11-07-5: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. Printed and provided poster. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. 1)Walk in cooler: milk, cooked noodles opened over 24hr. Operator date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board in kitchen
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/31/2025 revealed 30 total violations (5 high priority, 4 intermediate, 21 basic).
Inspection on 7/31/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
10
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic cup with no handle used to dispense rice.
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. In back kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In back kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Inside lid of freezer chest cracked exposing foam insulation. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair at front counter
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Vegetable oil stored on floor at front counter.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop wet nesting in mop bucket
- 08A-11-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw chicken over cans of soda in walk-in cooler. Operator placed chicken on lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw shrimp not commercially packaged over bags of peas and carrots. Operator placed carrots on different shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/31/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).