LITTLE SAIGON CAFE
1975 WELLS RD STE 4
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/3/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/3/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/2/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 16 dead roaches: Observed one dead roach at mop sink in kitchen area. Under the ice machine in front counter area, observed 6 dead roaches. At front counter under handwash sink, observed 3 dead roaches. Observed one dead roach under register at front counter. Observed 4 dead roaches in women's restroom. Observed one dead roach behind door men's restroom. Operator discarded dead roaches. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-02: At callback, one dead roach in front of mop sink and one dead roach beside stand up reach in cooler in kitchen. Manager removed and discarded both dead roaches. Admin Complaint Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/2/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 2/2/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 12 live roaches observed between the wall and a block of wood elevating the stand up reach in cooler in the kitchen on the right side. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/2/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/1/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
3
Basic
14
Total
23
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Container of flour in kitchen has bowl without handle being used as scooper.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 16 dead roaches: Observed one dead roach at mop sink in kitchen area. Under the ice machine in front counter area, observed 6 dead roaches. At front counter under handwash sink, observed 3 dead roaches. Observed one dead roach under register at front counter. Observed 4 dead roaches in women's restroom. Observed one dead roach behind door men's restroom. Operator discarded dead roaches. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In kitchen, observed employee phone on container of soy sauce. Above reach in cooler in kitchen, employee jackets and purses above prep area. Employee removed belongings. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid of ice machine in front counter area separating from insulation.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor on left side of wok station in kitchen is soiled.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. At wok station, container of cooking oil on floor. Employee removed from floor. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. At reach in freezer in kitchen, build up of ice. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters in kitchen has build up of grease. Gaskets of reach in cooler next to wok station soiled. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid open. Repeat Violation
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In three compartment sink in kitchen, tripe (69F - Cold Holding) thawing without running water. Employee stated tripe has been sitting in sink for one hour. Employee placed tripe in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-30-4:Basic - Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Large amount of non bagged trash around dumpster. Repeat Violation
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. At handwash sink in kitchen, plumbing pipe connected to wall for sink disconnected, water standing on ground.
- 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Soiled wet wash cloth on counter of cook line in kitchen.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of seasoning next to wok station unlabeled.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Above reach in cooler in kitchen, bottle of Tylenol improperly stored. Employee removed bottle. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 flying insects in kitchen area. Observed two insects at reach in cooler in kitchen. Observed one fly at three compartment sink. Observed one at reach in freezer. Warning
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In reach in cooler of kitchen, raw chicken placed in to go bag. In reach in cooler of kitchen, produce placed in to go bag.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in cooler of kitchen, raw chicken was placed over ready to eat spring rolls. At reach in cooler of kitchen, raw chicken was stored directly against produce. Employee moved all to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting in triple sink tripe (69F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the tripe was thawing without running water in the triple sink for one hour. Employee put in reach in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At hose bib outside back door of establishment missing vaccum breaker.
- 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. Opened milk was not date marked. Per employee, milk was opened day before at 10am. Employee put date on milk. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at front counter had dirty blender in sink. Employee removed blender. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink in kitchen next to triple sink, no soap or paper towels. Employee added soap and paper towels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/1/2024 revealed 23 total violations (6 high priority, 3 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 8/23/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/23/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/23/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has black mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on lid of ice machine.
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Excessive garbage build up around dumpster area.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer by back exit has ice build up.
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Pitcher with handle in uncooked rice container in product. Employee moved to proper storage. Also, spoons for rice stored in standing water at 85F. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler across from three compartment sink has soiled gaskets. Hood filters have grease build up. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Tapioca pearls for held on front counter at 104F at 12:15. Operator states tapioca cooked at 10:00. Operator moved tapioca pearls to refrigeration.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed shell eggs at 86F ambient stored on shelf above reach in cooler across from cooking equipment. Per employee, eggs have been out of refrigerator for approximately one hour. Employee placed eggs in cooler. Also, milk in reach in cooler by kitchen door at 47F. Per employee, door continuously open and closed during rush period. Operator voluntarily discarded milk.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket at front counter tested at 300+ppm chlorine. Operator remade to 100ppm chlorine. 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. Milk in reach in cooler by kitchen door has no open date marking. Per employee, milk opened on Sunday.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board hanging on wall to left of three compartment sink has black staining. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in men's restroom. Operator replaced towels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/23/2023 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).