P. F. Chang's China Bistro - Inspection Report
Address:102 W 47th St. Kansas City MO 64112
Establishment Type:Restaurant/Deli
Phone No.:(816) 931-9988

Inspection details
Inspection Date10 March, 2023
Inspection TypeRoutine
Critical Violations8
Non-critical Violations11

Violation Details
Regulation Code
Reference
Violation & Comments
8-304.11
At time of inspection by authorized REGULATORY AUTHORITY inspectors: (1) A certified food service operations manager must be present in the food service area and on duty at all times of business operation, and must present a FOOD MANAGER PERMIT or card to the authorized REGULATORY AUTHORITY inspector at the time of inspection, or; (2) For food service operations where no manager is certified, eighty percent (80%) of required food handler staff shall obtain a (3) three years FOOD HANLDER CARD from the City of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department either upon completion of a FOOD HANDLER'S course through the Health Department or upon the Health Department's approval of a comparable FOOD HANDLER PERMIT or card from another provider.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 13, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed 1 out of 10 food handlers to have food handler cards.
5-204.11
Handwashing Sinks (loc./placement) - A handwashing sink is not located so as to allow convenient use by Employees in food preparation, food dispensing, and warewashing areas; and in, or immediately adjacent to, toilet rooms.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 13, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed no hand washing sink on the appetizer/sushi station side of the cooks line. Observed the hand washing sink in the ware washing area blocked by a dish drying rack.
6-301.11
Handwashing Cleanser, Availability - Each handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent sinks is not provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 13, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed the hand soap inaccessible as the dispenser at the bar is in disrepair.
6-301.12
Hand Drying Provision - Each handwashing sink, or group of adjacent sinks, is not provided with Individual, disposable towels; a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a hand drying device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 13, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed no paper towels at the hand washing sink in the ware washing area.
6-501.18
Maintaining & Using Handwashing Sinks - Handwashing sinks are not kept clean, maintained and/or used as specified in the Food Code.
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed build up in the hand washing sink at the bar. Observed build up and debris in the hand washing sink in the back prep area.
3-501.19
Time as a Public Health Control - Time/temperature control for safety food before cooking, or for ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that is displayed or held for service for immediate consumption was not marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed rice at the sushi station in a prep bowl with a expiration time stamp of 1:25pm. Person in charge discarded rice.
5-205.15
Plumbing system not maintained in good repair
CRITICALComply by : Mar 13, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed a leak in the plumbing below the far left and middle basin of the 3 compartment sink. Observed visible leak in the waste water piping in the basement in front and to the right of the keg walk in cooler.
3-501.16
Cold Holding - Time/temperature control for safety cold food was not maintained at temperatures in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed 1 pan of raw chicken, beef, shrimp, 1 pan of cut tomatoes, cabbage mix, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, ribs, stored in the cold rail on the cooks line above proper cold holding temperature of 41 degrees or below for less than 2 hours(see temperature log). Person in charge placed food products in a reach in cooler to rapidly cool to 41 degrees. Observed 1 pan of raw tuna and 1 pan of crab mix stored in the sushi make table cooler top held above proper cold holding temperature of 41 degrees or below for less than 2 hours(see temperature log). Person in charge placed product into reach in cooler to rapidly cool to 41 degrees or below.
4-602.11
Equipment & Food-Contact Cleaning Frequency - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned according to the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed build up on the table top can opener. Person in charge had can opener cleaned.
6-501.112
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests.
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: Dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises at a frequency that prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests.
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed dead roaches on the floor in the cage room to the right of the keg walk in cooler, in front of the keg walk in cooler, in the water heater room, behind the grease trap, and under the stairwell.
3-304.14
Cloths used for wiping are used for other purposes; Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer; Wet & dry cloths not stored clean
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed a wet wiping cloth stored on a prep table in the back prep area. Observed a wet wiping cloth stored on a wok station in the back prep area.
4-601.11
Equipment not maintained free of encrusted grease/soil deposits
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed encrusted grease build up inside all deep fryers on the cooks line.
6-303.11
Lighting intensity not adequate in food prep, storage & service areas
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed a ceiling light out in the ware washing area.
6-403.11
Employee accommodations not clearly designated for eating/drinking/smoking
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed employee drink stored on top of the window at the cooks line.
6-501.110
Designated dressing rooms/lockers not used by employees
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed employee phone stored on top of the window at the cooks line.
6-201.11
Floors/walls/ceilings not smooth & easily cleanable; and/or Utility lines unnecessarily exposed
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed exposed utility lines throughout the basement with walk in keg/equipment storage/reach in freezer. ***VIOLATION will be assessed in 3-10 business days.***
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair & cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed ice build up on the floor, walls, and ceiling of the walk in freezer. ***REPEAT VIOLATION will be assessed in 3-10 business days.*** Observed ice build up on the lower wall to the left of the freezer door in the walk in cooler. ***REPEAT VIOLATION will be assessed in 3-10 business days.*** Observed water and debris build up on the floor under the storage shelves of the dry storage. Observed build up on the wall behind the wok station in the back prep area. Observed water build up on the floor below the prep/labeling station in the back prep area. Observed grease and food build up on the floor under the right side deep fryer on the cooks line. Observed the ceiling stained throughout the basement. Observed damaged ceiling above the entrance to the water heater storage room near the grease trap in the basement. ***VIOLATION will be assessed in 3-10 business days.*** Observed damaged lower walls to the left of the grease trap in the basement. Observed water build up on the floor under the stairwell of the basement. Observed white, green, and pink build up on the walls/light fixture of the basement keg cooler. Observed build up on the floor around the inner perimeter of the bar. Observed build up in the floor drain below the prep sink in the back kitchen prep area. Observed build up on the ceiling vent of the mens and women's restrooms. ***REPEAT VIOLATION will be assessed in 3-10 business days.***
4-602.13
Nonfood-contact surfaces not cleaned at frequency to prevent buildup of residue
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed build up on top of the high temp dish machine. Observed build up in the low boy reach in cooler at the server side station. Observed build up in the low boy reach in cooler across from the rice holders on the expo line. Observed ice build up on the fan guards of the walk in freezer. Observed dust build up on the fan guards of the walk in cooler. Observed ice build up on the storage racks in the walk in freezer. Observed black, green, and white build up on the dump sink to the immediate left as you enter the bar. Observed white, green, black build up on the storage racks/beer lines in the basement walk in cooler. Observed build up on multiple waste water pipes in front of and to the right of the keg walk in cooler in the basement.
4-501.11
Equipment not in good repair & adjusted per manufacturer's specs
Comply by : Jun 08, 2023
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed the lower gasket of the walk freezer door to be in disrepair.