Huong Que Market - Inspection Report
Address:424 Locust Ln Kansas City MO 64106
Establishment Type:Retail Grocery/Market
Phone No.:(816) 471-1774

Inspection details
Inspection Date26 September, 2016
Inspection TypeRoutine
Critical Violations9
Non-critical Violations8

Violation Details
Regulation Code
Reference
Violation & Comments
6-202.15
Openings to outside not protected against entry of pest as specified in the Food Code; and/or Protective barriers not provided for exterior walls/roofs
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Door to establishment propped open at the time of inspection. Person in charge closed.
3-502.11
Variance Requirement - The food establishment did not obtain a variance before smoking food, curing food, using food additives or adding components such as vinegar, packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption, custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment, or preparing food by another method that is determined by the regulatory authority to require a variance.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: (C) Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar: (1) As a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement, or (2) To render a food so that it is not potentially hazardous;
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Establishment pickling vegetables for shelf stability without variance approval. Discarded.
4-202.11
Food-contact surfaces not smooth & easily accessible for cleaning *; CIP equipment not easily cleanable
CRITICALComply by : Sep 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Cutting board at prep table with crevices between board and the table accumulating build-up.
4-101.11
Utensils/food-contact surfaces not made of safe, durable, smooth materials*
CRITICALComply by : Sep 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Honing steel with handle made of duct tape and a drain plug. Discarded. Establishment using tops of chest freezer with chipping paint to weigh and package produce.
4-601.11
Food Contact Clean to Sight and Touch - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils was not clean to sight and touch.
CRITICALComply by : Sep 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Knives, honing steels, and storage container on bottom shelf of prep table with visible food debris and build-up. All items removed for warewashing.
4-501.11
Equipment not in good repair & adjusted per manufacturer's specs; and/or Scratched cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Cutting board at prep table with deep crevices.
3-304.11
Food Contact with Equipment & Utensils - Food was allowed to contact surfaces of equipment and utensils that are not cleaned as specified according to the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Unpackaged fish stored loosely in deep freezer. Discarded. Pork packaged in non-food grade plastic bag. Discarded.
3-602.11
Food packaged in the food facility not labeled as specified in law; Consumer warnings as required by law not on labels
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Cut and packaged bamboo, banana root, papya, fish, without labeling.
3-302.11
Separation, Packaging & Segregation - Food was not protected from cross contamination according to the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Quail eggs stored above vegetables in 5-door cooler. Employee rearranged according to the Code.
5-501.15
Outside receptacles not designed with tight-fitting lids/doors/covers & properly installed
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Lids to dumpster propped open and not tight-fitting.
4-601.11
Equipment not maintained free of encrusted grease/soil deposits
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Excess build-up and debris on doors and door jams of display cooler. Very heavy build-up of debris in bottom of 3-door upright freezer. Build-up on shelves of storage cabinet above three-compartment sink.
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair & cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Excess build-up on floor under warewash sink. Excess build-up under freezer at food service area. Build-up on wall at meat saw.
6-501.111
Effective pest control measures not in place *; and/or Dead or trapped pest not removed from traps at adequate frequency
CRITICALComply by : Sep 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Excess live fly activity throughout food service area.
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 : Sep 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1/3 = 33% of employees possessed valid food handler's cards at the time of inspection. No certified manager.
3-501.16
Cold Holding - Potentially hazardous cold food was not maintained at temperatures in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Noodles in 5-door reach-in stored over four hours and not cold holding at 41F or below. See temp log. Discarded.
4-501.14
Warewashing equipment not cleaned before use & every 24 hours; Warewashing machine not operated per data plate
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Excess build-up on faucet and handles at three-compartment sink.
3-304.12
In-use utensils not properly stored between uses
Comply by : Dec 25, 2016
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Knives stored in slit between prep table and adjacent cooler. Removed for warewashing.