China 99 Chinese Restaurant

What the inspector found on Oct. 22, 2026

• High Priority Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Observed employee wash hands in restroom then return to line and handle package of food with no second hand wash.
• High Priority Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed to go bag holding cut carrots in walk in cooler. Observed menus lining fried rangoons. Observed non food grade paper towels lining chicken pan.
• High Priority Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.26. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. Repeat violation.
• High Priority Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In stand up reach in cooler raw chicken no longer commercially packaged stored over no longer commercially packaged beef. Person in charge began rearranging. Fixed during the inspection.
• High Priority Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one shell egg raw with cracked shell in walk in cooler.
• Intermediate Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed soap bottle stored inside of hand wash sinks in kitchen. Items were removed. Fixed during the inspection.
• Intermediate No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds broccoli, chicken held on time, unable to provide time paperwork. Inspector provided. Fixed during the inspection.
• Basic Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease accumulated under fryers at cookline.
• Basic Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave with food debris accumulated.
• Basic Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease accumulated. Front of microwave with debris accumulated. Handles to large rice cooker with debris accumulated.
• Basic Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed cooked chicken stored in cardboard box raw chicken is shipped in. Observed shell egg cartons reused to line bottom of pans in kitchen.
• Basic Stored food not covered. Observed several prepped food items in walk in cooler uncovered. Also, sauce and rice in buckets stored on floor in back kitchen.

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