THE PEKING CHINESE RESTAURANT
Ping Chen Zhang


Address: 313-1 Main Street, Middleburgh, NY 12122

THE PEKING CHINESE RESTAURANT (Health Operation# 307609) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is October 16, 2018.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 307609
Operation Name THE PEKING CHINESE RESTAURANT
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Food Service Establishment
Facility Address 313-1 Main Street
Middleburgh
NY 12122
Municipality MIDDLEBURG
County SCHOHARIE
Permitted Operator Name PING CHEN ZHANG
Permit Expiration Date 12/31/2019
Local Health Department Schoharie County
NYSDOH Gazetteer 472200

Inspection Results

Date: 2019-02-20 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 5B (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 8F: Improper thawing procedures used
Comments: This is inspection one of two required for year 2019. Gave pamphlet 3140 cooling and reheating of potentially hazards foods for staff to review and use prpoerly. Gave pamphlet 3138 use of hands in preparation of ready to eat foods. This means that any food that done cooking/reheating or is ready to be eaten without cooking/reheating cannot be touched with bare hands. Example, wash hands, put on gloves, cut raw chicken, remove soiled gloves and discard gloves, wash hands, put on clean gloves, handle desserts or garnish. Chen Tong indicated he took a food course a long time ago, but it was not in the last five years.
Date: 2018-10-16 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 10A: Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: This is inspection two of two required for 2018. Items corrected from March 30, 2018 inspection: 15 A, walkin cooler floor resurfaced and satisfactory corrected. Looks really nice. 15 A, ceiling above hot water heater fire resistant tiles replaced, corrected. 15 A ceiling above walkin cooler compressor repaired and corrected. 8 A, card board boxes storing fried noodles replaced with washable plastic tubs corrected. 8 A, open bags of starch and rice next to water heater are in washable covered plastic bins. 9 C, all staff have adequate hair restraints today, using caps. Preparation table with cold holding unit by woks was at 40 degrees, working good.
Date: 2018-03-30 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 9C: Hair is improperly restrained
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Comments: 1. No hand towels at handwash sink. corrected, towels put there. 2. floor of walkin cooler rusted and showing through metal. has replacement floor covering at restaurant to do the repair. 3. Ceiling above hot water healter missing fire proof tiles, same with eiling above walkin cooler compressor. 4. Cardboad boxes used to store fried noodles on shleves near hot water heater. open bag of potato starch, open bag of corn starch, 2 open bags of rice, stored on shelves near hot water heater. 5. one staff not wearuing adequate hair restraint while preparing food in kitchen. 6. Extyerior exhaust fan grease accumulating on wall below exhaust fan and on ground.
Date: 2017-10-12 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 7 noncritical
Item 2C (Critical): Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 8F: Improper thawing procedures used
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Comments: food preparation sink next to handwash sink is no longer leaking corrected from previous inspection. This is inspection 2 of 2 routine for 2017.
Date: 2017-03-03 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Comments: This is inspection one of 2 for 2017 . Keep kitchen to dining room door closed while petroleum spill is being cleaned. Rear side door is allowing fresh air into kitchen. Okay to operate kitchen at this time. Dining will be at diners discretion. Owner advised petroleum odor occurred after flood in 2011. Owner advised this started 2 days ago and he called Mayor of Village then action started. Facility was closed for some time after the flood so petroleum odor was not an issue at reopening in 2011. No petroleum odor in kitchen. Odor in dining area while basement door is open during remediation. Advised owner of restaurant to advise patrons that they will have to dine in the dining area at their own choice. If they are not comfortable in the dining area they need to leave. County Fire Coordinator Office expained that there is no explosion hazard. There is no product visible in the ktchen or dining room. Only small amount of petroleum sheen on water in basement to be remediated by NYS DEC contractor that is on site at this time. No threat to food preparation area.
Date: 2016-09-20 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Item 16: Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Comments: hand wash sink next to vegetable sink and chest freezer had a leaking hot water valve previous inspection and the leak has been repaired and corrected.
Date: 2016-06-15 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 5B (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Comments: This is inspection one of two for calendar year 2016. Everybody working had hats for proper hair restraint upon arrival. Correct items noted by next routine inspection later in 2016 the shelves in the walkin cooler Item 11D from December 11, 2015 were replaced so that item was corrected, they are shiny metal and easily cleanable. All sauces stored in pails on bottom shelf of walkin cooler are to be cooked with the foods as per the operator even though they are stored beneath the cartona of raw eggs, and raw vegetables on the other side are all cooked even though they are stored under shelf with raw General Tsao chicken (40 degree temperature). becareful when storing raw eggs and meat above items that will not be cooked.
Date: 2015-12-11 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 9A: Inadequate personal cleanliness
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Comments: This is inspection # 2 of 2 required for this high risk establishment in the year 2015. Gave copy of boil water checklist for food service establishment and reviewed during inspection. Note holes in womens restroom corrected from September 2015 inspection. Card board from shelf in kitchen removed corrected from September. Thermometer in drink cooler in warmest spot of cooler corrected from September. No more tin cans being used in kitchen corrected from September. Lo mein noodles in sieve bowl and stainless bowl were covered with plastic wrap and placed in the walk in cooler at the time of inspection. The operator indicated the noodles were cooked today and as part of the process were rinsed under cold water and then drained. They were finished cooked at about 1030 today and were at 50 degrees at about 1100. Note that after draining the noodles they need to go into the walkin to cooler. The noodles need to be covered once they are 45 degrees. Discussed an additional refrigerator so there is more refrigeration and dedicate the refrigerator to one type of food item like uncooked vegatables, or just raw meats. See above summary for individual violations.
Date: 2015-09-08 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 10A: Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
Date: 2014-11-06 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 10A: Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs

Office Location

Street Address 313-1 MAIN STREET
City MIDDLEBURGH
State NY
Zip 12122

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Jurisdiction New York State

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