PANDA EXPRESS, INC #1102 Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: WHILE WAITING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, I WITNESSED A MALE EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER WIPE HIS NOSE WITH THE BACK OF HIS HAND AND BEGIN TOUCHING/PREPARING FOOD. ONCE IDENTIFIED HE THEN PUT ON A PAIR OF GLOVES WITHOUT ADEQUATELY WASHING HANDS. THEN OBSERVED A DIFFERENT MALE EMPLOYEE WHO HANDLES FOOD WET HIS HANDS AND THEN BEGIN TO DRY THEM WITHOUT USING SOAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO STOP AND ADEQUATELY WASH HANDS. EDUCATED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND WASHING AND GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES. CITATION #70245-11 ISSUED.

Hands are #1 vehicle for pathogen transfer. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods causes majority of foodborne outbreaks.

Proper handwashing and no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.

Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water; Use utensils, deli tissue, or gloves for ready-to-eat foods; Wash hands after restroom, handling raw foods, touching face/hair, and between tasks.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CABINETS UNDER THE BEVERAGE STATION.

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CABINETS UNDER THE BEVERAGE STATION.

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.