Tippecanoe County restaurant inspections conducted Feb. 3 through Feb. 10. Critical findings are violations of the food code more likely to contribute to food contamination, illness or environmental health hazards. Noncritical findings are less likely to cause those problems. Refrigerated food must be maintained at 41 degrees or less, and hot foods must be maintained at 135 degrees or higher.


Address: 113 N. Fourth St., Lafayette

Date of Inspection: 2/10/2017

Critical Violations (8):

No consumer advisory is provided for the customer explaining that under cooked animal derived foods are a public health risk.

Measured breading used for raw chicken wings registering 80 degrees Fahrenheit in a plastic container on the table across from the fryers.

No asterisk provided to show the under cooked animal derived foods to the footnote.

Measured ranch dressing prepared at the establishment, spinach artichoke dip and cooked macaroni at 46 degrees Fahrenheit in the salad three door refrigerator preparation table.

Measured ranch dressing prepare at the establishment registering 46 degrees Fahrenheit in the sandwich refrigerator preparation table.

The dish machine chlorine sanitizer is registering zero during the final rinse cycle.

Found a spray bottle with quaternary ammonia sanitizing registering 1000 ppm in the bar area.

The bartender is handling mint with his bare hands before mixing it in customers drinks.

Noncritical Violations (4):

No hand soap provided for the hand sink in the kitchen beside the three compartment sink.

The dish machine is registering 104 degrees Fahrenheit during the wash and final rinse cycle.

There is a large amount of insulation exposed on the chest freezer lid located in the back hallway.

There are approximately eleven lights not operating in the kitchen.

Shue Ge

Address: 2827 U.S. 52 Suite D, West Lafayette

Date of Inspection: 2/9/2017

Critical Violations (7):

Measured fried chicken pieces from 54-60 degrees Fahrenheit, fried chicken and vegetables at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, and fried potatoes at 50 degrees Fahrenheit on the grill next to the 8-burner stove.

Measured rice balls at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and pork leg at 45 degrees Fahrenheit in the two door energy star refrigerator.

Measured raw shredded beef at 47 degrees Fahrenheit in the prep table across from the wok station.

Found two knives with food residue being stored between the preparation table and the wall adjacent to the ice machine.

Measured raw pork at 44 degrees Fahrenheit under the preparation table containing the slicer.

Found raw pork stored over cabbage and raw eggs over crab ragoons in the walk in refrigerator.

Found the hand sink to be inaccessible due to a pan of food being stored on top of it in the kitchen.

Noncritical Violations (8):

Found a table lined with cardboard located between the two refrigerated prep tables.

Found a box of pork and beef on the floor of the walk in freezer.

Found bulk containers of MSG and flour not labeled adjacent to walk in freezer.

Found a scoop handle stored in a bulk container of rice adjacent to walk in freezer.

Found the ventilation hood above the wok station to have a build up of grease.

Found red reusable plastic cups nested wet in the waitress station.

Found an opened box of red chilies on the floor adjacent to the dish machine.

Found to go boxes and containers on the floor below the two compartment sink.

China King

Address: 2400 Greenbush St., Lafayette

Date of Inspection: 2/6/2017

Critical Violations (7):

Found wontons, pork, lobster, and shrimp stored in To-Go bags stored in the chest freezer across from the walk-in refrigerator.

Measured shell raw eggs registering 46 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and 52 degrees Fahrenheit in the top section of the refrigerator preparation table.

Found Sweet and sour sauce stored in a large green plastic container with ropes handles attached located in the walk-in refrigerator.

Found an accumulation of blood and there is an odor inside the upright right reach in Frigidaire freezer adjacent to the back door.

Found raw chicken stored over containers of noodle sauce and hot oil sauce, and raw beef stored over containers of curry sauce and bourbon sauce in the walk-in refrigerator.

Found a container of General Tso chicken registering 61 degrees Fahrenheit stored on the table beside the fryers.

Measured garlic in oil registering 71 degrees Fahrenheit stored on the spice rack that is attached to the wok cooking station.

Noncritical Violations (4):

No chemical test strips provided to measure the concentration level for chlorine sanitizer.

Observed two food handlers not wearing hair restraints.

Found a wet mop stored in a mop bucket located in the mop sink.

Found the hand sink across from the fryers hot water turned off, due to the faucet leaks.

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