PLUM TREE JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Plum Tree Japanese Restaurant, Inc


Address: 113 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

PLUM TREE JAPANESE RESTAURANT (Health Operation# 852671) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is October 19, 2018.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 852671
Operation Name PLUM TREE JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Restaurant
Facility Address 113 Dryden Road
Ithaca
NY 14850
Municipality ITHACA
County TOMPKINS
Permitted Corporation Name PLUM TREE JAPANESE RESTAURANT, INC
Permitted Operator Name MIN LIN
Permit Expiration Date 12/31/2019
Local Health Department Tompkins County
NYSDOH Gazetteer 540100

Inspection Results

Date: 2018-10-19 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Part I - Item 2E cited on 10/17 was corrected. No violations observed. Part II - No violations observed. Receipt for pumping of grease trap was observed and area around sink cleaned. Spanish language cooking temperature handouts were provided to staff.
Date: 2018-10-17 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 8F: Improper thawing procedures used
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Comments: Part 1: One critical violation Part 2: Four violations observed Comment: Interview with line cook indicated he was not aware of correct cooking temperature for chicken breasts that were on the grill during inspection. Operator indicates that the floor drain and grease trap issues will be addressed on 10/18. Health Dept will revisit to verify that the grease trap has been pumped and floor drain area cleaned on 10/19.
Date: 2018-05-31 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Re-inspection of item 5A from inspection on 5/01/2018. Corrected. All potentially hazardous foods in the top of the sandwich prep unit in the kitchen were 45 degrees F or colder.
Date: 2018-05-01 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 5A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding.
Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Item 9B: Tobacco is used; eating, drinking in food preparation, dishwashing food storage areas
Comments: Part I Critical Item Violation 5A Part II Blue Item Violation 9B, 11B, and 11C Re-inspection required
Date: 2017-12-13 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Part 1: No critical violations observed Part 2: No violations observed comment: Discussed the importance of hand washing before placing gloves on hands for food service workers.
Date: 2017-11-30 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 5A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding.
Item 3C (Critical): Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
Comments: Part 1: Two critical violations observed Part 2: Two violations observed. Reinspection required. This is a Standardizing inspection for Rene Borgella.
Date: 2017-05-17 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Part 1: No Critical Violations Observed. Logs for sushi rice are being used as per waiver. Part 2: No Violations Observed.
Date: 2017-04-25 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 2 noncritical
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 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Comments: Part I Critical Item Violation 5C Two Part II Blue Item Violations 10B and 11D Re-inspection required
Date: 2016-11-14 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No Part I Critical Item Violations Part II Blue Item Violation 11D Discussed the following: 1. maintaining time/temperature log for sushi rice according to waiver conditions 2. use of gloves to prepare food such as sushi, that is not going to be cooked 3. calibration of probe thermometer in ice water
Date: 2016-08-03 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Part I - Item 2C cited previously was corrected. No violations observed. Part II - No violations observed.
Date: 2016-06-06 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 1 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 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: Part I - Items 2C and 5C were observed Part II - Item 8A was observed Temperature logs for sushi rice waiver were observed. Re-inspection to be conducted.
Date: 2015-11-18 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No Part I Critical Item Violations No Part II Blue Item Violations Notes: Discussed 1). using time waiver for sushi rice 2). maintaining a logbook of temperatures of cold holding units as a maintenence tool
Date: 2015-03-24 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Date: 2014-09-19 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 8D: Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Date: 2014-04-08 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2014-03-14 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
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 8F: Improper thawing procedures used

Office Location

Street Address 113 DRYDEN ROAD
City ITHACA
State NY
Zip 14850

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Operation Name DBA/Corporation Name Facility Address Last Inspection
PLUM TREE JAPANESE RESTAURANT/fse Plum Tree Japanese Restaurant · Ysp of Ithaca Inc 113 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 2013-12-13

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Data Provider New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Jurisdiction New York State

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