NYS Department of Health
PHO LOTUS RESTAURANT
Inspection of January 29, 2025 reports 5 violations.
NYSDOH inspection records are snapshots in time, may not immediately reflect remediation, and were not collected or endorsed as a restaurant grading system. This item reports violations found; it does not label the establishment as passed or failed.
- Inspected
- January 29, 2025
- Address
- 1283 Arsenal STREET, Watertown, 13601
- County
- Jefferson County
- Inspection type
- Inspection
- Health department
- Watertown District Office
5
Total
0
Critical
5
Non-critical
What the inspector recorded
- 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 11C
Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Item 14A
Insects, rodents present
- Item 15A
Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- 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)
Inspector’s comments
The facility is improving on overall cleaning |No hot holding at the time of inspection |Cold holding in prep units beef 41*F, chicken 41*F |Walk in cooler and freezers are working properly |New cook in the kitchen, with proper glove usage.|Cockroaches are present in the restaurant. Owner is aware of them as of this point. Owner stated he is going to get a pest company in to help maintain the problem
The official record
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