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Environment Health Officers conduct regular health inspections at food facilities that sell or serve food to the public, gauging restaurant sanitation practices, assessing equipment and making sure food is properly stored and cooled.
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Three non-critical violations including poor hygiene, improper construction and maintenance of establishment, and sanitation requirements were also found.
Management failed to provide liquid soap and paper towels at hand sinks, overhead lights were not operational in the kitchen, food and other items had been stored in improper environments. And, under the food safety plan, MingB次元官网网址檚 failed to provide thermometers for coolers, thereby not recording daily temperatures.
According to their website B次元官网网址� which is still active B次元官网网址� MingB次元官网网址檚 has been B次元官网网址渟erving up traditional Chinese cuisine for over 60 years.B次元官网网址� In 2015, the restaurant closed briefly, citing renovations, but appeared to re-open under new ownership with few changes.
As of April 2, the iconic white building on the corner of Quadra and Johnson streets was surrounded by a metal fence, prohibiting access to the entrance.
Calls to MingB次元官网网址檚 Restaurant resulted in a notification that the phone line had been disconnected.
