JACKSONVILLE, Fla – We brought our cameras out to Tokyo on Normandy Boulevard before they opened and they were busy getting ready for the day. They were quick to pull out their follow up inspection after they fixed a cooler that wasn't keeping food at the proper temperature. The restaurant was empty except for workers when we arrived before lunch this week. A week after an inspector found five high priority violations one that needed addresses right away.
The biggest violations were at the reach in cooler. They had a cooler that wasn't working. Inside the cooler were raw scallops, chicken, shrimp, noodles and tofu. It was anywhere from three to 10 degrees too warm.
Manager NaNa Chen says they trashed the food and got this cooler fixed. The follow up inspection the next day proved it. The inspector wrote all the food was within proper temperature range
There was another high priority violation that got my attention. An employee who didn't wash his hands and dealt with raw beef and went to prepare ready to eat food. Chen said that was a training issue and they talked with employee.
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Hands washing is so important because it can lead to a food borne illness and that's why it's a high priority violation.
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