Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket (January)
1990 W. Orange Grove Road
- History: “Good” and “excellent” ratings since it opened in 2010.
- What the inspector saw: Lee Lee’s holds separate permits for the supermarket and meat market. On Dec. 30, both areas received “fail” ratings on health inspections. The inspector noted five critical violations in the supermarket, including food stored at unsafe temperatures; an employee sweeping the floor, then cutting vegetables without washing his hands; and numerous food items without labels. The meat market report noted eight critical violations, most involving hand-washing problems. “Also observed an employee use hose to quickly rinse off hands,” the inspector wrote, after noting that other employees were washing their hands in the dish sink, not the handwashing sink.
- Follow-up: Failed Jan. 13; passed Jan. 14
- Response: “In response to the recent rating for the supermarket and meat market at the Lee Lee International Supermarket Tucson location, we immediately undertook employee training and updated store signage,” said Chief Financial Officer
- Kelly Brendel
- . “The location has been re-inspected and successfully passed the follow-up inspection with all noted issues corrected.”
