Chinese Combo, 1980 W. Orange Grove - photo from Google earth

In August

History: Received mostly β€œgood” and β€œexcellent” ratings since 2002. Had one previous β€œneeds improvement” rating in 2014 and this was its first failed inspection.

What the inspector saw:Β Priority violations including raw meat stored over vegetables, washing of utensils with no soap or sanitizer, inadequate cooling of food, inaccurate food dating, no food thermometers on site, and rodent droppings near the water heater.

Follow-up: Hasn't yet occurred.

Response: Owner Wayne Wei said he didn’t feel his restaurant should have failed the inspection. β€œWe did the right thing,” he said, adding later: β€œSometimes we have these inspectors come over and just tell what we need to correct on site. This time they did not.”


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