Thé Moon Tea House

, Tapioca pearls soaking in syrup was held at room temperature measured at 28 degrees C. Operator stated tapioca pearls are cooked, then soaked in hot water and sugar and kept at room temperature for 4 hours., , **Tapioca pearls when cooked become perishable and MUST be held cold either at/or below 4 degrees C or hot at/or above 60 degrees C., **Ensure proper temperature storage and control of tapioca pearls are implemented., , *Staff indicated that a Time as a Public Health Control procedure has been submitted by restaurant chain. Procedure has not yet been approved for use, therefore standard temperature controls must be implemented.

The temperature of the stewing tapioca pearls was measured at 34.6C. Without specific information on the product used, these pearls would need to be considered as potentially hazardous. , , Adjust or repair hot-holding unit to ensure it is capable of maintaining a temperature of 60C or higher.

Test strips for the quats sanitizer onsite were not available for use at the time of inspection. , , Acquire suitable sanitizer test strips.

Several hot plate surfaces were cracked and damaged, creating surfaces that would be difficult to properly clean as needed. , , Remove, repair, or replace indicated food handling surfaces.

Curtain that hangs in the doorway into the kitchen needs to be cleaned and sanitized.