Adams Restaurant Cited For Health Violations
ADAMS, Mass. — The Board of Health ordered the owner of Chee's Chinese Cuisine to become recertified in food sanitation after being cited for multiple violations.According to Code Enforcement Officer Scott Koczela, the violations were not unlike what he has seen in other restaurants but they have happened multiple times. A language barrier between certification holder, Kai Chee, and the staff could be to blame. The board is hoping that training her husband, Sam Chee, will mitigate the communication.
Chee's was cited for a lack of separation between food and other material — such as office and cleaning supplies — unsanitary surfaces, a lack of knowledge of health codes by staff and raw food being above regulated temperatures.
"This is nothing to be super alarmed about," Koczela said. "I've never been in a restaurant and everything is perfect. It's easy to overlook things but we still have to be careful."
While Koczela said the issues are not alarming, they are still categorized as "critical" because they could affect public health.
Kai Chee has recently been certified but the board wants Sam Chee to become certified, too, so he can better relay regulations to his kitchen staff. The Chees were willing to take the certification classes to help resolve the issues.
"I just do my best every day," Chee said about the issues, adding that in 25 years he has never had a complaint.
Koczela inspected the restaurant on April 7, 2011, and found two violations. When he returned three months later, there were none.
Then on March 2 of this year, Koczela found six violations. A few weeks after that he went back and cited them for four.
Board of Health member Patricia Clairmont said communicating the seriousness of the violations with staff should end the citations.
"You may tell them but they don't recognize the seriousness of this," Clairmont told the Chees.
Kai Chee said she will attend the certification process as well to help Sam Chee and to use it as a refresher.
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