One of Putnam County's Asian restaurants failed to make the grade                                   during a recent kitchen                                   inspection, records say.                            Asian Wok, in Winfield,                                   was cited for 17 health                                 code violations during                                    a routine inspection                                      May 14th by Sanitarian                                 Barbara Koblinsky, RS.

Eight of the violations were "Critical," according to the inspection report posted above this story.

 
The 8 "Critical" violations are:

1. Food not covered in bottom of prep unit.
    
2. Door seals on prep unit in bad repair/not clean.
    
3. Food stored in cans at prep unit not allowed.
    
4. Unclean utensils stored in container under prep table.
    
5. Two-door freezer not clean inside (food contact).
    
6. Container of food stored on floor in walk-in/uncovered.
    
7. Vegetables stored under raw meats in walk-in.
    
8. Black & Decker drill not approved for use in food establishment for mixing device-removed from facility.

Most of the violations were immediately corrected, except for numbers 2 and 5, according to the inspection report.

Koblinski put Asian Wok on notice with a 10-day re-inspection. When PutnamLIVE.com inquired about the result of that re-inspection on June 4th, we were advised that it had not yet taken place.

PutnamLIVE.com called Asian Wok for comment about the inspection report. The woman who answered the telephone hung up when asked for comment.

Publisher's note: All inspections are provided by the Putnam County Health Department which chooses which facilities to inspect. Any questions about the inspections should be directed to Administrator Jacqueline Fleshman at 304-757-2541.