Durgin Park Restaurant

June 1, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeEating & Drinking
  • failed findings19
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • Reheatingcritical
    Inspector note: Clam chowder 89F stuffing 90F. Reheated in steam table per PIC. Ensure all PHF foods are reheated to 165F before being introduced to hot holding. Maintain hot holding at temperature at 140F or above. Discontinue reheating foods in steam table.
    code 03-3-403.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Separation Segregation Cross Contaminationcritical
    Inspector note: Several differing species of shellfish comingled in cold storage on ice. Discontinue. Store differing shellfish species seperately to avoid cross contamination.
    code 08-3-302.11/3-304.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/Howcritical
    Inspector note: Observed salad station employee prepare ready to eat salads without first washing hands. Employee had no immediate means to wash hands properly due to lack of paper towels at nearby handsink. Ensure all employees are adequately washing hands with proper frequency.
    code 12-2-301.12-.15*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
    Inspector note: Inside ice machine doors in basement with soils on doors and gasket. Wash/rinse/.sanitize/air dry all food contact surfaces with proper frequency. Inside meat grinder with food particles. Clean to remove.
    code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • PIC Performing Dutiescritical
    Inspector note: CFPM not monitoring general building maintenance trash removal and storage proper food storage hot holding and reheat temperatures proper hygenic practices cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and proper cleaning of food preperation areas. Ensure active managerial control as it is defined in the 1999 food code under duties for PIC.
    code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Cross Connection Back Siphonage Backflow
    Inspector note: Observed employee using section of garden hose attached to handsink on third floor kitchen area to fill 5 gallon bucket. Discontinue. Use mop sink with proper backflow device.
    code 30-5-203.14** · serious findingstatus: Fail
  • Insects Rodents Animals
    Inspector note: Doors leading to fire escapes on third and fourth floor open at the time of inspection without screens. Maintain doors closed or provide screen doors.
    code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
  • Food Protection
    Inspector note: Several overflowing trash storage containers being kept in close proximity to ice machines on third floor. Store trash away from ice machines to avoid potential contamination of food (ice).
    code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
    Inspector note: Food employee at salad prep line not wearing hair restraint while preparing foods. Provide proper hair restraint.
    code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Inspector note: Gasket at third floor cookline refrigerated reach in unit broken. Replace. Ice machine on third floor with broken plexi glass cover. Replace with smooth durable non porous easily cleanable material. Splash guard at handsink next to meat grinder in disrepair. Repair/replace.
    code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
    Inspector note: Observed employee at salad prep line use soiled wiping cloth to wipe surfaces not being stored in approved sanitizer. Store wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses.
    code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Installed and Maintained
    Inspector note: Shellfish storage unit at raw bar leaking underneath with standing water. Repair
    code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
    Inspector note: Handsink at raw bar without paper towels. Maintain fully stocked.
    code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Outside Storage Improperly Maintained
    Inspector note: Stagnent soiled standing water in area near rear door of establishent. Clean to remove. Thoroughly clean standing water from outside rear egress of establishment.
    code 34-5-501.111/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Improper Maintenance of Floors
    Inspector note: Floors throughout the establishment with missing grout and broken tiles at cookline and inside refrigerated walk in units. Repair all floors and areas with missing grout and tiles. Floors soiled and with standing water in walkin coolers dish area and cooklines. Thoroughly clean floors of soils and standing water. Raw bar area floor with standing water. Clean to remove. Stairs leading up to laundry area with broken tread and heavy buildup of grease. Repair. Clean to remove. Small hole in floor in paper storage room upstairs. Repair. Several floor drain covers at third floor cookline not loose. Secure properly. • Standing water in downstairs room around ice machine. Clean to remove.
    code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • premises not properly maintained or cleaned
    Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
    Inspector note: All commercial cookline hood stickers expired in April 2016. Replace with properly hole punched current hood stickers from BFD licensed hood maintenance company.
    code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Rooms and Equipment Vented
    Inspector note: Three gas fired steam kettles at third floor cookline in used without commercial vent hood. Discontinue. Provide commercial ventilation. At the time of inspection steam kettle in use being vented with opened unscreened door. Discontinue.
    code 39-6-304.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Mop Sink not Provided
    Inspector note: Mop sink in basement within close proximity to ice machine not fully enclosed. Provide fully enclosed mop sink with smooth durable non porous easily cleanable materials.
    code 42-5-203.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Premises Maintained
    Inspector note: Several bags of trash being stored on floor outside trash walk in cooler. Store trash properly inside refrigerated unit inside vermin proof trash recepticles. Discontinue storing trash on floor in basement. Overflowing trash storage containers on third floor next to ice machines. Remove trash. Store all trash in refrigerated basemnet trash storage room. Increase frequency of trash pickup. PIC stated trash is picked up once per week. Trash pickup not adequate enough for volume of business. Increase trash pickups. Scrap metal from old broken laundry machine piled on floor. Remove. Remove items not neccessary to the business.
    code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 17, 2016: 16 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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