Joe's American Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings11
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Products including chopped shallots onions and onions in oil prepared and placed in lift top refrigeration without cooling to 41F or below
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Preventing Contamination from Hands (P)critical
  Inspector note: Observed employee chopping lettuce holding product with bare hands
  code 590.003(C)/3-301.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizer at low temperature dishwasher below 50ppm
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizer at 3 bay at 500ppm+ at time of inspection. Staff to dilute until repairs are made. Service call made at time of inspection
  code 590.007/7-204.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
  Inspector note: PIC must properly monitor all cold holding and cooling procedures. PIC must ensure proper sanitizer levels
  code 590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
  Inspector note: Individual bags of cooked pasta placed in large deep covered plastic bin at 47Ffrom previous date- Voluntarily discarded
  code 590.003/3-501.15-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C)
  Inspector note: Observed employee eating at service/ prep line
  code 590.002/2-401.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple bulk food containers including in dry storage with no labels
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️CIP Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple refrigeration units leaking from below into hotel pans- All units below 41F
  code 590.004/4-202.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
  Inspector note: Fryolator in back prep in area with no hood- Remove
  code 590.004/4-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Pipe below disposal leakin- Repaired with tape/towel
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 10, 2018: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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