L Street Diner

March 12, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
  • failed findings13
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • Separation Segregation Cross Contaminationcritical
    Inspector note: Observed raw chicken stored above ready to eat ham and cold cuts in basement walkin cooler. Store raw TCS foods in a manner that prevents potential cross contamination.
    code 08-3-302.11/3-304.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/Howcritical
    Inspector note: Food workers are not washing hands with the proper frequency when returning to work and between changing tasks. Provide frequent adequate handwashing when and where required. Retrain staff on the importance of handwashing.
    code 12-2-301.12-.15*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
    Inspector note: Basement meat slicer observed with fresh and dried caked on food soils. Wash/rinse/sanitize/air dry a minumum of every four hours. • Dish machine not registering presence of chlorine sanitizer. Repair to register 50PPM. Alternative means to sanitze equipment with bleach sanitizer solution on site.
    code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • PIC Performing Dutiescritical
    Inspector note: The CFPM is not monitoring handwashing proper storage of raw TCS foods sanitizing of equipment and general facility maintenance. Multiple P & Pf violations sited. Provide active managerial control as it is defined in the 2013 food code under PIC duties section.
    code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
  • Cross Connection Back Siphonage Backflow
    Inspector note: Ice machine drain is draining into a bucket of standing water. Provide properly plumbed waste drain with air gap of back flow prevention. Repair and remove standing water.
    code 30-5-203.14** · serious findingstatus: Fail
  • Insects Rodents Animals
    Inspector note: Evidence of mice activity with droppings observed behind dish machine and on floor next to meat slicer in basement. Provide updated IPM pest control report upon reinspection. Clean and sanitize all affected areas.
    code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
  • Food Container Labels
    Inspector note: Label and date mark all prepared TCS foods in establishment in walkin and reach in coolers. See handout in email.
    code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
    Inspector note: Food workers not wearing hair restraints. Provide.
    code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
    Inspector note: Observed worker wipe hands and top of coffin freezer with a soiled wiping cloth. Store wiping cloths in approved sanitizer between uses.
    code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: Clean sides and front of equipment throughout of food spatters and visible soils.
    code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Improper Maintenance of Floors
    Inspector note: Heavy buildup of grease on floors under and around cookline equipment. Floor under frialator constructed of raw concrete. Clean to remove and replace floors with smooth durable non porous easily cleanable material. Floor with cracked damaged sinking tiles near dish machine. Repair. Clean floor in basement of caked on black colored soils.
    code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed
    Inspector note: Hole in wall behind dish machine. Seal. Pizza cookline hood with heavy grease and soils. Clean to remove. Provide current properly hole punched sticker from licensed BFD hood maintenance company. To refer to Dave Hayes from BFD.
    code 37-6-201.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
  • Rooms and Equipment Vented
    Inspector note: Smoker vented with a PVC pipe. Verify if properly vented with BFD.
    code 39-6-304.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2018: 13 findings appeared for the first time.

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