7-Eleven

October 22, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.11 NO SOAP AVAILABLE FOR HAND WASHING AT THE DISH AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • 6-301.12 NO PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICE AT THE DISH AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-702.11 UNABLE TO SANITIZE FOOD EQUIPMENT AFTER WASHING DUE TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP WASTE WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT INTO THE OTHER TWO AND ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS UNABLE TO DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL FOOD PREPARATION OPERATIONS WHICH INCLUDES PREPARING PIZZA, HOT DOGS, WINGS AND COFFEE MAKING. INSTRUCTED TO SELL PRE-PACKAGED FOODS ONLY. NO FOOD PREPARING ALLOWED. MUST REPAIR SINK TO PROPERLY DRAIN FROM ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS WITHOUT WASTE WATER BACKING UP. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) NO INTERNAL THERMOMETER LOCATED INSIDE THE PIZZA COOLER AND WING FREEZER ON FRONT PREP LINE. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 REAR EXIT DOOR FROM THE REAR STORAGE TO THE ALLEY NOT TIGHT FITTING OR RODENT PROOFED. OBSERVED AN OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR AND A TORN RUBBER STRIPPING ON DOOR BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STRIPPING AND MAKE REAR DOOR TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES. • 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM ON SHELVING , BEHIND FREEZER, ALONG BASEBOARDS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS. ALSO NOTED SMALL FLY ACTIVITY AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH HAND WASH SINK WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 FLIES. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE FOR MICE AND FLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 (B) WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.19 FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK AND FAUCET EXTREMELY DIRTY AND STAINED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B) EXTERIOR ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD DEBRIS.----INTERIOR OF THE UNUSED COOLER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER EXTREMELY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • 4-601.11(C) PLASTIC ICE SHOOT FOR THE SODA DISPENSING MACHINE EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH PINK AND BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY: IN GROCERY AREA BEHIND SLURPEE MACHINES, SODA DISPENSER, PACKAGED FOOD COOLER, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THROUGHOUT BOTH STORAGE AREAS, UNDER BAG IN BOX SODA DISPENSERS, THROUGHOUT THE FRONT FOOD PREP BEHIND OVEN, UNDER HAND SINK, UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN ALL. • 6-501.114 FLOORS THROUGHOUT BOTH REAR STORAGE AND OFFICE WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED. • 6-201.11 LARGE 1 INCH CRACK IN THE BRICK WALL OF THE FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST SEAL.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: PA 100-0367 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 4, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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