Ajaja Foods

February 6, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOR STAFF.OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK,REAR PREP AREA/DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK IS DISCONNECTED FROM DRAIN LINE UNDERNEATH AND NO SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICES,STAFF TOILETROOM HAS NO HOT RUNNING WATER AND A HOLE IN SAME WATERLINE.MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES.PROVIDE SOAP AND TOWELS AND MAINTAIN.REPAIR WATERLINE.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 11Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX.100 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS TO0 NUMEROUS TO COUNT SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES ON FRONT FOOD PREP AREA COUNTER IN BETWEEN PLASTIC GLOVES AND FOOD CONTAINERS,BEHIND HOT HOLDING UNITS,LOWER CABINETS AT FOOD COUNTER,ON FLOOR UNDER ALL FOOD AND NOTIONS DISPLAY UNITS ON SALES FLOOR,ON ALL FOOD AND NOTIONS DISPLAY UNITS,INSDE OF POTATOE CHIP BOXES,ON FOOD SHELVING UNITS IN REAR PREP AREA IN BETWEEN PLASTIC WRAP,BOTTLED SAUCES,HOT HOLDING UNITS,ON FLOOR UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,ON AND INSIDE OF BOXES ,ON TOP OF CAN CHEESE ON FOOD SHELF INREAR PREP AREA ,ANOTHER SHELVING UNIT NEAR POP STORAGE AREA ON TOP OF ALL ARTICLES (LIGHTS,FOOD SCALES,FOOD LIDS,FREEZE POP BOXES),FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS THROUGHOUT ALL SHELVING UNITS AND INSIDE OF CANDY BOXES ON DISPLAY FOR SALE,INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER ON FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND STORAGE SHELVES AND CRATES.OPEN RODENT BAIT ON LOWER SHELF OF FRONT HAND SINK.MISSING REAR DOOR KNOB.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND RODENT POISON.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/6/18.(CRITICAL 7-38-020)
code 13Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (ITALIAN BEEF,CHEESE SAUCE,GROUNDBEEF).CERTFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL SERVICE COUNTERS,DISPLAY UNITS,COOLERS,FREEZERS ON SALES FLOOR AND WALK IN COOLER,MOPSINK BASIN,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP OF 3- COMP SINK,MICROWAVE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT AND INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN WALK IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES,LOOSE WALL PANEL IN REAR PREP AREA,MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILING AND IN TOILETROOM UNDER HAND SINK.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS AND CEILING IN DISH WASHING AREA AND WALK IN COOLER.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR AREA AND LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED IN WALK IN COOLER.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA AND REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 3, 2015: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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