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Bernie's

July 19, 2012 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEES CHANGE GLOVES BETWEEN TASKS BUT NOT WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER CHANGING GLOVES. ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BLOW AIR INTO THE GLOVES TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THEM ON. MANAGER NOTIFIED OF IMPROPER PRACTICES AND OF NEED TO PROPERLY TRAIN EMPLOYEES ON HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE AND IN THE ICE BINS. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE AND OBSERVED BLACK MATERIAL IN THE ICE INSIDE OF THE MACHINE. THIS MACHINE WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. DO NOT USE UNTIL THE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. ALSO, OBSERVED A CAN OF ENERGY DRINK AND A PERSONAL WATER CONTAINER STORED INSIDE OF THE ICE BIN AT BOTH 1ST FLOOR BARS. THE DRINKS WERE STORED IN A BIN OF ICE USED FOR CUSTOMER'S DRINKS. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE DRINK FROM THE ICE AND DISCARDED THE ICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRAIN LINES FOR THE COLD PLATE IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE USED FOR DRINKS AT THE MAIN BAR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE USING FOR CUSTOMER DRINKS OR PROVIDE AN ICE BIN WITH A COLD PLATE THAT IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ICE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF SAUCE COOLER, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE.
code 33
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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