Bien Me Sabe Venezuelan Cafe & Restaurant

June 18, 2019 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE WOMAN'S WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINKS AND THE COOKS LINE/DISH AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO HAND WASHING SINK PROVIDED AT COFFEE/SMOOTHIE FRONT PREP AREA.MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. ALSO, HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, OBSERVED: TWO PREP TABLES (ONE STAINLESS SURFACE, THE OTHER WITH A HEAVY THICK CUTTING BOARD), USED SPICES, PLASTIC WRAP, TISSUE PAPER AND OTHER ASSORTED FOOD PREPPING MATERIALS. MUST INSTALL A SINK CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEE FOR HAND WASHING, OR REMOVE ALL PREP TABLES, PREPPING ACCESSORIES ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING A STEMMED GLASS PREVIOUSLY USED FOR SERVED CHEVECHE IN THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK USING A BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER INSIDE THE SINK THEN RETURN THE GLASS TO THE CLEAN GLASSWARE STORAGE SHELVING AT THE COOKS LINE WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED ALL DISHES, GLASSES MUST BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED ASSORTED TCS, READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS FLAN, COOKED PORK, COOKED BEEF, BEANS NOT DATE LABELED WITH AND EXPIRATION DATE. REVIEWED THAT ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY AVAILABLE FOR CUSTOMERS. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSE AND INFORM ALL SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE TALL REACH-IN THREE DOOR AND COOKS LINE COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: ALL STORED FOODS AND PRODUCE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE BASEMENT FLOORS.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE LID OF THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER. MUST REPLACE LID.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: SIDE OF THE KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH PEELING PLASTIC PROTECTING. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.----INTERIOR METAL RACK SHELVING INSIDE THE KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK AT THE NOZZLE ON THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN THE HVAC CLOSET. MUST REPLACE.----EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WINDOW WALL NEXT TO THE GAS STOVE.----FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE UNDER ALL SHELVING WITH DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • MISSING FLOOR TILES WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD AT THE PREP/ICE MACHINE AREA, UNDER THE EQUIPMENT ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE MISSING TILES.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE ALL BASEMENT BOX FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 10-16-18 #2229766 NOT CORRECTED. #45-OBSERVED UTENSILS ON TOP THE DINING TABLE NOT PROTECTED.TABLEWARE THAT IS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY WRAPPED,COVERED.#49-MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING.#55- INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AREA BEHIND AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,DISH MACHINE AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDED BASEMENT AREA. IF BASEMENT IS USED FOR PREP AREA,FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. #55- FOUND BROKEN FLOOR TILES UNDER THE WEST SMALL PREP COOLER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,MUST REPLACE SAID TILES. CHIPPED AND POROUS CEMENT FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA/STORAGE AREA,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.----RAW WOOD PANELS(WITH EXCESS SPIDER WEBS) ABOVE PREP TABLES AND BOX FREEZERS IN BASEMENT PREP,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CEILING IN PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE DRY STORAGE AREA(SAME BASEMENT).WALL AND CEILING COVERING MATERIALS SHALL BE ATTACHED SO THEY ARE EASILY CLEANABLE, OR REMOVE TABLES, PREPPING MATERIALS,ETC.#58- OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 16, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 9 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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