Big Rays Grill, Inc.

August 30, 2012 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: 3 DOZEN EGGS ON COUNTERTOP AT 83.1F. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD TEMPERATURES OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. $20 VALUE 5LBS.
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED MULTIPLE TIMES BY FOOD HANDLER, HANDLING MONEY, AND THEN PROCEEDING TO PREPARE FOOD WITH BARE HANDS (TOAST, CHEESE. FOOD HANDLER DID NOT WASH HANDS AT ANY POINT. INSTD ON IMPORTANCE OF HANDWASHING INBETWEEN CHANGING TASKS AND ALSO NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO EAT FOODS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
    code 6Priority
  • toxic items stored near food
    Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
    Inspector note: NUMEROUS LIVE (OVER 15) AND DEAD HOUSE FLIES NOTED ON PREMISES. FRONT DOORS OPEN TO AIR. INSTD TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND PROVIDE 1/16 MESH SCREEN FOR DOORS OR KEEP DOORS CLOSED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
    code 18
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: RAW WOOD NOTED UNDER FRONT COUNTER. PAINT SAME WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT. INTERIOR PANEL OF CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INTERIOR BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYER, INTERIOR OF FREEZER NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN, UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE THRU-OUT. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: INTERIOR OF HOOD WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. REPAIR SAME. ALL DOORS AND DOOR FRAMES THRU-OUT INCLUDING TOILET ROOM NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND PAINT IF NEEDED AFTER CLEANING. ALL ATTACHED PIPING AND OUTLETS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE GREASE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 35
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 25, 2011: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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