Bj's Market & Bakery

January 27, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

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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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN FOOD PREP AREA. SCRAMBLED EGGS-68F, FRENCH TOAST MIXTURE -68F, WHOLE SHELL EGGS-71.4F. ALL EGGS AND EGG MIXTURES MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL PREPARED AND SERVED. PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: LIVE ROACHES FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1 LARGE ROACH CRAWLING UP THE WALL AND ON THE DESK IN OFFICE, 2 SMALL ROACHES CRAWLUNG ON THE FLOOR IN REAR HOT WATER TANK ROOM BY REAR EXIT DOOR, AND 20 ROACHES ON TOP OF BOOSTER HEATER UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND KEEP ALL AREAS DRY. REAR EXIT DOOR FOUND WITH 2-(1- INCH) GAPS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM - MUST REPAIR DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENNTRY. SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, LIDS IN POOR REPAIR AND RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH. LIDS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING AND MUST BE KEPT CLOSED. SERIOUS - 7-38-020.
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PRE-PACKAGED ENTREES MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SMOOTH AND RE-PAINT INTERIOR DOOR PANEL THAT IS RUSTED TO WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKET AROUND DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE SHELVES & RACKS THROUGHOUT, SHELVES UNDERNEATH COUNTER IN FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA, INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, FAN GAURDS & COILS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER(S), INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL DEEP FRYER UNITS, POTS, OVENS, SINKS, DISH MACHINE UNIT & SHELVES ON WALL ABOVE, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT, OVENS, CAN OPENER AND ATTACHED HOLSTER CONNECT3D TO PREP TABLE, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM AND SECTION OF ESTABLISHMENT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN, PAINT OR REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES, HEAVILY STAINED UPPER WALL TILES AND HEAVILY STAINED WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN WALK-IN COOLER(S).
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN UTILITY CLOSET BY CUSTOMER WASHROOMS AND IN HOT WATER STORAGE ROOM IN REAR. MUST DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER AND HANG MOPS UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 14, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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