Charminar Fine Dining & Grill

September 22, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO KEEP AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE IS MADE AWARE BY THEIR EMPLOYEES INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD BY THE LAW. 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: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN-UP ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A WRITTEN POLICY AND PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR HANDLING VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AND THE NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR MEASURING THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF HOT AND COLD FOODS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR MEASURING HOT AND COLD FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE LIVE COCKROACHES INSIDE THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ROACHES, CLEAN SURFACES, AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE OF PEST. RECOMMENDED RECEIVING ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOIL BEING USED AS A LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS AND MAINTAIN. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH, EASILY CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL SANITIZING TEST STRIPS FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL SANITIZING TEST STRIPS FOR THE CHEMICAL SANITIZER THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 48
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING MECHANISM FOR THE CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 08/26/2022 INSPECTION, REPORT #2562846 NOT CORRECTED: #37-OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS ON SHELVING UNIT IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS FOR BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING.. #39-OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN A WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. #47-OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS ON PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. #49-OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES).#55-OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT, THROUGHOUT DRY FOOD STORAGE, UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND BEHIND GREASE TRAP AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, COOLERS, SINKS, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITZE, AND MAINTAIN.#57-OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 26, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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