Church's Chicken # 584

May 5, 2014 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • 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 FOOD NOT MAINTAINED AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. CHICKEN FOUND AT 130.1F AND 128.8F IN HOT HOLDING AREA. THIS PRODUCT MUST BE COOKED TO 165F AND HELD AT 140 DEGRREES. INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE HOLD TIME ON PRODUCT IF REQUIRED TEMPERATURE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED USING CURRENT HOLD TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 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: EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES. MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 20 INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE DESK IN OFFICE/DRY GOODS STORAGE ROOM, 20 ON TOP OF POP DISPENSER COVER ABOVE BOXES OF POP IN DRY GOODS STORAGE ROOM, 30 FOUND IN REACH-IN FREEZER USED FOR STORAGE, 10 ON FLOOR INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER, 20 SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN STORAGE ROOM, IN DISHWASHING AREA AND IN WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL CRACKS, HOLES AND OPENINGS IN WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 18
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED JUNE 6, 2013 ON REPORT# 1296410 NOT CORRECTED: -33- INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN RUSTY DEPOSITS NOTED.-34- FLOORS STILL IN POOR REPAIR IN FOOD PREP AND SERVICE AREAS STANDING WATER STILL PUDDLING BETWEEN FLOOR TILES. ALL CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES MUST BE REPLACED, AND ALL MISSING GROUT WHICH WILL ELIMINATE WATER PUDDLING MUST BE REPLACED. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
    code 29
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29. • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS & SHELVES, ALL PREP TABLES, EXTERIORS OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS, INTERIORS OF HEATED HOLDING UNITS IN PREP AREA, DESK IN OFFICE, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #29. • FLOORS THROUGHOUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(FLOUR, FOOD DEBRIS).
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED(DIRT, STAINS). CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED.
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING HEATING ELEMENTS IN HOT HOLDING AREA(LIGHTS).
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: EXCESSIVE WATER FOUND ON FLOOR DUE TO ICE MACHINE LEAK, MUST REPAIR UNIT. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: DIRTY STANDING MOP WATER FOUND IN MOP PAIL WITH MOP. MUST DISCARD AND STORE MOP PROPERLY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
    code 41
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH SANITARY SOLUTION.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 6, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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