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Costa Vida

October 15, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
    code 5Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT COOK-CHILL PRODUCTS ARE LABELED PROPERLY BUT COLD HELD TCS ITEMS STORED IN REFRIGERATOR LONGER THAN 24 HOURS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
    code 23
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: EMPTY FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN DISH WASHING AREA AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
    code 39
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELRY EXCEPT PLAIN WEDDING BAND FROM HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
    code 40
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD SCOOPS TO BE STORED INSIDE FOOD WITH HANDLE TOUCHING FOOD.MUST STORED UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER, UNDER HOT WATER (135 F AND ABOVE),IN FOOD HANDLE NOT TOUCHING FOOD AND IN CLEAN PLACE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
    code 43
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKING POTS USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK.MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE.
    code 48
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT REAR ICE MACHINE AND FRONT ICE/SODA MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CURRENT FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEWED AND REMAINS UNCHANGED. A 90 DAY GRACE PERIOD WAS GIVEN FOR ALL NEW PRIORITY AND PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS. CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON THE NEXT INSPECTION AFTER THE 90 DAY GRACE PERIOD FOR THESE VIOLATIONS
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 8, 2018: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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