Epples Restaurant

March 2, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINER OF COOKED GREEN PEPPERS AND ONIONS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 52.2F AT PREP LINE. (MGR STATES COOKED YESTERDAY INSTD TO COOL PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL APPROX 3LBS, $10 VALUE. MGR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAME.
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 9/10/15 REPORT 1575346 NOT CORRECTED: 35 CLEAN DEBRIS AND STAINS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN DUST FROM ALL CEILING VENTS. 36 REPLACE ALL BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. 40 MUST PROVIDE LONGSTEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
code 29
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: CUSTOMER MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED ON DINING TABLES. INSTD TO WRAP PROPERLY OR RE SET PLACE SETTING AS CUSTOMERS ARE SEATED. KNIFE IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP COOLER AND STEAM TABLE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAPS AND ROLLING CARTS WITH RUSTY SURFACES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT LINE, STAINED, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, GREASE ACCUMULATION: INTERIOR BOTTOM AND SIDES OF FRYERS, LEGS, WHEELS, AND ATTACHED PIPING OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, MICROWAVE, CAN OPENER AND HOLDER, STEAM TABLE, PREP TABLES, AND STORAGE SHELVES. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD/NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS AND STORAGE SHELVES, FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS FOR ALL FLOOR DRAINS WHERE MISSING OR IN POOR REPAIR. SECTIONS OF FLOOR AT MAIN COOK LINE AND IN DISHMACHINE AREA IN POOR REPAIR, MISSING/CRACKED TILES AND WORN GROUT LINES CAUSING EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND SOME STANDING WATER. INSTD TO RE GROUT BY DISHMACHINE AREA AND REPAIR ALL BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT OUT ABOVE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN MAIN PREP AREA. REPLACE LIGHT.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MISSING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLEANING SUPPLIES IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY. EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 17, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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