Evergreen Restaurant

January 29, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED ADULTERATED DRY SPICES USED TO SEASON FOOD. A PIECE OF BLUE PLASTIC AND SMALL BROWN OBJECT IN A BROWN SUGAR STORAGE CONTAINER AND A BROWN FOREIGN OBJECT INSIDE OF A SALT STORAGE CONTAINER. BOTH MENTIONED CONTAINERS WERE STORED IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY DISCARDED OF 20 LBS OF PRODUCTS $25. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL FOOD ITEMS SAFE FROM PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATE READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-050(A), CITATION ISSUED.
code 13Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINERS OF OYSTERS AND CLAMS, LOCATED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. MANAGER DISCARDED ALL ITEMS. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $150. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE PEST ACTIVITY. 5 LIVE ROACHES AND APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE LIVE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED IN THE CREVICES OF THE FLOOR UNDER THE DISHWASHING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, ON THE FOOD PREP TABLES UNDER THE RICE COOKER, AND ON THE LEDGE ABOVE THE PREP COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. THE MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, SURROUNDING THE HOT WATER TANK IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM, SURROUNDING THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE LOWER OPENING OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE ACTIVITY OF ROACHES AND REMOVE THE EVIDENCE OF THE RODENT ACTIVTY AND TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, FOOD PREP TABLES, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DISHWASHING MACHINE, ON THE FOOD PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD, AND ON THE CARPET NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD ROACHES AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO STORAGE CONTAINERS OF RICE STORED ON THE FLOOR WITH OUT LIDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING ALL FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR AND ALWAYS COVER FOOD ITEMS WHILE NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE ONE SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LIDS ON THE DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT CLEAN, WITH DEBRIS AND A DEAD FLY IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL LIDS AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATING THE FOOD ITEMS. • OBSERVED SLIGHT BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO THE MOP SINK. STANDING WATER IN THE SINK BOWL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DOOR ON THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH SEVERE GREASE BUILD UP AND FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISHWASHING MACHINE WITH OPENINGS AND IN NEED OF GROUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID FLOORS IN ORDER TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN THE FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRIED GREASE DROPLETS AND DUST ON THE VENTILATION HOOD, ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 02/21/2023, REPORT #2571497 #49 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING AND MAINTAIN: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, FRYERS, WOK STATION, STOVE AND BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 21, 2023: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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