First Choice Market

October 13, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings19
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PRODUCE STORAGE/ICE BAGGING AREA MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER,SOAP AND TOWELS AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT MOST HAND SINKS IN ALL PREP AREA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER IMPROPER SANITIZING MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT 0.0PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN TAQUERIA.OBSERVED HIM WASHING UTENSILS WITH SOAP AND RINSING UNDER RUNNING WATER ,SINK NOT SET-UP AND NO SANITIZER.INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE ON HOW TO SET-UP SINK.(PRIORITY 7-38-025)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS 7LBS. COOKED STEAK AT 120.2F.10LBS. COOKED STEAK-60.0F ON TOPSIDE OF STOVE AND ON LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. APPX. 17LBS. $200.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF COOLERS SUCH AS 9.5LBS. COOKED BEANS-45.3F.15LBS. PREPACKAGED WHOLE CHICKENS-45.9F-47.7F.9LBS. PREPACKAGED COOKED RIBS-49.3F-76.5F.3LBS. COOKED PORK-44.8F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX. 36.5LBS.$162.(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE (SHAKERS,FOOD CONTAINERS) • MUST LABEL REPACKAGED SNACKS FOR SALE IN CORN PREP AREA WITH PROPER INFORMATION GIVEN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM FRONT EXIT DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. • OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX. 500 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT PREMISES SUCH AS SALES FLOOR-ON FLOOR UNDER CHIP DISPLAY & SODA DISPLAY SHELF,ALONG FLOOR AND WALL BASE AT LAST CASHIER BOOTH /BEHIND SODA COOLER.CASHIER BOOTHS-ON SHELVING UNITS AND INSIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT AT 1ST REGISTER BOOTH.MEAT WALK IN COOLER-UNDER SHELVING UNITS.UNUSED REAR DISH WASHING AREA-ALONG WALL BASES,ON FLOOR UNDER SINK.ADDITIONAL MEAT WALK IN COOLER-ALONG WALL BASES AND UNDER SHELVING UNITS AND PALLET.PRODUCE STORAGE AREA-ALONG WALL BASES,ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS,BEHIND CABINET,AROUND HOT WATER TANK.PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER-ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVING UNITS.SMALL STORAGE AREA-ON BOXES AND ITEMS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON FLOOR UNDER SAME.2ND FL. STORAGE AREA-ALONG WALL BASES,UNDER & IN BETWEEN ARTICLES ON FLOOR AND SHELVING UNITS.PRODUCE DISPLAY ON SALES FLOOR BEHIND FOOD.REAR HALLWAY LANDING TO BASEMENT IN BETWEEN CLUTTER ON FLOOR,SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT ALONG WALL BASES AND UNUSED COOLER.ALSO APPX. 40 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AN FLYING AROUND IN MEAT /DELI PREP AREA,MEAT DISH WASHING AREA,PRODUCE SALES FLOOR AROUND ONIONS,REAR PRODUCE STORAGE AREA.2- DEAD DECAYED MICE ON LEDGE OF PRODUCE SALES FLOOR.APPX. 6-8 LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND IN MEAT DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 10/13/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN MEAT PREP AREA MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED AN UNAUTHORIZED FEMALE BUS DRIVER IN REAR MEAT PREP AREA VIEWING HER PURCHASE OF FISH.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED IN PREP AREA.(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FEMALE FOOD HANDLER IN CORN PREP AREA NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON CUTTING BOARDS IN MOST PREP AREAS. MUST STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES AND WHERE NEEDED IN TAQUERIA AND OTHER PREP AREAS.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNIT INSIDE OF CABINET IN CORN PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE FOIL AND CARDBOARD FROM GREASE TRAP OF 3- COMP SINK AND FROM LOWER SHELVES OF GRILL TABLE AND OTHER SURFACES IN TAQUERIA,CORN PREP-REACH IN COOLER.MEAT WALK IN COOLER-SHELVING UNITS.MEAT PREP AREA-CARDBOARD AND PLASTIC WRAPPED AROUND PREPTABLES.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS & BRACKETS IN WALK IN COOLER,PREP TABLES,ROLLING CARTS AND WHERE NEEDED.BADLY STAINED AIR CURTAINS IN MEAT PREP WALK IN COOLER. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET AND REMOVE TAPE FROM PREP COOLER IN TAQUERIA.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO CHECK SANITIZING SOLUTION PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS IN ALL PREP AREAS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST DEFROST EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP FROM SOME CHEST FREEZERS ON SALES FLOOR.MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM TAQUERIA- FRYER CABINET,GRILL TABLE,OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT,ICE COOLER.CORN PREP AREA- STORAGE CABINET & SHELVING UNITS,GLASS REACH IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MEAT/DELI DISPLAY UNITS-MOLD BUILD UP ON SLIDING DOORS.PREP/WALK IN COOLERS-SHELVING UNITS,PREP TABLES, SAW MACHINE, GRINDER,CUBER,BLENDERS.HAND WASHING SINKS & FAUCETS IN PREP WALK IN COOLERS,ROLLING CARTS,FANGUARD COVERS AND COMPRESSOR UNITS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY COMPRESSOR LINE IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER LID MISSING NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST REPLACE MISSING LID TO BE TIGHT FITTING.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ,DIRT AND SPLATTER FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL WALK IN COOLERS,PREP AREA,STORAGE AREAS AND WHERE NEEDED. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS,HOLES,GAPS AND OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT PREMISES,MISSING AND DAMGED FLOOR TILES ON STAIRCASE LEADING TO 2ND FL. ,PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREAS AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CAULK ALONG WALLS AND BASES THROUGHOUT TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE MOLDED CAULKING BUILD UP FROM AROUND WALLS AND SINKS THROUGHOUT PREMISES PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHILEDS IN PREP AREAS AND WHERE NEEDED. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS ON 2ND FL. BASEMENT,STORAGE AREAS AND WHERE NEEDED.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS IN TAQUERIA AND BASEMENT,SHATTER PROOF BULB IN WALK IN FREEZER. • MUST PLACE TABLE TOP FRYER AND 1-EYE STOVE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD IN TAQUERIA.OBSERVED NO VENTILATION FOR BREAD & CHICKEN OVENS MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES. • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN TAQUERIA.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANLDERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2022: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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