Gategourmet (Bldg 742)

October 13, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SANITIZING UNIT MOUNTED TO THE WALL WITH THE SANITIZER LINE RUNNING AND DISCHARGING INTO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE MAIN WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISMANTLED THE SANITIZING UNIT AND REMOVED THE DISCHARGE LINE FROM THE HAND SINK. NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE SAME HANDSINK MENTIONED ABOVE. EXPOSED SANK IS TO BE USED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE LARGE WALK-IN COOLER: FOUND A CONTAINER OF CHICKEN BREAST AT 61.4F AND A CONTAINER OF SLICED CHICKEN AT 60.6F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 28# OF FOOD WORTH $120. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE AT THE EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA. OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN DISCOLORATION IN THE UPPER COMPARTMENT IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE AND WATER FOR ICE TRAYS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
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: OBSERVED A 1 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR THAT LEADS TO THE OFFICE AND 2 GAPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OVERHEAD DOOR IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AREA DUE TO BROKEN CONCRETE ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE GAP IS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND REPAIR THE CONCRETE TO SEAL THE OVERHEAD DOOR TO PREVENT PEST/RODENT ISSUES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST OR SCRAPE OFF THE ICE/FROST BUILDUP THE WALK-IN FREEZER WHERE THE ICE IS STORED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BROWN SUBSTANCE ON THE HOT-HOLDING WELL AT THE FOOD LINE IN THE EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA. INSTRUCTED TO NOT FILL THE WELL WITH WATER UNTIL THE UNIT IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. • FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP IN THE CAN OPENER/HOLSTER ATTACHED TO THE PREP TABLE IN THE VEGETABLE/FRUIT PREP COOLER. OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN BUILDUP ON THE LIQUOR DOCK CURTAINS AND THE UNITED LIQUOR CAGE CURTAINS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND PAPER TOWEL, TOILET PAPER, AND DEBRIS IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM ON THE 1ST FLOOR NEAR THE CAFETERIA. FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE CORNERS AND ALONG THE TRIM BEHIND DRINK EQUIPMENT IN THE EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA. THE FLOORS IN THE DISCHARGE ROOM WHERE ALL THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE PLANES ARE DUMPED IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS, FOOD CONTAINERS, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE VEGETABLE/FRUIT WALK-IN PREP COOLER. OBSERVED HOT/COLD LINES ON THE WALL WHERE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK USED TO BE LOCATED BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO RE-INSTALL THE MISSING HAND SINK IN THE VEGETABLE PREP COOLER WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. • FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN STAGING AREA LANE 13 AND THE SODA FOUNTAIN LINE IS NOT DRAINING ADEQUATELY IN THE CAFETERIA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SINK TO PREVENT LEAKAGE AND MAINTAIN AND TO REPAIR WATER DISCHARGE LINE AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN IN THE CAFETERIA TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES. • FOUND A HOT-HOLDING UNIT IN-USE AGAINST THE WEST WALL WITH STORED FOOD INSIDE NOT STORED UNDER A VENT OR HOOD. EQUIPMENT MUST BE UNDER A PROPER HOOD OR CANOPY AT ALL TIMES.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETER ON THE WALL IN THE DAIRY COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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