Ghareeb Nawaz Restaurant

February 28, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES. NO SOAP AT OVEN PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK, NO PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICES INSIDE BOTH MEN AND WOMANS WASHROOM. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS IN THE OFFICE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL WASHBOWLS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE FOOD TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS YOGURT STORED IN INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC 2 OZ. CUPS ON SHELVING IN THE PREP AREA AT 60.9F. ALSO OBSERVED A LARGE PAN, 20 LBS YOGURT IN SAME AREA AT 84.9F. INSTRUCTED YOGURT MUST BE HELD COLD AT 40F OR BELOW. ALL DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $40.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. RAW LAMB STORED OVER CASES OF FRESH TOMATOES. FRESH TOMATOES STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF RAW CHICKEN. RAW EGGS STORED IN SEVERAL AREAS ON TOP AND MIDDLE STORAGE SHELVING ABOVE PREPARED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ARRANGE ALL FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER TO PROTECT FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM #2129326 ON 12-15-17 NOT CORRECTED. #31- SINGLE SERVICE SPOONS IMPROPERLY STORED. MUST STORE TO BE DISPENSED BY HANDLES.#34- INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE PREP AREAS, AND REAR STORAGE AREA LEADING TO THE WALK IN COOLER, INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS/GRATES WITH HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT . MUST CLEAN. #35- ACCUMULATED DUST ON CEILING TILES AND VENTS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.--- ALL PRE-PACKAGED YOGURT FOR SALE MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND LIST OF INGREDIENTS.---ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SHELVING FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AT THE CLEAN POT/PAN STORAGE IN DISH WASH AREA, THROUGHOUT THE FRONT CASHIER STATION, ALL METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER AND AT THE OVEN PREP AREA, THROUGHOUT THE GRILL AREA, THROUGHOUT THE DOUGH PREP AREA, ALL REAR STORAGE SHELVING LEADING TO WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.---MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS SHELVING OR A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT FACILITY. ALL SHELVING MUST PROVIDE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING/MONITORING. MUST REMOVE ALL MILK CRATES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING WITH DIRT AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS: HANDLES AND NOZZLES AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, EXTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR, ALL OVENS, ALL COOLERS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, REAR REACH-IN FREEZER, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REAR UNUSED ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILES AT THE DISH WASHING AREA. TIN FOIL USED AS CEILING TILE AT THE OVEN PREP. MUST REPLACE.---ALL WALLS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS, REAR STORAGE AND COOLER AREA, INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER, AT DISH WASHING AREA FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---MUST NOT USE TAPE ON WALLS AS A MEANS TO SECURING ELECTRICAL WIRING. MUST BE CLEANABLE MATERIAL, PLASTIC OR METAL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS.---PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD AS THE COOKS LINE GAS STOVE. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAT/HAIR RESTRAINTS.---MUST PROVIDE PROPER FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES ALL FOR FOODS.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 15, 2017: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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