Golden Apple Restaurant

September 8, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER FOUND AT 50.4F WITH FOODS SUCH AS HAM AT 50.2F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW, CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 1 LB EACH OF HARDBOILED EGGS AT 50F, FETA CHEESE AT 46.7F, 2 LBS COOKED SAUSAGE AT 75.2F, 5 LBS HAM AT 50.2F.ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $300.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. WAITRESS OBSERVED HANDLING AND BUTTERING READY TO EAT TOAST WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED MUST NOT HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD WITH BARE HANDS AS DISCUSSED IN REPORT #1528011 ON 3-19-15. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 5-16-16 #1770841 NOT CORRECTED. #30-: READY TO EAT FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.#32-UNDERSIDE OF METAL SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE ABOVE THE WAFFLE COOKERS FOUND WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #34-: FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.#38- MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK ON THE COOKS LINE WHERE RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED, GLOVES ARE USED TO REPLACE BARE HAND CONTACT AND FREQUENT HAND WASHING IS NEEDED.#43- COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED IN THE CONTAINER. FOUND 0PPM CHLORINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE GREASE TRAP WITH SAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD/NON-FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF THE FLAT TOP GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, OLD TIN FOIL AS LINER. MUST CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE FOIL. INTERIOR OF THE REAR PREP EXHAUST HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT, GREASE OR DEBRIS: UNDER ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND BEHIND REAR POT/PAN AND DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING, UNDER BAG IN BOX SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM, THROUGHOUT WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS FLOOR MATTING THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH FOOD SPLATTER, CHIPPING PLASTER/PAINT: REAR PREP AT DISH AREA, THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE. INTERIOR WOODEN DOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH RAW, CHIPPING AND DAMAGED WOOD. MUST SEAL/PAINT AND MAINTAIN. HOLE IN THE WALL OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST SEAL.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: SERVERS MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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