Hooks Fish & Chicken

October 20, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND CONTAINERS OF COLE SLAW SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE(65F) INSIDE CARRYOUT CONTAINERS ON THE PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO FOUND PRE-COOKED CHICKEN WINGS SITTING OUT ON PREP TABLE AT 75.1F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW COLD OR AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE HOT. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. 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 THE COOK/FOODSERVICE MGR. GO OUTSIDE TO EMPTY CONTAINER WITH PRE-COOKED CHICKEN WINGS INTO THE GARBAGE, THEN COME BACK INSIDE AND GO BACK TO THE FOOD PREP AREA AND START PREPARING CHICKEN WINGS WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE WASTE AND GREASE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TRASH AND DEBRIS FOUND ON GROUND SURROUNDING THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS. FOUND GREASE ALL OVER THE WALL AROUND THE PIPE THAT FILTERS THE GREASE INTO THE OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE WHICH ALSO HAS MASSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP ON THE EXTERIOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR DISH WASHING AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOTED 4-25-15 ON REPORT# 1537305 NOT CORRECTED:-45-ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE NEAR EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN REAR ISH WASHING AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH, STORAGE RACKS, ALL SINKS, EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,AND INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER) ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF BUSINESS THAT ARE HEAVILY STAINED WITH DIRT AND GREASE. CLEAN ALL DUST AND DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP ON HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REMOVE MOLDY CEILING TILE IN WASHROOM. REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN WASHROOM.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MASSIVE FOOD BUILD-UP FOUND INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA-MUST CLEAN. FAUCET AND ATTACHED SPRAYER ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA HEAVILY LEAKING IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS- MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: UPGRADED TO VIOLATION #29.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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