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Howells & Hood

December 4, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE PASTRY PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 56F, AND THE LINE PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MILK, EGGS, MEAT AND CHEESES. BOTH COOLERS WERE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 40F. UPON MY RETURN ON 12/5/13 TO FINISH WRITING THE REPORT, BOTH COOLERS WERE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE OF 34F.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER: CHILI AT 59.6F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE LINE PREP COOLERS: PATE AT 56.1F, EGGS AT 55.7F, BLUE CHEESE AT 48.2F, SOUR CREAM AT 54.5F, CHEESE AT 53.6F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 215# OF FOOD WORTH $665. 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 NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED A SLIMY SUBSTANCE AND DISCOLORATION INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UPON MY RETURN TO FINISH THE REPORT ON 12/5/13, THE ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, WALK-IN FREEZER AND LINE PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WINGS, RICE, AND EGGS ONSITE WITHOUT A CDPH OR IDPH APPROVED HACCP PROGRAM. ALL FOOD WAS PLACED INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. 6 CONTAINERS WERE TAGGED. CONTAINER #1 CONTAINED 91#, CONTAINER #2 HAD 56#, CONTAINER #3 HAD 68#, CONTAINER #4 HAD 63#, CONTAINER #5 HAD 104#, AND CONTAINER #6 HAD 26# FOR A TOTAL OF 413#. MUST HAVE A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN ONSITE IN ORDER TO VACUUM PACKAGE ANY FOODS. THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE WAS ALSO TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. 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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE PREMISES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA, DISHROOM AND BEHIND THE BARS. APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
code 28
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPAIR AND SEAL THE CRACKED FLOORING ALONG THE BASEBOARD AND IN OTHER AREAS BEHIND THE EAST BAR. REPAIR THE BUCKLED WOOD FLOORING PANELS IN THE SERVICE HALLWAY NEAR THE EXIT DOOR. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS BEHIND THE BARS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 34

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Compared with Pass on February 19, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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