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Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak

January 4, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNHYGIENIC FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES A BY FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE. OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE TAKE OFF A PAIR OF GLOVES AND PUT ON A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES AND START CHOPPING PARSLEY WITHOUT FIRST WASHING THEIR HANDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THE EMPLOYEE TO STOP THEIR TASK, WASH THEIR HANDS AND THEN PUT ON A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES. DISCUSSED PROPER HANDWASHING WITH MANAGEMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A.
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHES AND UTENSILS NOT BEING PROPERLY SANITIZED BY THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. OBSERVED THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT 140F WHILE RACKS OF DISHES AND UTENSILS WERE BEING PASSED THROUGH THE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE USING THE MACHINE UNTIL THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE REACHED ABOVE 180F. THE FINAL RINSE GAUGE SHOWED A TEMPERATURE OF 196F AND THE DISHES AND UTENSILS WERE REWASHED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE THE WORN OUT DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER DOORS AND INSPECT DOOR HINGES FOR WEAR AND DISREPAIR.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOM.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING AND BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE DISHROOM AND DISH STORAGE HALLWAY.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 31, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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