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March 5, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings17
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE COOKS LINE AND THE BAR HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. SINK BLOCKED BY LARGE SHEET PAN AND GARBAGE CAN. EVIDENCE OF SINK BEING USED FOR FOOD PREP/DUMP SINK WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE SINK. REVIEWED THAT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAND WASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ADDITIONAL VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: FOUND MISSING ITEMS FOR VOMIT SPILL KIT INCLUDING NO DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD IN COOKS LINE COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. VEGGIES BURGERS AT 45.9F, ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS AT 55.4F, CHEESE AT 45.9, EGGS AT 54.5, GOAT CHEESE AT 45.1. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. ESTIMATED 30 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $500.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREPARED, TCS, READY TO EAT FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOODS NOTED WITH PREPARATION DATE ONLY. FOODS SUCH AS HAM DATED 2/27, COOKED PORK DATED 2/29, CHILI DATED 2/26 AND PREPARED GREEN LEAFY LETTUCE DATED 3/3 AND WITH NO DATE. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATED TOTAL 200 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $1,500.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: FOUND REMINDER/DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS NOT PROPERLY WRITTEN INSIDE MENU.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER FOUND AT 62.1F WITH FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AT 54.5F AND ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS AT 55.4F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(SALT, FLOUR,ETC.)MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOODS/CLEAN DISH STORAGE ROOM. FLIES NOTED ON LARGE BAGS OF STORED ONIONS, ON WALLS, ON STORED CLEAN DISHES. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR FLIES. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY, CLEAN ALL EFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: ALL FOOD PREPARERS, COOKS MUST WEAR BEARD RESTRAINTS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN STORED DISHES, UTENSILS, POTS AND PANS BEING STORED ON DIRTY SHELVING, ON WASTE WATER SEWER LINES, DIRECTLY NEXT TO SEWER SUMP PUMP. MUST REMOVE ALL FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT FROM THE SUMP PUMP ROOM AND STORE IN A CLEAN, PROTECTED STORAGE AREA.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR THE QUATERNARY SANITIZER THAT IS BEING USED FOR THE BASEMENT DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE QUATERNARY TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA WITH DIRT AND DUST.----BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL LEAVES, PAPER DEBRIS, RODENT DROPPINGS FROM THE REAR PATIO AROUND ALL STORED ITEMS.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON BOTH CEILING VENTS IN THE WASHROOMS.----GREASE ON WALLS ON THE COOKS LINE AND NEXT TO COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT, PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND BUCKETS STORED ON THE GROUND OF THE REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. FLOOR MATTING MUST BE CLEANABLE.----FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS WITH DIRT, GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, WET SOILED LINENS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • ALL HOLES, OPENINGS, CREVICES, CHIPPING PLASTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, ON ALL WALLS BEHIND THE BAR, IN THE BASEMENT PREP, BEHIND ICE MACHINE, ALL STORAGE AREAS MUST BE SEALED/REPAIRED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. EXPANDING FOAM SEALANT THROUGHOUT THE BAR/PREP USED MUST BE REMOVED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • FOUND FLOORS,WALLS, AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT LOWER LEVEL PREPARATION/DISH WASHING/FOOD STORAGE. MUST PROVIDE. • OBSERVED SOILED MOP AND CLEANING TOOLS BEING STORED ON TOP OF SEWER SUMP PUMP. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL MOPS, MAINTENANCE TOOLS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 26, 2019: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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