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August 12, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO SOAP IS PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN, WHERE PRESENTLY RAW AND COOKED FOOD ARE HANDLED BY EMPLOYEES. UPON MY REQUEST EMPLOYEE PROVIDED SOAP AT SAID SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • PAPER TOWELS STUCK INSIDE PAPER TOWELS DISPENSER AT BAR AREA(BAR INSIDE IN USE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ISSUE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE VIOLATION. • HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING: BROOMS, MOPS, DUST PAN BLOCKING SAID SINK. PERSONALLY REMOVED ITEMS. HOWEVER, BY THE TIME I WENT TO WASH MY HANDS, ITEMS WERE STORED AGAIN IN FRONT OF SAID SINK. THE OWNER REMOVED ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN THE DISHROOM HANDLING DIRTY DISHES/POTS AND WITHOUT HANDWASHING BETWEEN HANDLED BY REMOVING AND STORED CLEAN DISHES/POTS. SOME EMPLOYEES WITH GLOVED HANDS HANDLE NON-FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS MOVING BOXES FROM ONE PART OF THE KITCHEN TO ANOTHER, GARBAGE CONTAINERS MOVING THEM, AND PUSHING DOWN DISCARDED FOOD. EMPLOYEES COMING FROM OUTSIDE REPORT TO WORK GO TO THEIR STATION AND START TO WORK AND ALSO HANDLING CLEAN UTENSILS. MUST WASH HANDS EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION, AND UPON ENTERING THE KITCHEN BEFORE START TO HANDLE FOOD. GLOVES MUST BE REMOVED, AND HANDWASHING IS NEEDED BEFORE WEARING NEW GLOVES. THE MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE PRIORITY CITATION:7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE AND TOUCHING THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. UPON RETURN UNIT WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: CHICHEN FILLET STORED AT PREP COOLER AT TEMP OF 44.5F TO 46.7F; COOKED BEEF AT TEMP OF 45.9F TO 51.7F; RAW SLICED BEEF ROLLED IN ALUMINUM FOIL AT TEMP OF 50.4F TO 51.7F.REFRIED BEANS AT TEMP OF 48.9F; GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 45.6F. STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER: CHICKEN BREAST AT 48.1F TO 51.5F, COOKED PULLED CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 45F TO 47.9F; BEEF STOCK AT TEMP OF 48.6F TO 50.4F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 18, VALUE 300 PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE: 48.9F TO 51F. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT" HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OVER 40 HOUSE FLIES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AS FOOD WAS BEING PREPARED, STORED AT AN UNCOVERED COLD TRAYLINE AND HOT HOLDING UNIT. OBSERVED FLIES ON CLEAN AND DIRTY EQUIPMENT AND MULTI-USE UTENSILS. BOTH THE SIDEWALK DOOR AND PATIO DOOR WERE BOTH OPENED WITH STRING ATTACHED TO THE WALLS. AFTER MY REQUEST, BOTH DOORS WERE CLOSED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN
code 51
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 18, 2020: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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