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Le Pain Quotidien

January 3, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED AT FRONT PREP AREA WERE RTE FOOD ARE HANDLED(ICE CUBES,BREAD ETC).PRESENT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IS USED FOR DUMP COFFEE(PER EMPLOYEE STATEMENT,SINK HAS DEEP COFFEE STAINS). INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDWASHING SINK AT SAID AREA. HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE USED ONLY FOR HANDWASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: 2-301.14 OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN THE DISHROOM HANDLING SOILED DISHES/GLASSES AND PUT THEM THRU THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE AND WITHOUT HAND WASHING HANDLED AND STORED CLEAN DISHES. MUST WASH HANDS EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PRIOR TO HANDLE CLEAN DISHES. MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE PRIORITY CITATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND TCS COLD FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AT LARGE PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN:SLICED OF VARIOUS CHEESE AT TEMP OF 50.3F TO 51.8F; CUT MELONS(HONEY DEW AND CANTALOUPE)AT TEMP OF 45.5F TO 48.0F; FRESH SALMON WAS STORED INSIDE A DRAWER WHICH ICE HAD MELTED(WATER TEMP WAS 47F),SLICED SALMON WAS AT TEMP OF 47.6F TO 48F; FRESH EGGS A TEMP OF 53.6F TO 60.1F STORED INSIDE THE NORTH 2 DRAWER COOLER. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 15,VALUE 157.76 PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE BY THE FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE COOKED TO ORDER FOR ALL UNDERCOOKED FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 WASTE PIPE ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA/SERVING COUNTER MUST BE ENCASED(NORTH SITE OF FRONT COUNTER) .SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: FOUND WIPING CLOTH STORED INSIDE BUCKET JUST WITH WATER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZER SOLUTION AT MENTIONED BUCKET.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: FOUND UTENSILS STORE ON DINING TABLES UNCOVERED ON TOP NAPKINS,MUST PROTECT SAID UTENSIL TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-204.117 OBSERVED CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZING DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. SANITIZER BUCKET EMPTY.UPON MY REQUEST NEW SANITIZER SOLUTION BUCKET INSTALLED, HOWEVER SOLUTION DISPENSING AT LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE STILL 0ppm. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TECHNICIAN.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.MUST USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. RECOMMEND USING TEST STRIPS TO CHECK SANITATION LEVELS DAILY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND AT FRONT COOLER WITH EXCESS DUST,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: CEMENT FLOOR OF SURROUNDING WASTE OIL CONTAINER WITH EXCESS DEBRIS AND OIL STAINS ON FLOOR AND BEHIND THE CONTAINER, ALSO INCLUDED SOUTH FENCE.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • WASTE OIL CONTAINER WITH DEBRIS AND OIL SPILLAGE ON TOP THE LID,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: GRIMES AND DEBRIS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,DISH ROOM AND FRONT AREA.MUST CLEAN UNDER SHELVES AT MENTIONED AREA. • WEST BRICK WALL INSIDE THE LIQUOR AND DRY STORAGE IS FLAKY TO TOUCH,BRICK DEBRIS ON FLOOR MUST SEAL SAID WALL WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 11, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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