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Litttle Branch Cafe, Inc.

May 27, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 DOOR PREP COOLER INSIDE OF THE REAR PREP AREA AT AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 50.6F WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SALMON, BLACK BEAN BURGER, EGGS, HAM, CHEESE, PICO DE GALLO, CREAM CHEESE, YOGURT, CRAB CAKES) INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN INTERNAL COOLER TEMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW. EQUIPMENT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (3LBS OF SALMON AT 47.4F-60.3F, 2LBS OF BLACK BEAN BURGER AT 50.8F, 10LBS OF EGGS AT 54.7F, 2LBS OF HAM AT 50.3F, 5LBS OF CHEESE AT 51.7F, 2LBS OF PICO DE GALLO AT 55.1F, 2 LBS OF CREAM CHEESE AT 47.5F, 2LBS OF PROSCIUTTO AT 51.7F, 4LBS OF YOGURT AT 48.3F AND 2LBS OF CRAB CAKES AT 48.5F) INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 34LBS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $521. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS AT 40.0F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
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 2 SMALL ROACHES NEXT TO THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLERS ACROSS FROM THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ON THE LID OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE LID OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE KICK PLATE OF THE TWO 1 DOOR PREP COOLERS ACROSS FROM THE MOP SINK AND UNDER THE FRONT MILK CHEST COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 25, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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