Old Country Buffet

December 12, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE OMELETTE STATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE HOT WATER ABOVE 100F AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTALLED A HAND SOAP DISPENSER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE SHOOTS, ICE BINS AND ON THE SODA NOZZLES OF THE TWO SODA AND ICE DISPENSERS. ALSO OBSERVED A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE WHICH SUPPLIES THE ICE DISPENSERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE DISPENSERS AND ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES AROUND THE 2 BEVERAGE SERVICE STATIONS AND WAITRESS STATIONS AND IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE DESSERT PREP AREA AND DISH ROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE COUNTERS IN THE KITCHEN AND BUFFET SERVICE AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: REPLACE THE DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS TO THE HOT HOLDING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES AND WIRE STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM AND PREP AREA. CLEAN THE BUFFET AND BEVERAGE SERVICE STATIONS INCLUDING THE COUNTER TOPS, CABINETS UNDERNEATH THE COUNTER TOPS AND DRIP TRAYS. CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE GRILL AND LEGS, DEEP FRYERS, HOT HOLDING CABINETS AND PREP TABLES.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE OMELETTE STATION. REPAIR THE LEAK UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHROOM. REPAIR THE SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE COOK'S LINE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: REGROUT THE FLOOR WHERE NEEDED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT THE COOK'S LINE AND DISH WASH ROOM. • CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS. • ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN THE CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS HANGING FROM THE CHEMICAL DISPLAY CAGE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION EXHAUST VENTS IN THE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 22, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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