Old Country Buffet

July 16, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED DICED CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 45.6F TO 46.8F,DICED HAM AT TEMP OF 46.7F TO 47F,BOTH PRODUCT WAS STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER,UNIT AIR TEMP WAS 41.4F. ALSO FOUND FOOD STORED AT COLD BUFFET UNIT:SLICED WATERMELON AT TEMP OF 50F,COLESLAW AT TEMP OF 50.7F; VARIOUS KIND OF SALADS AT TEMP OF 48.9F TO 50F. MANAGER ADD ADDITIONAL ICE AT UNIT, ENOUGH TO TOUCH FOOD CONTAINERS TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FOOD TEMPERATURE. FOOD PRODUCTS DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER. POUND 25, VALUE 36.85.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE NOT ABLE TO REACH 180F. PRESENTLY DISH MACHINE REACHES TEMP OF 113F TO 124F. AFTER SIX TIME OR MORE RUNNING THE UNIT, THE UNIT MAINTAINED TEMP OF 147.6F TO 150F. TAGGED UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE/SERVING:ICE. OBSERVED ICE DISPENSER OF COCA-COLA POP DISPENSER IN SERVING AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE DISPENSERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL FOOD PRODUCTS STORED IN COOLERS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE BROOKED INSIDE LINER FOR THE ICE MACHINE,TOP PART. REPLACE OR REFINISH INTERIOR BASE OF CABINET INSIDE OF COFFEE/POP DISPENSERS
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF CABINET IN SERVING/ DINING AREA,FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE PLATE DOLLIES, FOOD DEBRIS.INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DISMACHINE,MINERAL BUILD-UP,DELIMER UNIT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES NEED TO BE CLEANED, SPECIALLY UNDER EQUIPMENT,CORNERS AND ALONG THE BASEBOARD WALLS,ENCRUSTED DEBRIS. NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER,UNDER SHELVES AND RESEAL OPENED BASEBOARD TILES. NEED TO CLEAN /SHAMPOO CARPET IN DINING AREA,FOUL ODOR. REGROUT FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA,IN FRONT OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH ROOM
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING AND VENT COVER IN DISH AREA ALSO ON PIPE BY THE CEILING ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP INSIDE THE LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE NON-THREADED FAUCETS THROUGHOUT THE SINKS.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELEVATE ITEMS NEED FROM BASEMENT AREA 6" OFF THE FLOOR,REMOVE ITEMS NOT NEEDED.
code 41

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