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Park Hyatt / Employees Cafe

December 30, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

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. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS STORED IN A CONTAINER ON ICE AT THE COOK'S LINE: EGG WHITES AT 46.7F, SCRAMBLED EGGS AT 51.8F, CREME FRAICHE AT 49.6F, AND WAFFLE BATTER AT 47.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 27# OF FOOD WORTH $350. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON THE PREMISES AND VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS (MEATBALLS, SAUCES AND CHEESE AND MEATS, ETC.) STORED IN THE PREP COOLERS, WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER WITHOUT A STATE OR CITY CERTIFIED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS AND A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG WAS PLACED ON THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED FOODS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOODS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS BEHIND THE BAR AND IN THE DINING AREA. APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE THE STAINED CUTTING BOARD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 19, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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