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Park Place Cafe

May 10, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: FOUND REACH-IN COOLER #20 AT FIRST FLOOR PREP/SERVING AREA AT AIR TEMP OF 51.7F TO 52F. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE MENTIONED UNIT: VARIOUS KIND OF PIZZA, CHEESE, COOKED PASTA, MEATBALLS ETC. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION", DO NOT USE. 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER #20: GYRO MEAT AT TEMP OF 51.2F; RAVIOLI CHEESE AT TEMP OF 51.8F; MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48.2F; PESTO MAYO AT TEMP OF 46.5F TO 52.6F; VARIOUS KIND OF WHOLE PIZZA:4 CHEESE PIZZA AT TEMP OF 55.6F; 4 SAUSAGE/CHEESE PIZZA AT TEMP OF 52.5F TO 55F; 8 PEPPERONI CHEESE PIZZA AT TEMP 52.6F TO 55F; CHICKEN SANDWICHES AT TEMP OF 47.7F; TWO BAGS OS ALFREDO SAUCE AT TEMP OF 48.7F; TWO BAGS OF SHREDDED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48.6F; TWO BAGS OF MARINARA SAUCE AT TEMP OF 47.7F TO 48F. MEAT BALLS AT TEMP OF 58F; CHEESE SLICE AT TEMP OF 52F; CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 54.2F. FOOD WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER.ALSO FOUND COOKED BLACK RICE ON SHELF IN THE KITCHEN AT TEMP OF 67.6F TO 69.5F. POUNDS 55, VALUE 500. HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 140F AND ABOVE COLD FOOD 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVED HANDS LEAVING PREP AREA IN AND OUT THE STORAGE ROOM BY PUSHING DOOR, TOUCHING DIRTY KNIFE FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAN WITHOUT HAND WASHING CONTINUED TO PREP FOOD ON HER STATION. OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVED HANDS AFTER HANDLING FOOD WIPED HIS HANDS AT CORNER OF APRON AND WITHOUT REMOVING GLOVES GRABBED HAMBURGER BUN, BURGER AND SERVED TO CUSTOMER. NO HAND WASHING, NOR REMOVAL OF GLOVES. INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING AND GLOVE PROCEDURE. MANAGER CORRECTED EMPLOYEES. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
    code 6Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: PREPACKAGED FOODS (COOKIES, POPCORN, CHICHARONES, ETC) ON DISPLAY SHELVES WITHOUT LABELS. MUST LABEL PACKAGES WITH FOOD NAME, INGREDIENTS AND SOURCE.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: FAUCET NECK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED SAID FAUCET IS SLOPPED INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT SINKS,IN OTHER TO BRING FAUCET NECK FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO THE OTHER NEED TO RAISE FAUCET NECK,REPAIR CAUSE. LOWER LEVEL KITCHEN/CATERING PREP AREA.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: NEED TO CLEAN DEBRIS AND GREASE FROM INSIDE DEEP FRYERS,IST FLOOR PREP AREA / GORILLA GRILL
    code 33
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST BE INSTALLED AT FOLLOWING AREA: AT OTHER END OF MAIN KITCHEN/CATERING AREA AT LOWER LEVEL, AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ACROSS WALK-IN #29 AND BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT LONG HALLWAY ACROSS FROM ICE MACHINES. EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST BE INSTALLED UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE,ALSO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS/HAND DRYING DEVICE MUST BE PROVIDED AT SAID MENTIONED SINKS
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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