Pegasus Restaurant & Taverna

April 28, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER IN SALAD PREP MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES, WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE. OBSERVED THE SALAD PREP TOP COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES, WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE. THE SALAD PREP TOP COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE UNIT IS REPAIRED AND THE CDPH HAS REMOVED THE TAG. INSTRUCTED FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OR 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 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 STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE 2 DOOR UPRIGHT SALAD COOLER, AND THE PREP TOP SALAD COOLER. IN THE 2 DOOR UPRIGHT SALAD COOLER NOTED CHEESE (21 LBS/$100) AT 47 DEGREES, AND YOGURT (9LBS/$7) AT 48 DEGREES. IN THE PREP TOP SALAD COOLER, NOTED POTATOES (1LB/$10) AT 47 DEGREES, TZATZIKI SAUCE (1 LB/$5) AT 47 DEGREES, EGGPLANT SALAD (1 LB/$5) AT 47 DEGREES AND CUT TOMATOES (1 LB/$5) AT 48 DEGREES. THE OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THESE ITEMS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION #38 FROM REPORT #1532520 FROM 4/1/15 NOT CORRECTED: INSTALL A HAND SINK IN THE 2ND FLOOR/ROOF TOP BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BINS AT THE WATER STATION AND THE BAR. OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED TO LINE THE SHELF UNDER THE GYRO GRILL AND AT THE GREEK COFFEE STATION. ALSO OBSERVED THE SHELF UNDER THE GYRO GRILL TO BE RUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN THE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANBLE. OBSERVED MULTIPLE PLASTIC PAN LIDS WITH CRACKS AND BROKEN EDGES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CRACKED AND DAMAGED PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND LIDS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE GASKETS AND SHELVING IN THE MEAT PREP COOLER, AND THE SHELVING IN THE WALK IN PRODUCE COOLER.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN: ABOVE THE COOK LINE, ABOVE THE SALAD PREP AREA AND IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TILES AND REPAIR ANY LEAKS. OBSERVED A HOLE APPROX. 3 INCHES BY 12 INCHES IN THE WALL NEAR THE REAR KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE HOLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET AND AT THE SUPPLY PIPING SERVING THE COOK LINE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE LEAKS. OBSERVED A SLOW DRAIN AT THE COOK LINE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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