Piazza Bella Restaurant

January 10, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: THE HAND WASHING SINK THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE COFFEE PREP AND BREAD PREP STATION ROOM WAS REMOVED TO INSTALL A WATER DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN THE ABOVE PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WHERE THE LARGE, FLOOR STANDING MIXER USED FOR DOUGH MAKING IS LOCATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLFISH TAGS ON SITE FOR ANY PAST PURCHASED FRESH CLAMS THAT ARE A PERMANENT MENU ITEM. TAGS ON SITE FOR CLAMS THAT ARE ON SITE AT THIS TIME ONLY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL FRESH SHELLFISH TAGS FOR CLAMS FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN OPEN BEVERAGE ON THE COOKS LINE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED BEVERAGES OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGER REMOVED.
code 6Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOODS SUCH AS LASAGNA, MEAT SAUCE, COOKED MEAT BALLS, COOKED POTATOES, COOKED SAUSAGE, CHICKEN STOCK WITH PREPARATION DATES ONLY. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS @ $100.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A REMINDER AND DISCLOSURE FOR FOODS SUCH AS SEARED SCALLOPS AND STEAKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW SALMON FILLETS BEING IMPROPERLY THAWED IN A CONTAINER ON SHELVING UNDER THE COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW ALL FROZEN FOODS SUCH AS UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: BULK FLOUR CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED A BOX FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT BEING STORED UNDER WASTE WATER SEWER LINES. MUST REMOVE FROM UNDER WASTE WATER LINES.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL COOKS AND FOOD HANDLERS NOTED WITH BEARDS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL FOOD PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE AND CO-MINGLE MULTI-USE COOKS LINE UTENSILS USED FOR RAW AND COOKED FOOD ITEMS IN THE SAME CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: PREP COUNTER AT TOASTER OVENS AND COFFEE STATION DAMAGED, IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED AND CHIPPING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE COFFEE PREP, KITCHEN AND DRY FOOD STORAGE.----OBSERVED PEELING PLASTIC USED AS PROTECTING ON METAL SHELVING AT THE DISH MACHINE AREA, MUST REMOVE. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO THE FLOOR AND LEAKING SINK NOTED REPAIRED WITH TAPE/PUTTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REPAIR LEAKING SINK.----LOOSE FAUCET ON THE LADIES WASHROOM WASHBOWL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS ie: COATS , BEING STORED IN A FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA, AWAY FROM FOOD PREP OR FOOD STORAGE, FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS. • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE AND AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 11, 2019: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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