Pompei

September 11, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings15
critical findings4

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUR COOLERS FOUND AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. SMALL FRONT PREP COOLER FOUND AT 47.7 WITH CALAMARI AT 51F. FRONT PREP SALAD COOLER AT 55.2F WITH COOKED, READY TO EAT CHICKEN AT 51.1F. FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER AT 60.8F WITH COOKED, READY TO EAT POTATOES AT 67.6F. PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER AT 49.1F WITH COOKED PASTA AT 53.1F. ALL COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. 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: 14 COOKED ASSORTED TOPPING PIZZAS FOUND IN FRONT PREP TALL REACH-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 60.7F TO 67.1F. ALL PIZZAS DISCARDED. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF COOLER TO RANGE BETWEEN 38.7 TO 42.6F. INSTRUCTED TO COOL PIZZAS COMPLETELY TO 40F BEFORE STORING IN LINE COOLER OR PROVIDING ADEQUATE SPACE FOR AIR CIRCULATION IN COOLER. THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. 20 TO 30 LBS ASSORTED FOODS SUCH AS COOKED EGGS AT 64.4F, CHICKEN AT 51.1F, FETA CHEESE AT 49.1F, CALAMARI AT 51F, 10- LBS BLUE CHEESE AT 67.6F, COOKED POTATOES AT 60.8F, 20 LBS COOKED PASTA AT 53.1F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE OF ALL FOODS DISCARDED TO BE APPROXIMATLY $500.00.
code 3Priority
Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical

Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR AND LOWER ICE HOLDING BIN WITH BLACK/BROWN SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO ICE AND FORMING ON WATER AND ICE CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT MACHINE. ALL ICE DISCARDED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL CLEANED, SANITIZED AND C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
code 4Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVE EMPLOYEE PREPARING SALADS AND HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES. SAME EMPLOYEE THEN PROCEEDED TO OPEN COOLERS, ARRANGE PANS IN ICE BATH, RETURN FOODS TO COOLERS THEN PUT ON RUBBER GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. REVIEWED HAND WASHING REQUIREMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT. C.D.P.H. DOES NOT REQUIRE THE WEARING OF GLOVES. HOWEVER, FREQUENT HANDWASHING AND HANDWASHING JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THE USE OF GLOVES IS REQUIRED.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010(B).
code 6Priority
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 LARGE OPEN 1 1/2 INCH GAP ON BOTTOM OF EXIT DOOR FROM REAR BAKING PREP AREA TO OUTDOOR DUMPSTER HOLDING AREA WHERE APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 RAT DROPPINGS WERE NOTED ALONG WALL BEHIND CONTAINERS AND IN AN OPEN HOLE IN CEMENT NEXT TO REAR DOOR LEADING TO REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. REAR DOOR MUST BE TIGHT FITTING ON BOTTOM OF DOOR, DROPPING REMOVED AND RODENT BURROW SEALED AT REAR EXIT DOOR. ALSO, OUTDOOR WASTE RECEPTACLE WITH MISSING LID. MUST REPLACE AND HAVE ALL WASTE CONTAINER LIDS TIGHT FITTING. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4-10-12 NOT CORRECTED.#33- DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DEEP FRYERS, LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE COOK'S LINE AND REAR PREP AREA.#34-DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS WITH A BUILDUP OF FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS.#35-DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREAS WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS, CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SHELVING INSIDE TALL REACH-IN PASTA COOLER IN FRONT PREP WITH CHIPPING PLASTIC SEALING. MUST REPLACE. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON FRONT PREP SALAD COOLER. MUST REPLACE. DIRTY PLASTIC DISH MACHINE RACKS THIS STAINS AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE. DIRTY FOOD CART AT REAR PREP BAKERY AREA. MUST CLEAN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE SLIME AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN. EXTERIOR LARGE MIXING BOWL FOUND STORED WITH CLEAN POTS AND PANS DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST STORE CLEAN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING GROUT AND DAMAGED TILES WITH POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS AT DISH MACHINE, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THROUGHOUT FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER ON FRONT PREP COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL BASEBOARD TILE UNDER FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK MISSING AND HOLE IN WALL UNDER SAME SINK. MUST REPLACE AND SEAL HOLE. DIRTY WALL UNDER DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FAR NORTH SIDE OF FRONT FOOD PREP WITH BROKEN LEFT SIDE WATER HANDLE, DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE READABLE, ACCESSIBLE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE BICYCLES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST NOT STORE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN ALL PREP AREAS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 10, 2012: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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