Popeyes Chicken/Indian Swaad

November 2, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED IN STANDING WATER INSIDE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10LBS OF UNCOOKED CHICKEN @ 50.2F- 70.1F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES (OR AT 135F OR HIGHER WHEN IN HOT HOLDING). OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DENATURED CHICKEN DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD USED TO THAW FROZEN UNCOOKED CHICKEN. OBSERED CHICKEN IN STANDING WATER IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (IN PLASTIC BAGS). INSTRUCTED MUST USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPROVED METHOD FOR THAWING: IN REFRIGERATION, IN A MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS, OR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER RUNNING WATER WITH SUFFICIENT WATER VELOCITY TO AGITATE AND FLOAT OFF LOOSE PARTICLES IN AN OVERLFOW. DENATURED CHICKEN DISCARDED. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.
code 35
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUID UP OF DEBRIS AND RUST ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER AND ON WALK IN COOLER WALLS. MUST REMOVE ALL RUST, MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SHELVES INSIDE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SURFACES HEAVILY SOILED ON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR, HAND SINK IN REAR, AND DOOR (AND DOOR HANDLE) OF WALK IN COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACE. MUST CLEAN AT A FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED LACK OF HOT WATER THROUGHOUT FACILITY. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE @ HANDSINK @ 83.4F AND @ 3 COMPARTMENT SINK @ 84.3F. INSTRUCTED MUST MAINTAIN MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT HAND SINK, AND 110F AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER TO SUSTAIN USAGE. ENGINEERING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR ELECTRIC WATER HEATER. HOT WATER @ HANDSINK @ 109F AND 124F @ 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AFTER REPAIRS MADE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT 1ST AND 4TH WASHBOWL SINKS IN THE MENS RESTROOM. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS.
code 51
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2521894, DATED 6/24/21. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS: #49 NOTED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZER UNIT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN. $55 6-201.16 NOTED PEELING PLASTIC FROM METAL WALL PANELS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, RESURFACE AND MAINTAIN. 6-50101.11 NOTED WALLS SURROUNDING 3-COMPARTMENT WAREWASHING SINK DAMAGED AND WITH BLACK AND ORANGE DISCOLORATION/ FILM -LIKE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE BUILDUP AND REPAIR WALL. MUST MAINTAIN. 6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 24, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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