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Port & Park Bistro And Bar

October 30, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE KITCHEN/DISH AND THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO PREP STATION HAND WASHING SINKS WHILE FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND DISHES BEING WASHED. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO SOAP LOCATED AT THE KITCHEN/DISH HAND WASHING STATION. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
    code 10Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER: SHREDDED CHEESE AT 44.6F, PROSCIUTTO AT 48.2F, BLUE CHEESE AT 49.1F, COOKED FARRO (GRAIN) AT 86F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. 8 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $40.00.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS PREPARED, READY TO EAT FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN STOCK, COOKED LENTILS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE LABEL WITH EXPIRATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO 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 CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSE AND REMIND FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55.5F WITH TCS FOOD SUCH AS BLUE CHEESE AT 49.1F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 33
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE SMALL DAIRY COOLER LOCATED AT THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO PREP STATION. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE.
    code 36
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: ALL ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. • OBSERVED WASTE WATER SEWER LINES DIRECTLY ABOVE A BASEMENT FOOD COOLER. MUST RELOCATE COOLER OR COMPLETELY ENCASE LINES WITH A SOLID CASING OR PROVIDE A CEILING.
    code 39
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO PREP STATION WITH EXPOSED, RAW PRESSED WOOD. RAW WOODEN SHELVING FOR THE CHEMICAL STORAGE AT THE DISH AREA THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND RAW SHELVING ON MILK CRATES AT THE COFFEE STATION. ALL RAW WOOD MUST BE COMPLETELY PAINTED, SEALED, NON-ABSORBENT.----OBSERVED PEELING PLASTIC PROTECTING ON VARIOUS METAL EQUIPMENT AT THE SOUTH BAR. MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC. • EXCESSIVE DUST INSIDE THE COOKS LINE EXHAUST HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN AT THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO PREP STATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----THE WALLS IN THE WASHROOMS AND THROUGHOUT THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO PREP AREA WITH EXPOSED BRICK. OPEN HOLES CREVICES IN UNEVEN BRICK. MUST SEAL ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----WALL AT THE KITCHEN/DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND KITCHEN MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED/CHIPPING PLASTER.MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.---- MISSING WALL WITH EXPOSED RAW BRICK, WOOD AND WASTE WATER PIPING IN THE STAIRWAY TO THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST SEAL.----MISSING CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING.----RAW WOODEN FLOORING LEADING FROM 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN TO THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST SEAL.----HOLES IN THE WALL SURROUNDING THE PIPING/NOZZLE OF THE BASEMENT MOP SINK. MUST SEAL.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE OPERABLE VENTILATION IN ALL WASHROOMS.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 9, 2018: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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