Red Eyes Coffee

April 28, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

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. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. 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/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED ANIMAL ORIGIN RAW EGGS BEING STORED DIRECTLY OVER FRESH GREENS, FRESH TOMATOES, PREPARED FOODS AND READY TO EAT DELI MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS TO BE PROTECTED. FOODS REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL PREPACKAGED/REPACKAGED COOKIES ON COUNTERTOP DISPLAY FOR SALE MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS, LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL FLIES IN THE SEATING AREA NEXT TO THE WASHROOM, 5 FLIES IN THE WASHROOM, 10 FLIES AROUND THE POTTED PLANTS IN THE SAME SEATING AREA, 5 FLIES AT THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED 30-40 MICE DROPPINGS UNDER THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG THE BASEBOARD AND BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED REMOVE ALL FLIES AND MICE DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CO. SERVICE FOR MICE AND FLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

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

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE/DISH AREA MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AND CARDBOARD BOXES AS SHELVING IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE MATERIAL.----METAL RACK SHELVING IN FRONT PREP RUSTY AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE.----ALL FRONT WOODEN STORAGE CABINETS FOUND WITH DIRT AND FOOD SPATTER.----INTERIOR OF THE FRONT PREP METAL STORAGE CABINETS DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A LINER FOR PREP SURFACES.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: NO HOT WATER AT THE PREP HAND WASHING SINK. COLD WATER ONLY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE ADJACENT WASHROOM WASH BOWL OR TEMPORARILY CONVERT THE FRONT PREP TWO COMPARTMENT SINK FOR HAND WASHING ONLY, BOTH WITH ADEQUATE HOT WATER UNTIL DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINK REPAIRED AND PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED, DAMAGED, UNEVEN TILE ON THE FRONT PREP COUNTER. MUST REPAIR TILE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • ALL UNUSED ITEMS SUCH AS CAR TIRES, STORED ON THE REAR WALKWAY MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 10, 2018: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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