Replay/Elixir

August 14, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES. NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK WHERE BARTENDER WAS SERVING FOODS TO CUSTOMERS DINING AT THE BAR. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. SMALL DAIRY COOLER FOUND AT 45.5F WITH MILK AT 50.5F. COOKS LINE DRAWER COOLER FOUND AT 61.5F WITH CHICKEN AT 51.8F. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW, CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 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: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS. IN THE DAIRY COOLER APPROXIMATELY 1LB MILK AT 50.5F, 1 LB HALF AND HALF AT 50F. IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER CHICKEN AT 51.8F, SHRIMP AT 46.8F, COOKED RIBS AT 46.4F, TURKEY AT 47.1, ESTIMATED TOTAL POUNDS TO BE 17 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $54.00 . ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/ICE NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. BOTH BASEMENT ICE MACHINES WITH BLACK AND BROWN SLIME SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT THE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WHERE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION IS MADE AND ON ALL ICE/WATER CONTACT SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES AND REMOVE ALL SLIME SUBSTANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

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

Inspector note: EXPOSED BRICK WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM MUST BE SEALED TO BE COMPLETELY SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING BEHIND THE ELIXIR BAR AND THE BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE KITCHEN COFFEE PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND STORED CLEAN FLATWARE. MUST NOT USE TAPE OR STRING AS MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN: EXTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN FREEZER, WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER, TABLE TOP CAN OPENER, CATCH BASIN INSIDE THE JUICER MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER THE ELIXIR BAR WITH DEBRIS FLOOR DRAIN UNDER SAME BAR DIRTY WITH SLIME SUBSTANCE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND ALL ITEMS BEHIND BAR MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OR ABOVE.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINES. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOKS LINE COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 20, 2016: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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