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Salt & Pepper Diner

June 28, 2010 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED SALAD PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47.6F INSIDE OF THE UNIT. UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BELOW 40F. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND CREAM AT 56F, HALF ANF HALF AT 55F, MEATLOAF AT 55.5F, SALAD DRESSINGS AT 58F, BLUE CHEESE AT 48F, SHREDDED CHEESE AT 66.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10# OF FOOD WORTH APPROX. $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WASH AND DRY HIS HANDS IN THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WITHOUT USING SOAP. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS ONLY IN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND TO USE HAND SOAP. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. OBSERVED FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE INTERIOR OF UNIT CLEANED AND SANITIZED. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO PERSON WITH A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS PREADOR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE TOP OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER WHERE THE DRESSINGS AT STORED, UTENSIL DRAWER BELOW THE REAR PREP TABLE, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 33
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETER OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 40

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