Savanna Restaurant

June 9, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING SINK INSTALLED AT FRONT SERVING/COFFEE STATION. ICE IS SCOOPED AND SERVED TO CUSTOMERS. MUST INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK, SUPPLIED WITH HAND SOAP AND DISPOSABLE TOWELS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). • NO SOAP PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHROOM AREA. SOAP WAS PROVIDED AFTER MY REQUEST BY THE MANAGER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) "CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION" • HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHROOM BY THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING. INSIDE THE SINK WAS STORED A GREEN BUCKET FILLED WITH WATER, SOAP AND METAL SCRUBBIES. HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION :7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: MINERAL SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE WATER RESERVOIR AND INTERIOR OF ICE BIN PANELS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
    code 16
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: TCS FOOD WITH INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE: BOILED AND SHELLED EGGS AT TEMP OF 47F TO 51.3F; GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 48F; SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 50F;MARINATE CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 60F; COOKED SLICED SAUSAGE AT TEMP OF 54.3F; DICED HAM AT TEMP OF 54.6F; FRESH EGGS AT TEMP OF 50.3F; SCREMBLED EGGS AT TEMP OF 51.8F; FRESH CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48F TO 50.2F; COOKED RICE AT TEMP OF 48.6F; SLICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 57F.MENTIONED FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE TWO DIFFERENT PREP COOLER AT TRAYLINE IN THE KITCHEN. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY MANAGER. POUNDS 22 ,VALUE 36. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: WE OBSERVED TWO PREP COOLERS WITH AIR TEMP OF 50F TO 52.6F. ONE COOLER TOP PART OF COOLER HAD ICE WITH TCS FOOD IN CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE UNIT AT TRAYLINE:EGGS,CHEESE,HAM SAUSAGE ETC. UNITS MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED BOTH UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION",DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINER IN BOTH PREP AREA,MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKS LINE KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE A KNIFE RACK
    code 43
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 8-2-22,REPORT#2561575 #39) 3-307.11: NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE AT THE PREP AREA OF THE FIRST FLOOR. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD. #43) 3-304.12 NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT BOTH KITCHEN PREP AREAS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. #56) 6-501.14: NOTED DIRT, DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 2, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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