Silver's Seafood Restaurant

December 10, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED ON PREMISES: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PICK UP A DEAD ROACH ON THE FLOOR, INSTRUCTED HIM TO WASH HANDS IMMEDIATELY; AFTER INSTRUCTING HIM TO WASH HANDS THE FOOD HANDLER PROCEEDED TO RINSE HANDS IN A BOWL OF WATER NEXT TO WOK. AFTER INFORMING HIM TO WASH HANDS IN THE HAND SINK HE WALKED TO THE 2-COMPARMTENT SINK AND ATTEMPTED TO RINSE HANDS WITH NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO WASH HANDS IN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED THE KITCHEN STAFF THAT HANDS MUST BE WASHED AFTER PERFORMING ANY ACTIVITY INCLUDING ANY TYPE OF CLEANING, TAKING OUT THE TRASH, TOUCHING THEIR FACE AND APPAREL, GOING TO THE BATHROOM, HANDLING CASH, OR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN HAND CONTAMINATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER: PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE CEILING ABOVE UNCOVERED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD TEMPORARILIY FROM FREEZER, SAND/RESURFACE THE CEILING AND WALLS TO PROPERLY PROTECT FOOD FROM PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS AND 10 LIVE ROACHES ON A GLUE TRAP IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE REAR. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, AND STORAGE ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY THAT LEADS TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, DETAIL CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL INFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED: DROPLETS OF GREASE HANGING FROM EXTERIOR SURFACE OF GREASE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL GREASE INSIDE THE RECEPTACLE AND TO DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020.
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN IN THE WALK IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY DATE MARKED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS ONCE THEY ARE COOKED AND THEN COLD HELD.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS TO BE SOILED: THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE FRYERS, THE INTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, SIDES OF THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THESE AREAS.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES NEAR THE WALL TO THE LEFT OF THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED TILES.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 9, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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