Silver's Seafood Restaurant

June 16, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FRONT BAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND WITHOUT HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER AND SINK NOT ATTACHED TO DRAINING PIPE UNDER THE WASHBOWL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER THAT PROPERLY DRAINS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
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: EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED. NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGER PROVIDED. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN COOKS COOLER AND THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED RAW FISH, RAW CLAMS, CHICKEN AND SHRIMP STORED DIRECTLY OVER AND ON TOP OF PREPARED CHOPPED, FRESH, AND BULK OPEN CONTAINERS OF ASSORTED VEGETABLES SUCH AS GREEN BEANS, ONIONS, MUSHROOM AND CABBAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REARRANGE THE ENTIRE WALK-IN COOLER TO PROTECT ALL FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM #1970819 ON 11-3-16 NOT CORRECTED. #33- OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FRONT, SIDES, AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLERS IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.#43- WASH CLOTH FOR WIPING THE TOP OF THE PREP TABLE AND CHOPPING BOARD MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE NON-FOOD GRADE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER OR WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST USE DISPOSABLE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE KITCHEN AND DISH AREA, ALL PREP TABLES ALL STORAGE SHELVING, ALL FOOD CART SHELVING THROUGHOUT, UNDER SLICER FOUND DIRTY WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. DIRTY,RUSTY SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING ON DIRTY DISHWARE CARTS, OR THROUGHOUT SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OR FREEZER. MUST NOT USE RUSTY METAL RACKS AS FOOD PREP SURFACES.
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 FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL: INTERIOR OF BOTH MICROWAVE OVENS WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND RUST. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS. BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. POOLING LIQUID INSIDE THE BAR COOLER CONTAINING FRUIT. FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. DIRTY FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE SLICER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS: THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER WOK LINE.THROUGHOUT THE FRONT BAR AREA. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER.MUST NOT USE A TOWEL AS A FLOOR DRAIN COVER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE CARPETING UNDER BOTH LIVE FISH/LOBSTER TANKS. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST IN THE CEILING VENTS OF BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN. BLACKENED MOLD THROUGHOUT THE CEILING OF THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE/CLEAN/PAINT.DIRTY FOOD SPLATTERED WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST CLEAN. WALL THROUGHOUT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND ENTRANCE TO WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR WITH HOLES, OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES. MISSING BASEBOARDS, PEELING PAINT AND PLASTER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING ROOM, REAR KITCHEN EXIT TO HALLWAY AND MISSING TILES IN SAME AREA. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: BROKEN MENS WALL MOUNTED URINAL IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 3, 2016: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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