Smoke Daddy

May 8, 2024 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NOTED INADEQUATE HOT WATER LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING HAND WASHING SINKS. 1ST FLR. SERVER STATION HAND SINK AT A MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 88.8F, 2ND FLR. SERVER STATION HAND SINK AT 73.4F, NOTED A TRICKLE OF HOT WATER AT THE 1ST FLR. COOKS LINE HAND SINK, AND HOT WATER NOTED TURNED OFF FROM UNDER SINK AT THE 2ND FLR. COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. ALL OTHER HAND SINKS NOTED WITH ADEQUATE HOT WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Proper Cooling Time And Temperature

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COOLING OF COOKED CHICKEN. APPROXIMATELY 29 LBS COOKED, PULLED CHICKEN WRAPPED TIGHTLY IN 3 TO 5 POUND POUCHES OF PLASTIC WRAP INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 57.7F. WHEN ASKED, THE COOK ON SITE STATED IT WAS COOKED BETWEEN 11:30 AM TO 12:30 PM. LATER THE HEAD CHEF STATED IT WAS PREPARED AT 3PM. THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS NOTED. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS MAINTAINED OR ON SITE FOR THE COOKED CHICKEN. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING TIME/TEMPERATURE AND PROCEDURES FOR COOLING FOODS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 20
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: NOTED INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS PRE-PORTIONED, PREPARED AND BAGGED CORNED BEEF AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.4F IN THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. MANAGER STATES THE MEAT WAS PREPARED IN THE MORNING. REVIEWED PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #20 FOR CITATION.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NOTED THE BURGERS ON THE MENU ARE NOT PROPERLY REMINDED BY ASTERISKS. AN ASTERISKS WITH THE STATEMENT "THESE ITEMS ARE COOKED TO ORDER" IS FOUND AT THE PRINTED CONSUMER ADVISORY BUT NO FOODS SUCH AS THE BURGERS ARE FOUND WITH THE ASTERISKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REMIND CONSUMERS. ALSO NOTED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDING AND DISCLOSURE ON THE BRUNCH MENU. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: NOTED THE CHEF WITH A LARGE BEARD. MUST PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD PREPARERS WITH BEARDS.
code 40
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED IN-USE PLASTIC FOOD SCOOPS IN HOT HELD ASSORTED MEATS IN HOT HOLDING DRAWERS WITH BROKEN HANDLES. MUST REPLACE.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: CLEAN STORED PLATES IN THE 1ST FLR. KITCHEN MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: LIDS MUST BE ON THE BAR ICE BINS WHEN BINS ARE NOT IN CONSTANT USE. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE LID OF THE COOKS LINE FAR LEFT TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NOTED A LEAK UNDER THE 2ND FLR. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SANITIZING COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • UPON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION FROM 5-8-24 NOTED THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK BEING USED AS A SLOP SINK WITH DUMPED ICE AND FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT SLOP/PREP SINK ON THE COOKS LINE.
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 5, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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