The Banana Leaf

April 24, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ON TABLE IN REAR OF BUSINESS BY EXIT DOOR, AND ON TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPERATURES: COOKED JERK CHICKEN- 99.1F, 117.8F, 106.7F, 105.6F, 125.4F, 103.5F UNCOOKED JERK CHICKEN-62.4F, 68.6F, PRE-COOKED JERK CHICKEN -65.3F, & 66.5F, PRE-COOKED JERK FISH-70.5F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST EITHER BE STORED AND HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNDER REFRIGERATION OR BE COOKED TO REQUIRED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES AND HELD IN HOT HOLDING UNITS AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT BEING PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED JERK CHICKEN BEING COOKED ON 2 LARGE GRILLS IN REAR OUTSIDE BACK YARD AREA. ALL FOOD COOKED AT THIS LOCATION MUST BE COOKED INSIDE, NO COOKING ALLOWED OUTSIDE. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT STATIONED IN REAR OUTSIDE YARD AREA MUST BE REMOVED BY NEXT VISIT. 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: MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 60 ON LEDGES AND FLOOR INSIDE MOP SINK ROOM, 20 SCATTERED ON FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA, 20 SCATTERED ON SHELVES BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND THROUGHOUT INTERIOR IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS. ALSO OBSERVED 2 FLIES ON PREMISES IN DINING AREA, FRONT DOOR OPEN. MUST INSTALL SCREEN DOORS AT BOTH EXITS TO KEEP INSECTS OFF PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD UNDER REFRIGERATION MORE THAN 24 HOURS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES UP OR OUT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE REPLACED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF STEAM TABLE, COOKING STOVE, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES(INCLUDING LEGS AND WHEELS), ALL SINKS, STORAGE SHELVES IN FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA AND IN REAR, ALL OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES, EXTERIORS OF ALL UNCLEAN STORAGE CONTAINERS AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE). REPLACE ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED, ALL ATTACHED PIPING IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF HOOD( FILTERS, LIGHT SHIELDS, AND ATTACHED PIPING).
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BLOWN LIGHT INSIDE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT REAR SECTIONS OF OPERATION.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 4, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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