The Breakers At Edgewater

August 4, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings17
critical findings3

Failed findings

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: NO SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT FRONT SERVING/BUFFET AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK.NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT WOMEN'S WASHROOM IN BASEMENT AREA.EMPLOYEE PROVIDED SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT SAID SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
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 DISH WASHER HANDLING DIRTY DISHES(SCRAPING-AND PUT THEM THRU THE DISH MACHINE),THEN HANDLING CLEAN DISHES/POTS AND WITHOUT WASHING HANDS, HANDLED BY REMOVING DISHES/POTS FROM RACKS AND AFTER DRYING STORED THEM ON SHELVES.OBSERVED COOKS TOUCHING NON-FOOD SURFACE SUCH AS: PICK-UP STOCKS,AND WIPING THEIR STATION,GOING BACK SLICING TOMATOES,AND HANDLING CUT UP FRUITS AND CONTINUE TO COOK.NO HAND WASHING NOR GLOVED HANDS,WITH BARE HAND CONTACT HANDLED READY TO EAT FOOD. OBSERVED IN THE KITCHEN TWO SERVERS,DISPUTING /ARGUING THAT FOOD IN THE PLATE WAS HER FOR HER COSTUMER,SO WITH BARE HAND REMOVED FOOD FROM THE OTHER SERVER'S PLATE AND PUT ON HER PLATE,THE OTHER SERVER ALSO WITH BARE HAND ADJUSTED BY HANDLING SLICE TOMATOES ON HIS PLATE,WHICH BOTH PLATES WERE SERVED TO CUSTOMERS.INFORMATION GIVEN TO MANAGER ON HAND WASHING AND FOOD GLOVES PROCEDURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMP DISH NACHINE LOCATED AT FOURTH FLOOR KITCHENETTE NO DISPENSING SANITIZER.PRESENTLY 0ppm.ALSO NO SOAP PROVIDED AT MACHINE,GALLON SOAP EMPTY AND DRY. TAGGED UNIT"HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.UNIT MUST MAINTAIN 100ppm AT FINAL RINSE.REPAIR CUASE.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE AND PREPARATION,OBSERVED ONE COOK SLICING, DICING AND STORE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN, FRESH TOMATOES WHICH HE PICKS UP FROM CARDBOARD WHICH THE PRODUCT WAS DELIVERED IN IT,NO WASHING OF READY TO EAT FOOD.EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP ON CONDENSER UNIT AND PIPES WHICH LEAKED ON FOOD(COVER, PARTIALLY COVERED AND ON TOP FOAM CONTAINERS WITH FOOD INSIDE.FOOD BOXES COVERED WITH EXCESS ICE.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/DISCARD FOOD NOT COVERED.EXCESS WATER INSIDE THE BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP COOLER ACROSS THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.OBSERVED A COOK PICKED UP A PAN AND THE WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN LEAKING INTO THE OTHER UNCOVERED FOOD.MUST COVER ALL FOOD INSIDE THE SAID COOLER AND REPAIR CAUSE OF THE UNIT. OBSERVED WATER PITCHERS UNCOVER STORED ON TOP SELF SERVE COUNTER AND ON COFFEE STATION IN DINING ROOM FOR THE RESIDENT.MUST PROVIDE COVER/LIDS. SLICED BREAD AND MUFFINS STORED UNCOVERED AT BUFFET IN DINING AREA,MUST PROVIDE COVER/LID OR AN ENCLOSED CASE TO PROTECT FOOD FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. 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: SMALL FLIES ON PREMISES: OVER 40 ON WALLS INSIDE THE MOP SINK BY THE DISH ROOM.OVER 20 SMALL FLIES ON WALLS OF THE CLEAN LINENS/CLEAN GLASSES.OVER 30 SMALL FLIES ON WALL,ON SHELVES,AND FLYING AROUND IN THE DISH ROOM,KITCHEN,FRONT PREP ROOM,10 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE DINING AREA.NEED TO REMOVE FLIES,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED ENCRUSTED AND BUILD-UP GREASE ON TOP THE OUTSIDE WASTE OIL CONTAINER AND GROUND AREA OF THE SAID CONTAINER.NEED TO CLEAN WASTE OIL CONTAINER AND GROUND. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(CHICKEN,FISH EGGS,MILK ETC) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED.AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED AND HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 1-26-2016,REPORT #1610197. #30-ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS MUST HAVE A LABEL #32-MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, WASHBOWL SINK IN MENS WASHROOM, EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LUNCH ROOM, (CAULK WORN OUT) AND MAINTAIN #33-MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE INSIDE THE CABINETS UNDER WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND CABINET UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LUNCH ROOM AND MAINTAIN #34-FLOOR THRU-OUT THE DISHWASHING AREA, PREP AREA, EMPLOYEES LUNCH ROOM, ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,VENDING MACHINE UNDER THE PREP TABLES AND HOT HOLDING UNIT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. FLOOR DRAIN NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING ALSO. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090 TODAY 8-4-17 OBSERVED THE SAME VIOLATIONS
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE PLASTIC FILM FROM BASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT BY THE KETTLE SOUP.BROKEN DIRTY WRAPS FROM PIPES INSIDE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA MUST BE REMOVED REPLACE,POROUS MATERIAL UNABLE TO CLEAN,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE BROKEN BASE INSIDE THE SOUP CABINETS IN DINING ROOM,UNABLE TO CLEAN.REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE START TO SHOW SIGN OF MINERAL BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.BURNED DEBRIS INSIDE THE OVENS.DUST BUILD-UP ON PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,NEED TO CLEAN.EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN IT NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. NOZZLE AT CHOCOLATE SELF SERVE MACHINE ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESS STANDING WATER BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES IN DISH ROOM/DISH MACHINE AREA AND IN FRONT OF ICE MACHINE IN PREP AREA.BROKEN MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF SOUP KETTLE,ALSO CEMENT UNDER THE SAID KETTLE POROUS,UNEVEN ACCUMULATION OF STANDING WATER.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. MISSING COVING TILES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,NEED TO BE REPLACED.DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.ITEMS AND STOCK MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT.EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP UNDER THE SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER.NEED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINATIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WEST WALL AND CEILING AT DISH ROOM WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE.STAINED CEILING TILES IN DISH ROOM AND KITCHEN NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN THE KITCHEN,NEED TO REPLACE.LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH ROOM WITH UNKNOWN PARTICLES NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ALSO LIGHT SHIELD NOT COMPLETELY LOCKED ON LIGHT FIXTURE FRAME IN KITCHEN.REPAIR
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: VENT DUCT ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE HAS A HOLE,WERE CLEAN DISHES COMES OUT,THE OTHER DUCT SEALED WITH TAPE EXCESS LIQUID SPILLAGE/GREASE ON UNIT.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/ REPLACE SAID DUCT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. NO EXPOSED HAND SINK PROVIDED AT DISH ROOM(EMPLOYEE NOT ABLE TO WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING DIRTY DISHES),ALSO NO EXPOSED HAND SINK PROVIDED AT SOUTH ROOM BY THE FRONT BUFFET. ICE CREAM IS SCOOPED AND ALSO OPENED FOOD IS SCOOPED AND STORED INSIDE THE FOAM CONTAINER TO BE PICKED UP BY RESIDENTS.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME OF THE EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT,INSTRUCTED EVERYONE MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAIN PRIOR TO ENTER PREP/KITCHEN AREA.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTH MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH AN APPROVED SANITIZER ON EACH WORKING STATION TO MINIMIZE CONTAMINATION
code 43
Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area

Inspector note: OBSERVED A DELIVERMAN WALKING IN THE KITCHEN DURING PREPARATION TIME WITH OPENED FOOD.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGN OF "ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA" AND POSTED AT DOOR OF KITCHEN
code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 26, 2016: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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