The Village Tap

August 17, 2020 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings16
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD COLD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. A CONTAINER OF COLD SLAW HELD IN A BUS PAN INSIDE AN ICE BATH, WITH MOST ICE MELTED, AT 52.3F, SOUR CREAM AT 55.4F, CREAM BASE SALAD DRESSING AT 64.7F, ALL IN SAME BUS PAN. ALSO OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED ON TOP OF A PREP COOLER AT 74.1F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS HELD COLD MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS FOODS DISCARDED AT $20.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. COLE SLAW WITH A PREPARATION DATE ONLY OF 8-15-20, OTHER ASSORTED DAIRY BASED SAUCES WITH PREPARATION DATES OF 8-13-20, COOKED BEEF WITH A DATE OF 8-14-20, SHREDDED CHEESE WITH NO DATES. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED, READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: ON-LINE VIRTUAL MENU WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR FOODS SUCH AS BURGERS AND BURGER ADDITIONS SUCH AS FRIED EGG. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. NO PAPER MENU AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND INFORMS CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOODS ON THE VIRTUAL MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR, BETWEEN THE SINK AND STORED CLEAN GLASSWARE.
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE.
    code 43
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: LID OF THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, RUSTED, BROKEN WITH EXPOSED EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR.-----MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR THE BAR ICE BINS. • EXTREMELY RUSTED CHEMICAL CONTAINER UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.
    code 47
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO MONITOR SANITIZING LEVELS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS FOR THE QUATERNARY SANITIZER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE PAINTED SEALED.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARD BOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA.----HOLE IN THE METAL WALL BEHIND THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REPAIRED WITH NON-CLEANABLE, NON-SMOOTH MATERIAL. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----RAW BRICK WALLS THROUGHOUT THE MEN'S WASHROOM, AT THE URINAL AND TOILET. BRICK WALL IN THE LADIES WASHROOM TOILET STALL ALL WITH LARGE OPEN GAPS, HOLES AND CREVICES. WALLS MUST BE SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE IN BOTH WASHROOMS.----CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING AND PEELING PLASTER AND PAINT. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT IE: SLICER, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES OR STORED CLEAN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
    code 56
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57
  • Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BARTENDER/CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER NOT WEARING A MASK OR FACIAL COVERING AT INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING DRINKS FOR CUSTOMERS AT THE BAR, PREPARING DRINKS AND SERVING THEM TO CUSTOMERS DINING ON THE REAR PATIO.
    code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 8, 2019: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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