Three Brothers Food Mart

September 26, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD DISPLAY AREA HOLDING AT AN IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. PROPER AIR TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT IS 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. MANAGER TURNED UP THE TEMPERATURE DIAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: EGGS FOUND AT 48 DEGREES IN 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR FOOD DISPLAY AREA. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL ITEMS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED(20LB VALUED AT $23 DISCARDED). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: 10 SMALL FLIES AND 5 LARGE HOUSE FLIES OBSERVED IN MEAT DEPT PREP AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND REQUEST AN APPROVED FLY-CATCHING DEVICE FOR THIS AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING TRASH FOUND IN DUMPSTER AS WELL AS TRASH ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE RECEPTACLE. MUST KEEP THE LID CLOSED ON THE DUMPSTER AND KEEP THE SURROUNDING GROUND AREA AROUND THE RECEPTACLE CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE ICE CREAM DISPLAY CASE. PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. BUTCHER BLOCK PREP TABLE WHICH IS ALSO USED AS A CUTTING BOARD HAVE DEEP GROOVES IN THE SURFACE. IF THIS SURFACE CANNOT BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED MUST DISCONTINUE USING IT AS A CUTTING SURFACE FOR UNCOVERED FOODS.
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: 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, MOP SINK, SNAPPLE COOLER IN MEAT DEPT., ALL 3 DEEP FRYERS, FRESH MEAT DISPLAY CASE IN MEAT DEPT., MEAT GRINDER ON PREP TABLE, STORAGE SHELF ABOVE DEEP FRYERS, ALL SHELVES AND COUNTER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, MEAT SAW, MEAT SLICER, ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, CABINET INTERIOR UNDERNEATH WASH BOWL IN WASHROOM, PREP TABLE NEAR WINDOW IN MEAT DEPT.(DIRT, GREASE, AND FOOD BUILD-UP NOTED).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EVERY INCH OF ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY SECTION AND AREA OF BUSINESS(INCLUDING THE BASEMENT) NEED CLEANING(MASSIVE STAINS, DIRT, AND DEBRIS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS THROUGHOUT MEAT DEPT FOUND WITH MASSIVE DIRT, FOOD STAINS, AND GREASE RUNNING DOWN THE WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE WHERE 3 DEEP FRYERS ARE SET UP - MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED SURFACES. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DEAD INSECTS AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS. CLEAN MASSIVE DIRT AND BUILD-UP FROM ALL DOORS THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP FOUND ON WINDOW FAN IN WALL ABOVE DEEP FRYING AREA IN MEAT DEPT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: ITALIAN BEEF, CHICKEN NACHOS, STEAK NACHOS, AND GROUND BEEF NACHOS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THIS AREA OR MOVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS TO THE MEAT DEPT. FOUND 3 TABLE TOP DEEP FRYERS ON PREP TABLE IN MEAT DEPARTMENT-MUST INSTALL AN EXHAUST SYSTEM IN THIS AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE ROOM OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM. KEEP OUTSIDE PROPERTY LINE AREA CLEAN(FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS).
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES THAT FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF FOOD HANDLER MUST MEET IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT BY DATE SPECIFIED IN THIS REPORT.
code 45
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: FOUND CIGARETTE BUTT ON FLOOR NEAR BASEMENT DOOR AND CIGARETTE ASHES ON WOODEN LEDGE OF SWINGING DOOR LEADING INTO MEAT DEPT. 7-32-020(C).
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 23, 2014: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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