Three G Bbq Restaurant

April 18, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings4

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO WATER PRESSURE (HOT OR TEMPERED) AT LEFT SIDE OF EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 49.4F. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A REFRIGERATION REPAIR PERSON TO COME SERVICE UNIT. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FROM UNIT 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: COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: JERK CHICKEN-55.4F, JERK SALMON-54.5F, CHICKEN-58.8F, FISH- OX TAILS-53.4F, BEEF-54.3F, COOKED BEANS-53,7F, PORK CHOPS-55.6F, STEAK-55.4F. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN FOOD PREP AREA: STEW WITH HOT LINKS-54.7F, BEEF STEW MEAT-78.8F, JERK CAT FISH-88.5F, JERK SALMON-66.5F, ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNDER REFRIGERATION OR AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 100LB VALUED AT $350 VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING AND RINSING, BUT NOT SANITIZING, MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SANITIZE UTENSILS AFTER WASHING AND RINSING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
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: 25 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALONG THE FLOOR BASE AND ON TOP OF BASE BOARDS IN ICE MACHINE ROOM, ON FLOOR BEHIND DEEP FREEZERS IN EAST STORAGE ROOM, AND IN STORAGE AREA BY OFFICE. ALSO OBSERVED 2 LARGE AND 2 BABY ROACHES CRAWLING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF DISCONNECTED REACH-IN FREEZER IN FRONT SECTION OF FOOD PREP AREA. 1/4 INCH OPENING TO OUTSIDE IN WALL UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS. REQUEST SERVICE FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: RIGHT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN DISHWASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR, HAS NO WATER PRESSURE. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE FAUCET AND RESTORE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: CUSTOMER WASHROOM NOT MAINTAINED, SINK DISCONNECTED FROM WALL, MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 26
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 IN REFRIGERATION MORE THAN 24 HOURS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND IN WALK-IN COOLER THROUGHOUT. REMOVE CRATES FROM INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND RELACE WITH A RAISED STORAGE RACK OR SELF. • CUTTING BOARDS FOUND WITH DEEP GROOVES ON SURFACE WHICH ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REPLACE.
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: ALL STORAGE SHELVES, CABINETS AND DRAWERS, ALL PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS(INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF COOLERS/FREEZERS)INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOOTHS IN DINING AREAS, GRILLS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, ALL INTERIOR PARTS OF AND EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER, ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES, EXTERIORS OF ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, LEGS AND WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN/DISHWASHING AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

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

Inspector note: REPAIR BROKEN WALL JUNCTURES AND ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREAS. CLEAN AND REFINISH WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS. REPLACE ALL STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL MISSING CEILING TILES AND REPAIR BROKEN CEILING IN STORAGE AREAS/OFFICE. CLEAN AND REFINISH ALL DOORS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXHAUST VENT ABOVE REAR 4 BURNER STOVE NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OUTSIDE REAR YARD NOT MAINTAINED, LITTER AND DEBRIS PRESENT. LARGE CHARCOAL GRILL OUTSIDE ESTABLISHMENT. MUST REMOVE GRILL AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BACKYARD. INSIDE STORAGE ROOMS ARE CLUTTERED AND UNORGANIZED. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND STORE ALL ELSE TO FACILITATE CLEANING AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE UNCOVERED, MUST BE STORED PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREP AREA - ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH SANITARY SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 18, 2013: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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