Tiffin

June 27, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. TWO COOLERS FOUND AT 51.9F AND 59F. WITH FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AT 51.8F AND LAMB AT 56.1F. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW, THE CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. 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: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS AND ON THE BUFFET TABLE. AT THE BUFFET TABLE NOTED COOKED CHICKEN AT 104.4F. IN THE COOLER FOUND AT 51.9F NOTED COOKED CHICKEN AT 51.8F, COOKED TOMATO SAUCE AT 53.4F. IN THE COOLER FOUND AT 59F, NOTED CHICKEN AT 58.3F, 56.1F, AND LAMB AT 56.1F. MANAGEMENT STATES A TOTAL OF 20 LBS DISCARDED WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $200.00. 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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO THE KITCHEN, ALONG BASEBOARDS AND ON ALL STORED ITEMS. UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, ON TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. ALSO NOTED THE REAR EXIT DOOR TO THE ALLEY WITH TORN RUBBER DOOR SWEEP, A ONE INCH GAP UNDER TORN SWEEP AND A LARGE OPEN TWO INCH HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE METAL/MESH DOOR SCREEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS. MAKE THE REAR EXIT DOOR TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES AND RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL CLEAN POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED DISH RACKS AND WORN, BLACKENED CUTTING BOARDS AT THE DISH MACHINE AND BOARDS AT COOKS LINE AND OVENS MUST REPLACE. DIRTY FOOD ENCRUSTED AND RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING IN COOKS LINE COOLER, WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN, REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE ALL. PEELING PLASTIC ON SIDE OF METAL TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE PLASTIC. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE TWO DOOR COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: TABLE TOP CAN OPENER FOUND DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE COOLERS, GAS STOVES, OVENS, EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE, MICROWAVE FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. DIRTY SHELVING AND INTERIOR ICE BIN AT THE SERVER STATION. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES. FLOORS FOUND DIRTY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, BEHIND AND THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MOLDY, BLACKENED AND PEELING WALL CAULKING THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AT THE DISH MACHINE, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THE KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REPLACE ALL. DIRTY BLACKENED WALLS AT AND UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, AT THE THREE COMAPRTMENT SINK. MUST CLEANAND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK ON THE NOZZLE IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND PREP MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

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Compared with Pass on November 3, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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