Triple Crown Restaurant

August 14, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings0

Failed findings

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 NUMEROUS FRUIT FLIES ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SIXTY ON CEILING OF BASEMENT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA, TWENTY IN ELEVATOR THAT EMPLOYEES USE IN KITCHEN FOR FOOD AND SUPPLY TRANSPORT FROM KITCHEN TO KITCHEN, AND TWENTY IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM IN REAR OF MAIN KITCHEN. ALSO OBSERVED THREE HOUSE FLIES IN MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY; CONTACT SMITHEREEN TO SERVICE FOR FRUIT FLIES AND CLEAN AREAS WHERE ACTIVITY OBSERVED. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT AND MAIN KITCHEN WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED UTENSILS (CLEAVERS, KNIVES) STORED BETWEEN EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROPER STORAGE RACK SUCH AS A KNIFE RACK TO STORE WHEN NOT IN USE. • OBSERVED SOME FOODS IN WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS; INSTRUCTED THAT FOODS MUST BE STORED IN FOOD GRADE APPROVED BAGS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CLEAN RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. ONE DOOR OF THE TWO DOOR PRODUCE COOLER NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER IN MAIN KITCHEN DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY; REPAIR DOOR. SOME BULK CONTAINERS IN KITCHEN HAVE HALF COVERS; MUST PROVIDE FULL COVERS FOR CONTAINERS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINANTS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED: INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS INCLUDING SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP TABLE TOPS AND BOTTOMS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN MAIN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP, INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, SURFACE AREAS OF WOKS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, STORAGE CARTS AND RACKS IN MAIN KITCHEN TO REMOVE BUILD-UP, FLOOR MIXER IN BASEMENT HAS A RUSTY TOP AND LEGS; CLEAN AND PAINT TOP OF MIXER AND LEGS. CLEAN WHEELS OF VARIOUS KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE BUILD-UP. CLEAN BOTTOMS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS THAT HAVE AN OPENING TO REMOVE CRUMBS AND DUST.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, FOOD PARTICLES, PAPER, STANDING WATER ETC. MUST ALSO CLEAN UNDER ALL SINKS, AROUND GREASE RECEPTORS AT SINKS AND DISHWASHING AREAS. CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER FOR FLOOR DRAIN IN MAIN KITCHEN ACROSS FROM THE THREE COMP SINK. CLEAN FLOOR IN SUB-PUMP ROOM IN BASEMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: ALL WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT (COOKING, PREP TABLES, SINKS) IN MAIN KITCHEN NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST, GREASE AND OTHER BUILD-UP. PREP AREA CEILING IN BASEMENT HAS A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE THROUGHOUT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PAINT. (MANAGER STATES THAT IT LEAKS FROM THE SIDEWALK ABOVE WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAIN; ADVISED TO HAVE PROBLEM CHECKED AND CORRECTED). MUST CLEAN VENTILATION FAN ON CEILING OF WOMENS WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. SEAL HOLE AROUND PIPES UNDERNEATH HANDSINK IN MENS WASHROOM. CLEAN WINDOW FAN IN WINDOW OF MAIN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DIRT. CLEAN WALLS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT AND PIPES IN KITCHEN BY ELEVATOR, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DIRT AND GREASE. CLEAN WALLS OF SUB-PUMP ROOM IN BASEMENT. REPLACE MISSING WALL TILE (COVING) AT BASE OF WALL IN BASEMENT UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK AND STORAGE RACK FOR DISHES NEXT TO THE SINK. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE DUST IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP. SOME DUST AND GREASE OBSERVED IN HOODED AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN SAME.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SOME LIGHT SHIELDS IN MAIN KITCHEN WITHOUT END CAPS; PROVIDE END CAPS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE LEAKING FAUCET NECK OF THE TWO COMP SINK IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. CLEAN AND PAINT THE GREASE RECEPTOR IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AT THE THREE COMP SINK. MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE REAR AREA OF MAIN KITCHEN NEXT TO A PREP TABLE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE UTILITY SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN. OBSERVED A HOSE CONNECTED TO AN EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA OF THE MAIN KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND NOT ATTACH HOSE TO THE HANDSINK (CDI).
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: SOME REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS; MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL UNITS WITHOUT THEM.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: STANDING WASTE WATER WAS IN A MOP BUCKET IN THE MAIN KITCHEN NEXT TO THE UTILITY SINK WITH A FOUL ODOR; INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE WATER AFTER USING AND TO STORE WET MOPS WITH THE MOP HEADS UPWARD TO DRY.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 25, 2013: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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