Simple Simon's, 744 Maine St, South Portland, ME 04106 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Simple Simon's
Address: 744 Maine St, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: (207) 761-3900
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: Jun 22, 2011
Score
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85

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Inspection findings

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  • Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
  • Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods
  • Food separated & protected
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  • Hands clean & properly washed
  • Proper cold holding temperatures
  • Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used
- Jul 26, 2010 65
  • Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
  • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  • Proper cold holding temperatures
- Jun 22, 2011 85

Violation descriptions and comments

Jul 26, 2010

4: 2-401.11: C: Food employee is eating, drinking, or using any tobacco where the contamination of exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS,
and LINENS; unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES; or other items needing protection can result.
INSPECTOR NOTES:

6: 2-301.12: C: Food employees are not following proper hand cleaning procedures.
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8: 6-301.10: N: Inadequate number of handwash facilities.
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13: 3-302.11: N: Cooked and/or prepared foods are subjected to cross contamination.
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14: 4-602.12.(A): N: Food contact surfaces of baking equipment are not cleaned with proper frequency.
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20: 3-501.16.(B): C: Cold Food not maintained at proper temperature.
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23: 3-603.11.(A): C: There is no consumer advisory.
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26: 7-301.11: C: Poisonous or toxic materials are not being stored and displayed for retail sale so they can not contaminate FOOD, EQUIPMENT,
UTENSILS, LINENS, and SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES.
INSPECTOR NOTES:

33: 3-501.13: N: Improper thawing.
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35: 3-302.12: N: Food/ingredients containers not properly labeled.
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37: 3-307.11: N: Food not protected from other sources of contamination.
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Jun 22, 2011

8: 6-301.12: N: Sanitary towels / hand drying device not provided for handwash lavatory.
INSPECTOR NOTES: NEED PAPER TOWELS & SIGNAGE AT NEW HANDWASH STATION

8: 6-301.14: N: Handwash signage not provided for employee hand wash lavatory.
INSPECTOR NOTES: SEE ABOVE

8: 5-205.11.(B): N: Handwashing facility being used for other than handwashing.
INSPECTOR NOTES: CANNOT HAVE SODA MACHINE DRAINING INTO NEW HANDWASH SINK. NEEDS A PROPER AIR GAP.

14: 4-602.11.(A): C: Food contact surfaces are not cleaned between uses.
INSPECTOR NOTES: MEAT SLICER NEEDS THOROUGH CLEANING & SANITIZING, WITH MUCH ATTENTION TO ALL CREVICES

20: 3-501.16.(B): C: Cold Food not maintained at proper temperature.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, COLD HOLD STATION (TOP AREA) OF BOTH STATIONS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMP. ALL PERISHABLES
DISCARDED & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS DISCUSSED. NO MORE CREAMERS TO BE PLACED ON TABLES, WITHOUT PROPER COLD HOLDING.
CORRECTION MECHANISMS DISCUSSED, AT LENGTH.

37: 3-305.11.(A).(B): N: Food not protected from contamination during storage.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, BOX EGGS ON FLOOR AT COOKLINE; CASE OF WINE IN DRY STORAGE ON FLOOR; DISHTRAY ON FLOOR

38: 2-402.11: N: Food Employees not wearing effective hair restraints.
INSPECTOR NOTES: NO CROWN HAIR CONTAINMENT OCCURRING WITH FOOD PREP EMPLOYEES

41: 3-304.12: N: Improper between-use storage of utensils..
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, CANNOT USE SCOOPS IN BULK PRODUCT CONTAINERS (SPOONS, OR ANY TYPE), WHEREBY THE HANDLE OF
THE UTENSIL COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT.

47: 4-602.13: N: Non-food contact surfaces are not clean.
INSPECTOR NOTES: FREEZER AT COOKLINE NEEDS THOROUGH EXTERIOR CLEANING

51: 6-202.14: N: Toilet room not enclosed, with a self closing, tight fitting door.
INSPECTOR NOTES: FEMALE BATHROOM NEEDS AN AUTOMATIC-CLOSURE DEVICE THAT CLOSES DOOR TIGHTLY, UPON RELEASE

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