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Restaurant: Chai and Chai
Address: 12501E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (303) 344-3222
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: Dec 5, 2013

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95

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Raw meat was stored next to pita bread in the walk-in cooler.
An employee was observed washing their hands in the prep sink.
Cooked potatoes in an open pan in the kitchen were 80�°F after cooling for 2.5 hours. Onion gravy in an 18 inch diameter, 9 inch deep metal pot in the walk-in cooler was 85�°F after cooling for more than six hours.
Cooked chicken on the steam table was 119�°F. Falafels in the hot box were 115�°F.
Parsley salad with diced tomatoes was 75�°F on the prep table.
Raid, an unapproved pesticide was stored in the facility.
Windex was stored above a large pot in the kitchen.
A chemical spray bottle in the back of the kitchen was unlabeled as to its contents.
Lavender bleach was used for sanitizing. No other bleach was available for use at the facility.

The facility does not have a HACCP plan and are boiling water and then using food additives to alter the pH of the products (cucumbers with zucchini, garlic, green tomatoes, and peppers) and cabbage and heat sealing them.
An employee was observed not using soap during handwashing.
Chicken and spinach were not cooled to 41�°F or below within six hours and was stored in a tightly sealed metal pan 4 inches deep in the walk-in cooler. It was 56�°F.
Hummus was at 62�°F in the cold-top cooler.
The establishment had a chlorine sanitizing solution during three-compartment warewashing that was above 200ppm.
Soap was not provided at the women's restroom hand sink.
A chemical spray bottle with simple green was stored above a metal serving spoon and an open sauce bottle. Sterno was stored above a metal serving spoon and an open sauce bottle.
Chlorine test strips were not available at the facility.

Hummus at was 49�°F in cold top cooler, creamy spinach sauce was at 45�°F in cold top cooler, tahini salad was at 50�°F in cold top cooler, and baba ganoush was at 46�°F in cold top cooler. Yogurt based salad was at 48�°F, stored on ice on the front counter top.
The hand sink by the three compartment sink was made inaccessible by a strainer.
No paper towels were provided at the cook line hand sink.

Employee beverages were stored on a shelf above food, on a shelf next to food papers, and on a prep table next to food.
The two hand sinks in the kitchen were not equipped with paper towels.

A severely dented can of sliced jalapenos was stored with other wholesome cans on the dry storage rack. Moldy bell peppers were observed in the walk-in refrigerator. An open bag of raw chicken in a box was stored next to a box of bell peppers in the walk-in refrigerator.
Employees were observed removing a pair of soiled gloves and then putting on a pair of clean gloves without first washing their hands.
An employee was observed washing a thermometer in the hand sink on the cook line.
The Dall was not reheated to the required temperature of 165�°F before being placed on the steam table. It was 119�°F.
The falafel was on the preparation table at 120�°F.
Raw meat was observed thawing in the preparation sink and then an employee was observed washing vegetables in the sink without washing and sanitizing the sink.
The hand sink in the warewashing area was blocked by a trash can.
Detergent was stored next to customer items in the back storage area. Windex and sterno was stored next to and above customer items in the back storage area.
A head of cabbage was stored unwrapped on the shelf in the cold-top cooler. Packaged raw meat was stored on a prep table next to onions. Packaged meat was observed thawing under running water at the prep sink.
The cold-top cooler cutting board was deeply grooved. A food container with spices in it was cracked on the shelf just inside the kitchen. A non-commercial blender was in the kitchen. Food was stored in non-commercial grade containers. A cloth that was not clean was used to handle the bread dough when it was put in the oven.
The plastic on the reach-in freezer was peeling. Unpainted wood was present under the large mixer.
The caulking on the three-compartment sink was moldy. 48 inch drainboards were not available on each side of the three-compartment sink.
The interior of the microwave was soiled with food debris. The blade of the table mounted can opener was soiled with food debris.
The door gaskets on the cold-top cooler were soiled with food debris. The hood screens were soiled with grease. Oil was dripping on a shelf just inside the kitchen. The fan shields in the walk-in cooler were soiled with dust.
An employee was observed not rinsing the dishes after washing them with soap.
Spoons and knives at soda fountain were stored with their food contact surface exposed.
Single use food containers were reused to store food.
The caulking on the mop sink was torn and moldy. The coffee machine was not equipped with a backflow device (dual check valve ASSE 1022).
The wall behind the stoves was soiled with food debris. The wall behind the prep table was soiled with food debris. The floor in the kitchen was cracked under the back kitchen hand sink. Walls around the mop sink were soiled with dirt. The floor under the equipment was soiled with food debris and grime.
A light in the hood was not functioning. Light shields were cracked in the kitchen.
A personal bag was stored on the shelf by the soda boxes.
Food equipment (single use items) were stored on the way to the customer restrooms.

An employee removed their gloves and put on clean gloves without first washing their hands.
An employee was observed handling cooked bread with bare hands.
Falafel on the service line was 115�°F and a time as a public health control plan was not available.
Raw chicken at the prep sink was 48-60�°F.
The soap dispenser was not functioning at the back kitchen hand sink. Soap was not available.

Sanitizer solution had a concentration greater than 200ppm chlorine.

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