Sep 04, 2013 (Follow-up)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Mold observed on ice machine's plastic drip panel. (Corrected On Site)

Aug 27, 2013 (Routine)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  THE FOLLOWING FOOD CONTACT SURFACES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE AT VISIT. 1) BOTTLES WERE STORED IN THE ICE AT THE BAR. NO BOTTLES MAY BE STORED IN THE ICE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE ICE. 2) ICE SCOOP WAS NOT STORED PROPERLY. ICE SCOOP MAY NOT BE STORED ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT DUE TO THIS IS NOT A SANITARY SURFACE. ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER OR RACK. 3) INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CONTAINED MOLD BEHIND THE DRIP PANEL. 4) CUTTING BOARDS AT THE BAR WERE IN POOR REPAIR. CUTTING BOARDS MUST HAVE A SMOOTH SURFACE AND BE FREE OF STAINS AND CREVICES IN ORDER TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH. 5)SODA GUNS AND HOLDERS CONTAINED SYRUP BUILD-UP.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  ESTABLISHMENT HAD EVIDENCE OF ROACHES AND FLIES. INCREASE PEST CONTROL MEASURES IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  WIPING CLOTHS WERE NOT STORED PROPERLY AT VISIT. WIPING CLOTHS WERE STORED ON THE TRASH CAN AT THE LOWER LEVEL BAR. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT IN USE IN ORDER TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  THE DISH MACHINE AT THE BAR FAILED THE STRIP TEST. ESTABLISHMENT MUST USE LARGE MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WASH GLASSES UNTIL MACHINE IS ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  LINES WERE PLUGGED IN OVER FOOD AT VISIT. NO CORDS, LINES, OR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE PLUGGED IN OVER FOOD IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jun 11, 2013 (Follow-up)

• Proper cold holding temperatures
  COLD FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  PREPARED FOOD ITEMS NOT LABELED FOR DATES AND CONTENTS(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
  NO ADEQUATE HOT WATER AT 110 DEGREES F (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  REMOVE GARBAGE DISPOSAL FROM THE 3COMPARTMENT SINK TO ANOTHER LOCATION(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)REPEAT
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  DEEPERWARE TO BE ISTALLED AT THE ESTBLISHMENT (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)REPEAT

May 29, 2013 (Routine)

• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Hand sink blocked behind bar up stairs. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
  Shell fish not placed with tags. (Corrected On Site)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Dry food storage containers not labeled down stairs. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  Three(3) compartment sink not properly set up. (Corrected On Site)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  No dip well provided for dispense of ice cream (scoop). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Sewage & waste water properly disposed
  Garbage disposal is placed in side of three(3) compartment sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)

Feb 06, 2013 (Follow-up)

Feb 05, 2013 (Complaint)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Bottom of the reach in refrigerator behind the bar upstairs and the soda gun holder behind the bar downstairs dirty.
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Rat droppings seen around the walk in box downstairs, at the keg area and behind the bar upstairs.
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No three compatment sink behind the bars upstair and downstair.
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Exterior of equipment dirty.
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Need dipper well with running water for ice cream utensils at ice cream service line.
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  No trash container with cover inside the toilet room.
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Floor dirty around the walk in refrigeration unit in the production kitchen, rodent feces observed along corners, baseboards, behind the bar and clean floor throughout the premises with attention to areas under the equipments.

Nov 28, 2012 (Routine)

• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  Warewash machine does not have a data plate.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jul 25, 2012 (Follow-up)

• Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
  Refrigeration unit is not in service at this time.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No data plate on warewashing machine.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jul 20, 2012 (Routine)

• Correct response to questions
  Certified Food Protection Manager certificate issued by the DC Department of Health is not conspicuously posted in the establishment next to the establishment's business license.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Handwashing sink blocked in kitchen. (Corrected On Site)
• Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan
  Establishment curing food.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan
  Establishment is using reduced oxygen method of packaging.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
  Establishment is curing food and using ROP without an approved variance.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
  Refrigerator holding temperature of 63F.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Wiping cloth(s) stored on counter(s) and not in sanitizing solution.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No data plate on warewash machine.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)