Luby's, 1200 Bridgewood Dr, Fort Worth, TX - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Luby's
Type: Restaurant
Address: 1200 Bridgewood Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76112-0806
County: Tarrant
Phone: 817-457-5200
Smoking: Non-Smoking Facility
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 11/30/2010
Score
81

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Inspection findings

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  • Floors, Walls and Ceilings - GRP (corrected on site)
    Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanliness, materials and condition.
    TFER 229.167(p)(2)(A) - Page 106. Floors in the food preparation area are not clean . TFER 229.167(p)(2)(A) - Page 106. Wall surfaces in the food preparation area are not clean .
    Corrective action: The physical facility shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning shall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. Corrections must be made within 3 days. The physical facility shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning shall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
  • Hot Hold (135 °F)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46 Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous shall be maintained at 135 °F or above. However, a roast cooked to the proper temperature and for the proper amount of time may be held at 130 °F.
    The chicken is in/on the food warmer at a temperature of 95 to 99 degrees F and is not being maintained at 135 °F or above. Turkey breast at 96.6 degrees .discard .
    Corrective action: Rapidly reheat chicken to 165 °F and maintain at 135 °F or higher throughout the hot holding period. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cross-Contamination of Raw/Cooked Foods/Other (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(f)(2)(A) & (h) - Pages 32-35 Foods shall be protected from cross-contamination from raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding and display and while in contact with equipment, utensils, wiping cloths and linens.
    The ice is/are stored in contact with or under the beef product.
    Corrective action: The ice must not be stored in contact with or under the beef product. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Approved Systems (HACCP Plan/Time as Public Hlth Control)
    TFER 229.164(n)(7) & (10)(A) & 229.171(d)(1)(A) - Pages 47-48, 50-51 & 124 A food establishment shall submit to the regulatory authority for approval a properly prepared HACCP plan if required. If time only is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food (PHF) before cooking or for a ready-to-eat PHF that is displayed or held for service, the food shall be marked to identify the time which is four hours past the time of removal from temperature control. Refrigerated ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and held for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked at the time of preparation with the date prepared and the date which the food shall be consumed (7 days at 41 °F). Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and frozen shall be clearly marked with the time refrigerated prior to freezing and the date which the food shall be consumed (24 hours after thawing).
    The drink containers that is located in the reachin refrigerator has been refrigerated for more than 24 hours and is not marked with the day of preparation or the date which the food shall be consumed by.
    Corrective action: The drink containers that is located in the reachin refrigerator that has been refrigerated for more than 24 hours must be marked with the day of preparation and the date which the food shall be consumed by.
  • Toxic Items Properly Labeled/Stored/Used (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.168(a) - (l) - Pages 111-115 Containers of poisonous toxic materials and personal care items shall bear a legible manufacturer's label. Working containers of poisonous or toxic materials shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles. Only those poisonous or toxic materials that are required for the operation and maintenance of the food establishment (excluding those for retail sale) shall be allowed in the food establishment.
    Working containers of chemical are not properly labeled.
    Corrective action: All working containers of chemical must be properly labeled. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Food Contact Surfaces-Cleaned/Sanitized/Good Repair (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(h)(2); 229.165(d)(1); (l)(3); (m) - (r) & (v) - (y) - Pages 35-36: 60 - 61; 78 - 84 & 86 - 88 Multi-use food contact surfaces shall be smooth and free of breaks, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners and crevices, rough welds or joints. Single-service and single-use articles may not be reused. Equipment, food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Cooking equipment shall be free of encrusted grease and other soil accumulations. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at the frequency and using methods outlined in TFER. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized after cleaning and before use by following approved manual or mechanical hot water sanitization procedures or by following approved manual or mechanical chemical sanitization procedures. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air-dried. Equipment, utensils and single-service/single-use articles shall be stored in a clean, dry approved location where they are not exposed to splash, dust or contamination and handled, displayed and dispensed so that contamination is prevented.
    The microwave oven located in the food preparation area has/have adhering food or food particles.
    Corrective action: The microwave oven located in the food preparation area must be properly washed, rinsed and sanitized and free of food or food particles. Corrections must be made immediately.
Regular Inspection11/30/201081
  • Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - GRP (5 violations)
    Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - Use and storage.
    TFER 229.164(h)(3)(B) - Page 36. Wiping cloths used for food spills are not moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills.
    Corrective action: Wiping cloths used for food spills shall be moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cold Hold (41 °F) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46; FW Ordinance 16-123(f) Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at 41 °F or below. Additionally, fish and seafood shall be refrigerated to a temperature of 34 °F or less.
    The cooked onions, uncooked chickens and salmon patties is in/on the reachin refrigerator at an internal temperature of 45 to 49 degrees F and is not being maintained at 41 °F or below.
    Corrective action: Discard the cooked onions, uncooked chickens and salmon patties that is/are not being maintained at 41 °F or below. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Approved Systems (HACCP Plan/Time as Public Hlth Control) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(7) & (10)(A) & 229.171(d)(1)(A) - Pages 47-48, 50-51 & 124 A food establishment shall submit to the regulatory authority for approval a properly prepared HACCP plan if required. If time only is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food (PHF) before cooking or for a ready-to-eat PHF that is displayed or held for service, the food shall be marked to identify the time which is four hours past the time of removal from temperature control. Refrigerated ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and held for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked at the time of preparation with the date prepared and the date which the food shall be consumed (7 days at 41 °F). Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and frozen shall be clearly marked with the time refrigerated prior to freezing and the date which the food shall be consumed (24 hours after thawing).
    The hard boiled eggs, and cheese and melons on or near the buffet line is not cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat or discarded within four (4) hours of the time when it was removed from temperature control, or lacks written documentation.
    Corrective action: The hard boiled eggs, and cheese and melons/all ready to eat foods on or near the buffet line must be cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat or discarded within four (4) hours of the time when it was removed from temperature control. Written documentation of time product left temperature control is required. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Warewashing & Sanitizing @ ___ ppm/Temperature (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.165(g)(2) & (k)(7)-(15) The wash compartment of the sink shall, when used for washing, contain a wash solution mixed according to manufacturer's label instructions. The temperature of the wash solution shall be maintained at not less than 43 °C (110 °F) unless specified differently by the manufacturer of the washing agent. If a detergent-sanitizer is used without a hot water rinse, the same agent must be used in both the cleaning and sanitizing steps. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution shall be used in accordance with EPA approved manufacturer's label use instructions. If hot water is used for sanitizing, the temperature of the water shall be maintained at 77 °C (171 °F) or above. TFER 229.165(k)(5)-(15) A warewashing machine and its auxiliary components shall be operated in accordance with the machine's data plate and the manufacturer's instructions. The wash compartment shall contain a wash solution or other cleaning agent mixed according to the manufacturer's label instructions. The wash, rinse and sanitizer solutions shall be maintained clean. The temperature of the wash solution shall be maintained at not less than 74 °C (165 °F) in stationary rack/single temperature machines; not less than 71 °C (160 °F) in single tank/dual temperature machines; and not less than 66 °C (150 °F) in stationary rack/dual temperature or multi-tank/multi- temperature machines. The temperature of the wash solution in spray type warewashers that use chemicals to sanitize may not be less than 49 °C (120 °F). In warewash machines, the rinse water temperature of the fresh hot water as it enters the manifold may not be more than 90 °C (194 °F) or less than 74 °C (165 °F) in stationary rack/single temperature machines or not less than 82 °C (180 °F) in all other types of machines. The hot water flow pressure may not be less than 100 kilopascals (15 pounds per square inch) or more than 170 kilopascals (25 pounds per square inch) in the water line near the sanitizing rinse control valve. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution shall be used in accordance with EPA approved manufacturer's label use instructions.
    The temperature of the rinse water in the dishwashing machine is 155 to 159 degrees F.
    Corrective action: The temperature of the sanitizing water in the dishwasing machine must be at 180°F sanitize kitchen ware. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Sewage/Wastewater Disposal System, Proper Disposal (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.166(g)(2) & (4); (i)(5) & (j) - (k) - Pages 92 & 94-95 A plumbing system shall be maintained in good repair. At least one toilet and not fewer than the number of toilets required by law shall be provided. If authorized, urinals may be substituted for toilets as specified by law. The plumbing system shall be installed to preclude the backflow of a solid, liquid or gas contaminant into the water supply system. Grease traps/interceptors shall be maintained according to City Ordinance. Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system that is constructed, maintained and operated according to law.
    Wastewater/sewage is leaking/flowing from dishwash machine area.
    Corrective action: The dishwash machine area must be repaired and cleaned to relieve the backup of wastewater/sewage. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Food Contact Surfaces-Cleaned/Sanitized/Good Repair
    TFER 229.164(h)(2); 229.165(d)(1); (l)(3); (m) - (r) & (v) - (y) - Pages 35-36: 60 - 61; 78 - 84 & 86 - 88 Multi-use food contact surfaces shall be smooth and free of breaks, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners and crevices, rough welds or joints. Single-service and single-use articles may not be reused. Equipment, food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Cooking equipment shall be free of encrusted grease and other soil accumulations. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at the frequency and using methods outlined in TFER. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized after cleaning and before use by following approved manual or mechanical hot water sanitization procedures or by following approved manual or mechanical chemical sanitization procedures. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air-dried. Equipment, utensils and single-service/single-use articles shall be stored in a clean, dry approved location where they are not exposed to splash, dust or contamination and handled, displayed and dispensed so that contamination is prevented.
    The lexans located in the food preparation area is/are cracked, chipped, bent or broken and cannot be properly cleaned and sanitized.
    Corrective action: The lexans located in the food preparation area must be free of cracks, chips, bends or breaks to permit it to be properly cleaned and sanitized. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Food Establishment Permit/Food Handler Card
    TFER 229.171(f) & (g) - Page 126; FW food ordinance Sec. 16-141 A person may not operate a food establishment without a valid health permit to operate. The permit is not valid without a valid Certificate of Occupancy issued by the City of Fort Worth Department of Development. The permit holder will: 1) post the permit at a location in the food establishment that is conspicuous to consumers 2) immediately discontinue operations and notify the Consumer Health Division at 817-392-7255 if an imminent health hazard exists 3) replace/upgrade existing facilities and equipment in accordance with TFER guidelines 4) comply with directives of the regulatory authorities including time frames for corrective actions 5) other provisions of the TFER Within seven days of beginning work as a food handler and bi-annually thereafter, all food service workers shall attend a food handler class and shall obtain a food handler's certificate.
    Your employee(s) have not attended required annual food handler training.
    Corrective action: Any employee that handles food or cleans dishes or utensils must attend food handler training. Walk-in and reserved seating food handler classes are available several times each week at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri Avenue. Food handlers must arrive 30 minutes before class time to complete registration. Late arrivals will not be admitted to class. The charge for the class is $16.00 cash or credit card - no checks. Registration for walk-in English classes begins at 8:30 am and 1:00 pm on Mondays and 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 154. Registration for walk-in Spanish classes begins at 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm. on Tuesdays in Room 154. Contact the Consumer Health Division at 817-392-7255 for times and reservations for reserved seating classes. Additionally, your company may qualify to teach food safety to your employees. Call 817-392-7255 for details or ask your inspector. Corrections must be made within 7 days.
Regular Inspection07/27/201079
  • Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - GRP (5 violations) (corrected on site)
    Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - Use and storage.
    TFER 229.164(h)(3)(B) - Page 36. Wiping cloths used for food spills are not moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills.
    Corrective action: Wiping cloths used for food spills shall be moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Hot Hold (135 °F) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46 Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous shall be maintained at 135 °F or above. However, a roast cooked to the proper temperature and for the proper amount of time may be held at 130 °F.
    The turkey breast is in/on the food warmer at a temperature of 90 to 94 degrees F and is not being maintained at 135 °F or above.
    Corrective action: Rapidly reheat turkey breast to 165 °F and maintain at 135 °F or higher throughout the hot holding period. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Good Hygienic Practices (Eating/Drinking/Smoking/Other) (repeated violation) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.163(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) & (k) - Pages 21-26 Except as specified, food handlers shall not eat, drink or use any form of tobacco except in designated areas; shall not work with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens or unwrapped single service when experiencing discharges from the eyes, nose or mouth; shall wear hair restraints; and may not care for or handle animals
    The employee is drinking in a food service area from an uncovered container while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
    Corrective action: If in a food service area and preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surface, the employee must drink from covered containers. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Proper Handling of Ready-To-Eat Foods (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(e), (f), (g) & (h) - Pages 31-37 Ready-to-eat foods will be protected by preventing contamination by employees, preventing food and ingredient contamination, preventing contamination from ice used as a coolant and preventing contamination from equipment, utensils, wiping cloths and linens.
    The employee are handling carrot with their bare hands.
    Corrective action: The employee must use utensils, such as deli tissues, spatulas, tongs or single-use gloves or shall use a hand sanitizer after washing and before handling carrott with their bare hands. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cross-Contamination of Raw/Cooked Foods/Other (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(f)(2)(A) & (h) - Pages 32-35 Foods shall be protected from cross-contamination from raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding and display and while in contact with equipment, utensils, wiping cloths and linens.
    The salad items is/are stored in contact with or under the raw shrimp.
    Corrective action: The salad items must not be stored in contact with or under the raw shrimp. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Approved Systems (HACCP Plan/Time as Public Hlth Control) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(7) & (10)(A) & 229.171(d)(1)(A) - Pages 47-48, 50-51 & 124 A food establishment shall submit to the regulatory authority for approval a properly prepared HACCP plan if required. If time only is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food (PHF) before cooking or for a ready-to-eat PHF that is displayed or held for service, the food shall be marked to identify the time which is four hours past the time of removal from temperature control. Refrigerated ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and held for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked at the time of preparation with the date prepared and the date which the food shall be consumed (7 days at 41 °F). Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared and frozen shall be clearly marked with the time refrigerated prior to freezing and the date which the food shall be consumed (24 hours after thawing).
    The sliced tomatoes and sliced melons on or near the food service/dispensing area is not cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat or discarded within four (4) hours of the time when it was removed from temperature control, or lacks written documentation.
    Corrective action: The sliced tomatoes and sliced melons/all ready to eat foods on or near the food service/dispensing area must be cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat or discarded within four (4) hours of the time when it was removed from temperature control. Written documentation of time product left temperature control is required. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.165(d) & (h)(2) - Pages 62 & 71 Food temperature measuring devices shall be provided where required and readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of proper food temperatures. A temperature measuring devise shall also be provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring the washing and sanitizing temperatures at manual warewashing stations.
    The hot holding unit in the food preparation area did not have a readily available and visible thermometer.
    Corrective action: The hot holding unit in the food preparation area must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
Regular Inspection03/22/201076
  • Non-food Contact Surfaces - GRP
    Non-food Contact Surfaces - Type and condition.
    TFER 229.165(m)(2) - Page 78. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are not free of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. Outside of ice machine is dirty.
    Corrective action: Clean nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment so that they are free of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
  • Single-service/Single-use Articles - GRP
    Single-service/Single-use Articles - Use and storage.
    TFER 229.165(x)(1)(A) - Page 86. Single-service and single-use articles are not stored in a clean dry location.
    Corrective action: Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens and single-service and single-use articles may not be stored in locker rooms, toilet rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms under unshielded sewer lines, leaking water lines, open stairwells or other sources of contamination. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cleaning Equipment - GRP
    Cleaning Equipment - Design and storage.
    TFER 229.167(p)(13)(b) - Page 109. Brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners or other similar maintenance tools are not stored in an orderly fashion.
    Corrective action: Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners and similar items shall be stored in an orderly fashion that facilitates cleaning of the area used for storing the maintenance tools. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Paper Test Strip Testing Devises - GRP
    Paper test strip testing devises for testing sanitizing solutions.
    TFER 229.165(g)(4) - Page 71. A test kit or other device to accurately measure the concentration of the sanitizing solution is not readily available for use .
    Corrective action: A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in milligrams per liter (mg/L) of sanitizing solution shall be provided and readily available for use. Corrections must be made within 7 days.
  • Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - GRP
    Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - Use and storage.
    TFER 229.164(h)(3)(B) - Page 36. Wiping cloths used for food spills are not moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills. Sanitizer is to weak for wiping clothes.
    Corrective action: Wiping cloths used for food spills shall be moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cold Hold (41 °F) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46; FW Ordinance 16-123(f) Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at 41 °F or below. Additionally, fish and seafood shall be refrigerated to a temperature of 34 °F or less.
    The salads of various types is in/on the salad bar at an internal temperature of 50 to 54 degrees F and is not being maintained at 41 °F or below.
    Corrective action: Discard the salads of various types that is/are not being maintained at 41 °F or below. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Food Establishment Permit/Food Handler Card
    TFER 229.171(f) & (g) - Page 126; FW food ordinance Sec. 16-141 A person may not operate a food establishment without a valid health permit to operate. The permit is not valid without a valid Certificate of Occupancy issued by the City of Fort Worth Department of Development. The permit holder will: 1) post the permit at a location in the food establishment that is conspicuous to consumers 2) immediately discontinue operations and notify the Consumer Health Division at 817-392-7255 if an imminent health hazard exists 3) replace/upgrade existing facilities and equipment in accordance with TFER guidelines 4) comply with directives of the regulatory authorities including time frames for corrective actions 5) other provisions of the TFER Within seven days of beginning work as a food handler and bi-annually thereafter, all food service workers shall attend a food handler class and shall obtain a food handler's certificate.
    Your employee's Food Handler Cards are expired.
    Corrective action: employee must attend food handler training. Walk-in and reserved seating food handler classes are available several times each week at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri Avenue. Food handlers must arrive 30 minutes before class time to complete registration. Late arrivals will not be admitted to class. The charge for the class is $16.00 cash or credit card - no checks. Registration for walk-in English classes begins at 8:30 am and 1:00 pm on Mondays and 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 154. Registration for walk-in Spanish classes begins at 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm. on Tuesdays in Room 154. Contact the Consumer Health Division at 817-392-7255 for times and reservations for reserved seating classes. Additionally, your company may qualify to teach food safety to your employees. Call 817-392-7255 for details or ask your inspector. Corrections must be made within 7 days.
Regular Inspection11/19/200992
  • Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - GRP
    Wiping Cloths/Linens/Napkins/Sponges - Use and storage.
    TFER 229.164(h)(3)(B) - Page 36. Wiping cloths used for food spills are not moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills.
    Corrective action: Wiping cloths used for food spills shall be moist, clean, stored in a chemical sanitizer and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Floors, Walls and Ceilings - GRP
    Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanliness, materials and condition.
    TFER 229.167(p)(1) - Page 106. Wall surfaces in the storage room are damaged. There are holes in the walls in single service storage area.
    Corrective action: The physical facilities, including the premises, buildings, systems, fixtures, equipment, devised and materials, shall be maintained in good repair. Corrections must be made within 30 days.
  • Cold Hold (41 °F) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46; FW Ordinance 16-123(f) Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at 41 °F or below. Additionally, fish and seafood shall be refrigerated to a temperature of 34 °F or less.
    The watermelon and cantalope is in/on the salad self service area at an internal temperature of 55 to 59 degrees F and is not being maintained at 41 °F or below.
    Corrective action: Discard the watermelon and cantalope that is/are not being maintained at 41 °F or below. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.165(d) & (h)(2) - Pages 62 & 71 Food temperature measuring devices shall be provided where required and readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of proper food temperatures. A temperature measuring devise shall also be provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring the washing and sanitizing temperatures at manual warewashing stations.
    The reach in refrigerator in the food service/dispensing area did not have a readily available and visible thermometer. Reachin where cakes and pies are stored did not have a thermometer.
    Corrective action: The reachin refrigerator in the food service/dispensing area must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 7 days.
  • Food Contact Surfaces-Cleaned/Sanitized/Good Repair (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(h)(2); 229.165(d)(1); (l)(3); (m) - (r) & (v) - (y) - Pages 35-36: 60 - 61; 78 - 84 & 86 - 88 Multi-use food contact surfaces shall be smooth and free of breaks, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners and crevices, rough welds or joints. Single-service and single-use articles may not be reused. Equipment, food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Cooking equipment shall be free of encrusted grease and other soil accumulations. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at the frequency and using methods outlined in TFER. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized after cleaning and before use by following approved manual or mechanical hot water sanitization procedures or by following approved manual or mechanical chemical sanitization procedures. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air-dried. Equipment, utensils and single-service/single-use articles shall be stored in a clean, dry approved location where they are not exposed to splash, dust or contamination and handled, displayed and dispensed so that contamination is prevented.
    The glasses located in the cashier's area is/are cracked, chipped, bent or broken and cannot be properly cleaned and sanitized.
    Corrective action: The glasses located in the cashier's area must be free of cracks, chips, bends or breaks to permit it to be properly cleaned and sanitized. Corrections must be made immediately.
Regular Inspection06/04/200989
  • Good Hygienic Practices (Eating/Drinking/Smoking/Other)
    TFER 229.163(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) & (k) - Pages 21-26 Except as specified, food handlers shall not eat, drink or use any form of tobacco except in designated areas; shall not work with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens or unwrapped single service when experiencing discharges from the eyes, nose or mouth; shall wear hair restraints; and may not care for or handle animals
    The employee is drinking in an area other than a designated break area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces. Employee seen drinking on food service line and returned to work without washing hands.
    Corrective action: All employees who are drinking must be in the designated break area and must not be preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces during break periods. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Hot Hold (135 °F) (2 violations) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46 Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous shall be maintained at 135 °F or above. However, a roast cooked to the proper temperature and for the proper amount of time may be held at 130 °F.
    The beef product is in/on the hot holding unit at a temperature of 120 to 124 degrees F and is not being maintained at 140 °F or above. Roast beef was found at 120°F Beans were found in hot holding unit at 120°F
    Corrective action: Rapidly reheat beef product to 165 °F and maintain at 140 °F or higher throughout the hot holding period. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Cold Hold (41 °F) (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.164(n)(6) - Page 46; FW Ordinance 16-123(f) Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at 41 °F or below. Additionally, fish and seafood shall be refrigerated to a temperature of 34 °F or less.
    The chicken legs are on the counter at an internal temperature of 50 to 54 degrees F and is not being maintained at 41 °F or below.
    Corrective action: Discard the chicken legs that are not being maintained at 41 °F or below. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Toxic Items Properly Labeled/Stored/Used (corrected on site)
    TFER 229.168(a) - (l) - Pages 111-115 Containers of poisonous toxic materials and personal care items shall bear a legible manufacturer's label. Working containers of poisonous or toxic materials shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles. Only those poisonous or toxic materials that are required for the operation and maintenance of the food establishment (excluding those for retail sale) shall be allowed in the food establishment.
    Containers of dry eraser cleaner are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
    Corrective action: All containers of dry eraser cleaner must be properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items. Corrections must be made immediately.
  • Food Establishment Permit/Food Handler Card
    TFER 229.171(f) & (g) - Page 126; FW food ordinance Sec. 16-141 A person may not operate a food establishment without a valid health permit to operate. The permit is not valid without a valid Certificate of Occupancy issued by the City of Fort Worth Department of Development. The permit holder will: 1) post the permit at a location in the food establishment that is conspicuous to consumers 2) immediately discontinue operations and notify the Consumer Health Division at 817-392-7255 if an imminent health hazard exists 3) replace/upgrade existing facilities and equipment in accordance with TFER guidelines 4) comply with directives of the regulatory authorities including time frames for corrective actions 5) other provisions of the TFER Within seven days of beginning work as a food handler and bi-annually thereafter, all food service workers shall attend a food handler class and shall obtain a food handler's certificate.
    Your employee(s) have not attended required annual food handler training.
    Corrective action: employee must attend food handler training. Walk-in and reserved seating food handler classes are available several times each week at the Public Health Center, 1800 University. Food handlers must arrive 30 minutes before class time to complete registration. Late arrivals will not be admitted to class. The charge for the class is $16.00 cash or credit card - no checks. Registration for walk-in English classes begins at 8:30 am and 1:00 pm on Mondays and 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 219. Registration for walk-in Spanish classes begins at 8:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm. on Tuesdays in Room 219. Contact the Consumer Health Division at 871-7258 for times and reservations for reserved seating classes. Additionally, your company may qualify to teach food safety to your employees. Call 871-7258 for details or ask your inspector. Corrections must be made within 7 days.
Regular Inspection02/19/200980

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