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Restaurant: BRICKS BAR & GRILL
Type: Restaurant with liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 320 2nd Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Owner and phone: MUNSON, DREW
319-560-6271
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 10/14/2010
Inspection findings | Inspection Date | Type |
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- Food Source/Handling
- Food Protection (Misc. sources of contamination 3-307.11, p 72)
The lids to the prep coolers in the kitchen were removed during this inspection and food items were not covered. According to employee, lids will not prop open and they are removed during lunch and dinner service. Make necessary repair to prep cooler covers or provide cover for containers on top of prep cooler. A call was made to restaurant equipment supplier during this inspection to have lids repaired or replaced.
- Facility/Equipment Requirements
- Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
The following food contact surfaces had buildp and must be cleaned: microwave, grill press, and back of grill. Can tell the reach-in coolers have been cleaned since last inspection, but buildup is starting again. Make sure to clean surfaces as often as necessary to prevent buildup. According to manager, a shift has been added on Sundays to do necessary cleaning.
- Other Operations
- Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
Cleaning has been done since last inspection, but additional cleaning is needed. The floors, especially under equipment and the walls need cleaned. Clean surfaces as often as necessary to prevent buildup.
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10/14/2010 | Re-Check |
- Personnel
- Good hygienic practices (Eating, drinking or using tobacco 2-401.11, p 45)
Open beverage container in kitchen. All employee beverages must in closed containers.
- Food Source/Handling
- Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
Open containers of milk were observed in the reach-in cooler in kitchen. All ready-to-eat potentially hazardous foods must be datemarked on day opened or prepared and used within seven days or be discarded.
- Plumbing/Water/Sewage
- Handwashing facilities (Handwashing signs not posted 6-301.14, pg 173)
Employees must wash hands signs not posted in restrooms used by employees. Post signs at all hand sinks used by employees. REPEAT VIOLATION
- Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand drying not provided 6-301.12, p 173)
Paper towels not provided at kitchen and basement hand sinks. Provide proper hand drying such as paper towels or hand driers at all hand sinks. Restaurant supply order which contained paper towels arrived during this inspection.
- Facility/Equipment Requirements
- Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
1) There is food buildup in the bottom of coolers in kitchen and must be cleaned. 2) The container with tortilla chips must be cleaned. 3) The ice machine in basement has buildpu and must be properly cleaned.
- Other Operations
- Refuse, recyclables, returnables (Covered receptacles 5-501.113, p 162)
Women's restroom does not have any covered receptacles. Provide a covered receptacle in women's restroom.
- Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
- License posted/maintained (Most recent inspection report not posted IAC 481-30.3(3))
Inspection not posted. Most recent inspection report must be posted somewhere easily seen by public.
- Smoking area: designated/posted (Smoking prohibitions in public buildings: signs posted, ashtrays present, smoking observed. IAC 641-153)
1) An official no smoking sign must be posted at rear entrance. 2) Ashtrays were present at outdoor seating area. According to manager, employees do not serve customers in this area. In restaurant outdoor seating is not allowed were people smoke. Remove seating or do not allow smoking in area.
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10/1/2010 | Routine |
- Food Source/Handling
- Food Protection (Misc. sources of contamination 3-307.11, p 72)
The ice bin at the south end of the bar does not have a cover. The ice must be protected from contamination at all times. The owner states that an ice been cover has been ordered, but is on backorder.
- Plumbing/Water/Sewage
- Handwashing facilities (Handwashing signs not posted 6-301.14, pg 173)
Provide signs in the restrooms reminding employees to wash hands before returning to work.
- Facility/Equipment Requirements
- Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces: designed, cleanable 4-202.16, p 107)
Seal the bare wood support at the shelf in the kitchen. Seal with light-colored paint or varnish. All surfaces must be easily cleanable.
- Other Operations
- Consumer advisory posted (Consumer advisory: menu does not identify foods served raw or undercooked with an asterisk and disclosure of potential risk of consumption in undercooked form 3-603.11(B), pg 95)
The menu does not identify which foods may be cooked to order (burgers) and there is not a footnote explaining that these items may be raw or undercooked. Will e-mail the person-in-charge further information regarding this requirement.
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6/11/2009 | Routine |
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