Equipment location, installation, repair, and adjustment Observation:Observed heavy ice buildup in back of stainless steel freezer in kitchen.
Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration Observation:Test papers available on site had expired in 2013 and 2014, and are no longer able to accurately monitor sanitizer concentrations.
Handwashing signage Observation:There is no handwashing sign in the employee restroom nor at the kitchen handsink, printed, corrected on site.
A temperature measuring device with a suitable small diameter probe is provided and readily accessible to measure the temperature of thin foods Observation:There is no digital, instant-read food thermometer with thin-diameter probe to measure temperatures of thin foods.
Cold and hot holding equipment used for PHF/TCS foods are equipped with at least one temperature measuring device that measures temperature in the coldest part of a hot holding unit or the warmest part of a cold holding unit and located and designed to allow for easy viewing. Observation:There is no thermometer in the white kitchen refrigerator.
02/16/2016
Regular
Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises Cases of food handling tissues and cinnamon rolls were being stored directly on the floor in the kitchen area.
Food temperature measuring devices are provided and readily accessible One refrigerator in the kitchen does not have a thermometer.
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