Crab Creek Seafood, 9 Radford Street, Christiansburg, VA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

January 28, 2009 (Routine)

Comments:
Improvements needed:
* clean kitchen and food/equipment storage areas thoroughly
* maintain a frequent cleaning schedule for kitchen (floors, walls, ceilings & equipment)
* organize kitchen to allow for easier use of space
Discussions & Topics:
* 2007 regulations change memo given
* no barehand contact with ready to eat foods
- owner inquired about applying for allowing barehand contact: application and requirements will be provided 01/29/2009
* facility must establish an employee health policy: pdf guidance documents will be sent via e-mail to owner.
* no undercooked or raw potentially hazardous foods served (requiring reminder and disclosure)

April 19, 2007 (Routine)

Violations:

• 3300 - Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
  Remove all unnecessary items from the facility. The presence of unnecessary articles, including equipment which is no longer used, makes regular and effective cleaning more difficult and less likely. It can also provide harborage for insects and rodents.
• 3330 - Corrected During Inspection Critical Working containers of chemicals are not properly labeled.
  Working containers of toxic items are to be properly labeled with contents. Identification of these containers with the common name of the material helps prevent the dangerous misuse of the contents.

Comments:
Renewal application, $40 fee and copy of menu due by 04/30/07. Ready to renew Health Permit.
As of 03/2007, all cold foods and refrigerators must be at 41f or below.

March 15, 2006 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0570 - Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
  Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
• 0610 - Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
  Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
• 0620 - Soda syrup stored under sewer lines.
  Relocate food storage to an approved area or shield the sewer lines to intercept potential drips.
• 1060 - The nonfood contact surface of the dry storage shelving is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
  Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent. Correct within 10 days.
• 1320 - Corrected During Inspection There was no temperature measuring device located in the small cooler.
  Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
• 1800 - The nonfood contact surface of the 3 compartment sink, handwashing sink next to dishwasher, deep fryers, microwaves has accumulations of grime and debris.
  Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
• 2000 - Clean single service items were observed stored with the food-contact surface facing upward.
  Store equipment and utensils covered or inverted to prevent contamination while in storage.
• 3300 - Repeat Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
  Remove all unnecessary items from the facility. The presence of unnecessary articles, including equipment which is no longer used, makes regular and effective cleaning more difficult and less likely. It can also provide harborage for insects and rodents.
• 3490 - Personal medications stored in such a way that they could contaminate food.
  All personal care items, medicines and first aid supplies must be stored in such a way to prevent potential contamination of food, food contact items, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service and single-use articles.

Comments:
Renewal application, $40 fee and copy of menu due by 04/30/06.

May 02, 2005 (Routine)

Violation: 3300 - Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
Remove all unnecessary items from the facility. The presence of unnecessary articles, including equipment which is no longer used, makes regular and effective cleaning more difficult and less likely. It can also provide harborage for insects and rodents. Correct today

July 29, 2004 (Routine)

Violations:

• 1770 C - Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on the following nonfood-food contact surfaces: cook line equipment and mop sink.
  Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean. Correct within 1 day
• 3180 - The floors under the cook line equipment noted in need of cleaning.
  All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner. Clean within 1 day

May 22, 2003 (Routine)

Violation: 0470 - Raw animal food (seafood) holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE) (produce).
Separate raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food. Corrected Durring the inspection.