- Floors, Walls and Ceilings - GRP
Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanliness, materials and condition.
Wooden floor in the storeroom.
Corrective action: Told the Daughter these wooden floors are no longer acceptable.
- Toilet Facilities - GRP
Toilet Facilities - Construction and accessibility.
No closer on the ladies room door.
Corrective action: Daughter said she'd tell her father about this.
- Premises - GRP
Premises - Condition.
Lots of residential equipment being used in the facility.
Corrective action: Told the Daughter much of this is not approved.
- Paper Test Strip Testing Devises - GRP
Paper test strip testing devises for testing sanitizing solutions.
No test strips located.
Corrective action: Daughter said her father probably knows where these are.
- Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
TFER 229.165(g)(1) - Page 69 Equipment for heating and cooling food and for holding cold and hot food shall be sufficient in number and capacity to provide food temperatures as specified in para TFER 229.164.
Lots of freezers and refrigerators are residential.
Corrective action: Lady there, the daughter, said her father may not keep operating the place much longer.
- Manager Demonstration of Knowledge/Certified Food Manager
TFER 229.163(a) & (b)(1)-(3) (a) Responsibility, assignment. The permit holder shall be the person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a person in charge is present at the food establishment during all hours of operation. (b) Knowledge, demonstration. Based on the risks of foodborne illness inherent to the food operation, during inspections and upon request the person in charge shall demonstrate to the regulatory authority knowledge of foodborne disease prevention, application of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles, and the requirements of these rules. The person in charge shall demonstrate this knowledge by: (1) complying with these rules by having no critical violations during the current inspection; (2) being a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a department approved examination; or (3) responding correctly to the inspector's questions as they relate to the specific food operation. TAC 25 Chapter 229 K (b) Food establishments shall have at least one certified food manager on staff. The establishment must be in compliance within 30 days of a change of ownership. Food manager training must be renewed prior to expiration date listed on card. In addition to the food manager's training certificate, the individual must also possess a current City of Fort Worth Food Managers card.
No CFW FMC.
Corrective action: Gave the daughter the website for the FMC and explained to her how to get the CFW FMC.
- Sewage/Wastewater Disposal System, Proper Disposal
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.
No mop sink in the facility.
Corrective action: Explained to the daughter that a mop sink is now required in each foodservice facility.
- Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated
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.
Apparently no thermometers in some freezers,
Corrective action: pic stated she would correct it.
- Posting Consumer Advisories- Choking/Reminder/Buffet
TFER 229.164(h); (r) & 173(b) - Pages 37, 55 & 135 A card, sign or other effective means of notification shall be displayed to notify customers that clean tableware is to be used upon return to self-service areas. Food establishments which deliver shellfish to a consumer for raw consumption shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk associated with certain especially vulnerable consumers eating such shellfish in raw or undercooked form. The Heimlich Maneuver Poster shall be in all food service establishments in a place conspicuous to employees or customers.
The Heimlich Maneuver poster is not conspicuously displayed in the facility.
Corrective action: The Heimlich Maneuver poster must be conspicuously displayed in the facility. Corrections must be made within 5 days.
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Regular Inspection | 09/22/2010 | 85 |
- Cold Hold (41 °F)
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 eggs, raw in-shells is at an internal temperature of 85 to 89 degrees F and is not being maintained at 41 °F or below.
Corrective action: Rapidly cool theeggs, raw in-shells to 41 °F or below. Corrections must be made immediately.
- Proper/Adequate Handwashing
TFER 229.163(e) - Page 21 Food employees shall keep their hands and exposed portions of their arms clean.
The owner did not follow procedures for proper handwashing.
Corrective action: The owner will wash his/her hands and exposed portions of his/her arms with soap and 110 °F or warmer running water and by rubbing his/her lathered hands and surfaces of arms together for at least 20 seconds. Hands and arms will be thoroughly rinsed with clean water and dried with non-reusable towels or heated air. 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 beef product 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 beef product/ 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.
- Handwash Facilities Adequate & Access
TFER 229.166(f)(2);(g)(1) & (h)(1) & 229.167(e) - Pages 91-93 & 104 At least one handwashing lavatory and not fewer than the number required by law shall be located to allow convenient use by employees in food preparation, food dispensing and warewashing areas and in or immediately adjacent to toilet rooms. Each lavatory shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least 43 degrees C. (110 °F) through a mixing valve or combination faucet.
The handwashing sink in the kitchen is not in proper working order to permit adequate handwashing.
Corrective action: The handwashing sink in the kitchen must be in proper working order to permit adequate handwashing. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
- Evidence of Rodents/Other Animals
TFER 229.167(p)(11) & (12) - Pages 108 Rodents and other pests shall be controlled within the facility and its contents and on the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder. Live rodents and other pests shall be controlled by inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies and the premises and, if rodents and other pests are found, by applying a means of rodent/animal control approved in TFER 229.168(d)(2) & (h)(2) & (3). Harborage conditions shall be eliminated. Dead or trapped rodents and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises to prevent their accumulation, decomposition or attraction of pests.
Evidence of Rats was observed in or around the storage shelving area. Evidence of Cats was observed in or around the storage room.
Corrective action: The Rats that are in or around the storage shelving area must be eliminated. Corrections must be made within immediately. The Cats that are in or around the storage room must be eliminated. Corrections must be made within immediately.
- Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated
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 reachin refrigerator in the kitchen did not have a readily available and visible thermometer.
Corrective action: The reachin refrigerator in the kitchen must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
- 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: 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.
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Regular Inspection | 05/26/2010 | 75 |
- Evidence of Rodents/Other Animals
TFER 229.167(p)(11) & (12) - Pages 108 Rodents and other pests shall be controlled within the facility and its contents and on the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder. Live rodents and other pests shall be controlled by inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies and the premises and, if rodents and other pests are found, by applying a means of rodent/animal control approved in TFER 229.168(d)(2) & (h)(2) & (3). Harborage conditions shall be eliminated. Dead or trapped rodents and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises to prevent their accumulation, decomposition or attraction of pests.
Evidence of rats was observed in or around the storage room.
Corrective action: The rats that are in or around the storage room must be eliminated. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
- Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated
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 reachin refrigerator in the kitchen did not have a readily available and visible thermometer.
Corrective action: The reachin refrigerator in the kitchen must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 3 days.
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Regular Inspection | 01/12/2010 | 94 |
- Premises - GRP
Premises - Condition.
TFER 229.167(p)(14)(a) - Page 109. Items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment are stored on the premises.
Corrective action: The premises shall be free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment and litter. Corrections must be made within 30 days.
- Outer Openings: Doors, Windows, Walls, Roof - GRP
Outer Openings: Doors, Windows, Walls, Roof - Tight-fitting, holes, entryways.
TFER 229.167(d)(5)(A)(iii) - Page 103. Outer doors in the kitchen do not fit properly.
Corrective action: Outer openings of a food establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or closing holes ands other gaps along floors, walls and ceilings, closed tight-fitting windows, and solid self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Corrections must be made within 30 days.
- National Sanitation Foundation Approved Equipment - GRP
Only commercial quality equipment or utensils that meet or exceed National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent will be approved.
Fort Worth Ordinance 12553, Section 16-122 (a). The microwave oven does not meet or exceed National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent.
Corrective action: Provide only microwave oven that meets or exceeds National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent . Corrections must be made within when needs replacing.
- Evidence of Rodents/Other Animals
TFER 229.167(p)(11) & (12) - Pages 108 Rodents and other pests shall be controlled within the facility and its contents and on the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder. Live rodents and other pests shall be controlled by inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies and the premises and, if rodents and other pests are found, by applying a means of rodent/animal control approved in TFER 229.168(d)(2) & (h)(2) & (3). Harborage conditions shall be eliminated. Dead or trapped rodents and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises to prevent their accumulation, decomposition or attraction of pests.
Rats were observed in or around the storage room.
Corrective action: The Rats that are in or around the storage room must be eliminated. Corrections must be made within 5 days.
- Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated
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 reachin freezer in the kitchen did not have a readily available and visible thermometer.
Corrective action: The reachin freezer in the kitchen must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
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Regular Inspection | 07/10/2009 | 94 |
- 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 enchiladas is in/on the stove at a temperature of 80 to 84 degrees F and is not being maintained at 140 °F or above.
Corrective action: Rapidly reheat enchiladas to 165 °F and maintain at 140 °F or higher throughout the hot holding period. Corrections must be made immediately.
- Evidence of Rodents/Other Animals
TFER 229.167(p)(11) & (12) - Pages 108 Rodents and other pests shall be controlled within the facility and its contents and on the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder. Live rodents and other pests shall be controlled by inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies and the premises and, if rodents and other pests are found, by applying a means of rodent/animal control approved in TFER 229.168(d)(2) & (h)(2) & (3). Harborage conditions shall be eliminated. Dead or trapped rodents and other pests shall be removed from control devices and the premises to prevent their accumulation, decomposition or attraction of pests.
Evidence of rats was observed in or around the storage room.
Corrective action: The rats that are in or around the storage room must be eliminated. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
- 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
There is evidence that cook is drinking in an area other than designated break area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
Corrective action: The cook must confine drinking to a designated break area. 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 beef product 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 beef product 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.
- Thermometers Provided/Accurate/Properly Calibrated
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 reachin freezer in the kitchen did not have a readily available and visible thermometer.
Corrective action: The reachin freezer in the kitchen must have a readily available and visible thermometer. Corrections must be made within 2 days.
- 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.
Single-service or single-use articles, i.e., single-use plastic bags, buckets, etc., are being reused for food product storage in the kitchen.
Corrective action: Articles designed for single-service and single-use may not be reused for food product storage. Corrections must be made immediately.
- Premises - GRP
Premises - Condition.
TFER 229.167(p)(14)(a) - Page 109. Items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment are stored on the premises.
Corrective action: The premises shall be free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment and litter. Corrections must be made within 30 days.
- Outer Openings: Doors, Windows, Walls, Roof - GRP
Outer Openings: Doors, Windows, Walls, Roof - Tight-fitting, holes, entryways.
TFER 229.167(d)(5)(A)(iii) - Page 103. Outer doors in the kitchen do not fit properly.
Corrective action: Outer openings of a food establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or closing holes ands other gaps along floors, walls and ceilings, closed tight-fitting windows, and solid self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Corrections must be made within 30 days.
- National Sanitation Foundation Approved Equipment - GRP
Only commercial quality equipment or utensils that meet or exceed National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent will be approved.
Fort Worth Ordinance 12553, Section 16-122 (a). The microwave oven does not meet or exceed National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent.
Corrective action: Provide only microwave oven that meets or exceeds National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent . Corrections must be made within when needs replacing.
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Regular Inspection | 01/16/2009 | 78 |
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