Something Italian, 400 Walnut St, Suite 2, Des Moines, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Name: SOMETHING ITALIAN
Type: Restaurant without liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 400 Walnut St, Suite 2, Des Moines, IA 50309
Owner and phone: L BARATTA
515-953-1801
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 10/13/2009
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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      The following items must be datemarked-open packages of sliced meats, precooked items such as chicken -left datemarking info
    • Food Protection (Food stored in direct contact with water or ice 3-303.12, p 65)
      Container of bottled water in icemaker-removed during inspection
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Utensils not maintained in good repair 4-502.11(A), p 128)
      damaged rubber spatula-tossed during inspection
 10/13/2009Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/20/2008Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Adequate cooling PHF/time/temperature 3-501.14, pg 80)
      Pasta still above 70 degrees after two hours.
 12/4/2007Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Adequate cooling PHF/time/temperature 3-501.14, pg 80)
      Pasta had not cooled to 70 degrees or below within two hours.
  • Personnel
    • Proper handwashing (Hands & arms, when to wash 2-301.14, p 42)
      Employees arrived to work and began handleing food without washing hands. Glove use does not replace handwashing.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Handsink maintained/accessible/restricted use 5-205.11, pg 151)
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      Hand sink drain plugged and leaking.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Cutting surfaces on blocks or boards not maintained 4-501.12, p 123)
      Cutting board in sandwich station heavily scarred.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Equipment: location/installation/repair/adjustment 4-401.11, 4-402.11, 4-501.11, p 121-123)
 11/20/2007Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 12/31/2006Re-Check
  • Personnel
    • Proper handwashing (Hands & arms, cleaning procedure 2-301.12, p 40)
      Hands are being washed in a soapy water bucket instead of using the hand sink.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      Shell eggs stored over produce.
  • Warewashing
    • Manual washing/sanitizing (Sanitation requirement/methods: hot water or chemical 4-703.11, p 137)
      Three compartment sink is not being used properly and there is no sanitizer in the eatablishemnt.
    • Manual washing/sanitizing (Rinsing procedures, so that soap/abrasives are removed 4-603.16, p 135)
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (No test kit for checking concentration of sanitizer 4-302.14, p 120)
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand soap/cleanser not provided 6-301.11, p 173)
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Cleaning of cooking/baking equip 4-602.12, p 133)
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Equipment: location/installation/repair/adjustment 4-401.11, 4-402.11, 4-501.11, p 121-123)
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      Areas of floor not clean especially under and behind equiptment and along walls
 12/7/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/5/2005Re-Check
No violation noted during this evaluation. 9/21/2005Routine

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