Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2246 Bessemer Road, Birmingham, AL 35208 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Address: 2246 Bessemer Road, Birmingham, AL 35208
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: Mar 12, 2012
Score
(the higher the better)

91

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Inspection Score
(the higher the better)

  • Equipment; food contact surfaces (non-cooking) clean; sanitized. Sanitization temperature, concentration, time.
  • Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment: clean. Outer openings protected. Surface characteristics, indoor, outdoor: Maintained. Cleaning frequency, dustless methods. Absorbent floor materials properly used.
  • Food contamination prevented during storage, preparation, display, handling, other.
  • Refuse, recyclables, and returnables. Outdoor/Indoor storage area approved. Receptacles provided; covered. Approved refuse disposal method.
  • Single service articles, storage, dispensing, wrapped, Use limitations. Gloves used properly.
Oct 11, 2011 90
  • Clean clothes; Hair restraints; Nails. Authorized personnel. Other.
  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • Cooling methods. Facilities to maintain product temperature. Plant food cooking.
  • Handwashing facilities: Soap, towels/drying device, sign, use restrictions.
  • Other personal care/first aid items: Stored; Labeled. Toxic or poisonous materials separation; Non-toxic tracking powder.
  • Storage, handling, drying of clean equipment, utensils.
  • Warewashing facilities: designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, operated. Accurate thermometers, Chemical test papers.
  • Water supply, Waste disposal: Approved system(fixtures), materials, design, operation; maintenance. Other liquid wastes properly disposed. Service sink provided.
  • Wiping cloths; clean, use limitations, stored.
Mar 12, 2012 91

Violation descriptions and comments

Oct 11, 2011

4-601.11 Clean interior of ice machine as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of soil and mold/mold in the ice box under the drink machine/COS-drained and sanitized.
3-307.11 Cover all food in storage/plate with salad in the RI cooler not covered/COS
4-904.11 Keep single service articles that are intended for food or mouth contact in the original individual wrap, or provide approved dispenser/cups stored on the table without lining or wrap.
5-501.114 Provide drain plug for dumpster.
6-202.15 Protect outer openings from entry of insects and rodents/blowing device installed, but is off 6-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness/clean drain under the make taable refrigerator 6-501.12 Clean WI freezer floor/food leftovers under the shelves.

Mar 12, 2012

2-402.11 Wear hair restraints that are designed and worn to effectively keep hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single service/single use articles. Effective hair restraints were not in practice, initially.
3-501.15 Cease wrapping or covering food until cooled. Pasta (56F to 60F) prepared this morning, cooling inside the WI, in a covered lexan storage container.
3-501.15 Use shallow pans that facilitate heat transfer when cooling food. Pasta is 6-8 inches deep, cooling in the lexan storage container.
3-501.15 Place cooling food on top shelf of cooler or freezer. Pasta was transfered to (uncovered) shallow pans at this time & placed on the top shelf of the W I to continue the cooling process.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue. Build up of food debris on the wall mounted digital food thermometers, (cook line).
4-501.116 Provide test strips with color chart for quaternary ammonia sanitizer. Unable to locate the QA test strips.
3-305.14 Provide quaternary ammonia solution at concentration specified by manufacturer for storing cloths used to wipe counters and equipment.
4-901.11 Allow utensils to air dry before stacking. Wet stacking of clean food pans.
5-205.15 Repair plumbing. The right hand faucet attached to the warewashing sink, leaks.
6-301.12 Provide paper towels or drying device at all hand sinks. Several handsinks were out of paper towels at the start of the inspection.

Discussed with the GM (Michael) posting FSM cards with the ServSafe certificates.

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