B & a Warehouse, 1531 South 1st Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35233 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: B & a Warehouse
Address: 1531 South 1st Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35233
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: Feb 23, 2012
Score
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91

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Inspection findings

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  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • Food contamination from cleaning equipment prevented.
  • Properly labeled; Original container. Records. Code, date, outdated
  • Refuse, recyclables, and returnables. Outdoor/Indoor storage area approved. Receptacles provided; covered. Approved refuse disposal method.
  • Warewashing facilities: designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, operated. Accurate thermometers, Chemical test papers.
Oct 10, 2011 96
  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • 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 from cleaning equipment prevented.
  • Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirements during receiving, cooking, hot holding, cooling. Pasteurized eggs used if required.
  • Properly labeled; Original container. Records. Code, date, outdated
Feb 23, 2012 91

Violation descriptions and comments

Oct 10, 2011

3-501.17 Discard commercially prepared potentially hazardous food when past the manufacturers date limit.
half n half 10/04 out of date, pimento cheese 10/07 out of date
4-601.11 Clean shelves and bottoms of refrigerator and freezer.
Clean the refrigerator shelves in the glass bar room.
4-602.12 Clean food contact cooking and baking equipment at least every 24 hours.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue.
Clean between the fryer and the oven, clean the sides of the cooks line equipment.
4-501.112 Provide hot water for sanitization in dish machine at 180 -194 F at the manifold.
In the dishmachine rinse water temperature 160F. Wash, rinse and sanitize food equipment and dishes at the 3 compartment sink.Cease operation of dishmachine until properly working. JCDH representative will reinspect the dishmachine before use.
5-501.113 Keep dumpster closed.
Dumpster open with trash.
5-501.116 Clean dumpster. Dumpster needs to be cleaned.
5-501.17 Provide covered waste receptacle in womens restroom.
6 waste cans in each stall, lids off the containers.

I discussed the Alabama Seafood Labeling Law with Stephanie Adcock. I left an online Food Handler class bulletin.

Feb 23, 2012

4-703.11 Provide hot water for sanitization in the dish machine which achieves a utensil surface temperature of at least 160 F./ Dishmachine did not reach hot water sanitization temperature/ used digital lollipop thermometer for min/max 157.6F/ Cease use of dishmachine
4-601.11 Repair dish machine and wash, rinse, and sanitize in 3 compartment sink until repair is verified by JCDH.

3-501.17 Discard commercially prepared potentially hazardous food when past the manufacturers date limit.
3 5lb containers of sour cream 01/30/12 out of date
4-601.11 Clean shelves and bottoms of refrigerator and freezer.
Clean inside the 2 bar coolers at the back bar, and clean the bar cooler at the front bar.
4-601.11 Clean tops of stoves and inside ovens.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue.
Clean the soda gun holder at the front bar.
6-201.11 Provide smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable floors, walls, and ceilings.
Repair the large hole in the wall at the back bar, then paint the sheetrock.
Finish the wall repair and paint the wall by the walkin cooler area.

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