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Restaurant: Churchs Fried Chicken #237
Address: 1801 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, AL 35020
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: Jun 21, 2012

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89

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5-203.14 Provide backflow prevention device at all faucets where hose is used. / Backflow prevention device broken at 3 compartment sink where sprayer hose is being used. Also, backflow prevention device at kitchen hand sink broken, but no hose being used at this sink.

4-601.11 Clean bottom of RI coolers and freezers. / RI cooler and freezer bottoms soiled.
4-402.11 Provide seal between hand washing sink and adjoining wall. / Kitchen hand sink pulling away from wall.
6-101.11 Provide smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable floors, walls, and ceilings. / Ceiling in WI cooler with small amount of mold growth. Wall behind kitchen hand sink with paint missing. Door leading into kitchen from dining area damaged at base near floor.
6-501.11 Repair or replace damaged floor and base tiles. / Damaged and/or missing tiles in several area throughout kitchen, especially around WI cooler door and floor drain.
6-501.14 Clean restroom exhaust vent cover. / Restroom exhaust vent covers with dust accumulation.
6-501.11 Repair or replace WI cooler door threshold and sweep. / Sweep on bottom of WI cooler door not large enough to cover gap, allowing warmer air to enter cooler at bottom of door.
6-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness. / Floor and piping under fry station soiled.
6-202.11 Provide shields or shatter-resistant light bulbs for all light fixtures in food prep and ware washing areas. / Light shield missing over fry area in kitchen.

No mop sink in this facility.

4-601.11 Clean bottom of RI coolers and freezers. / RI freezer bottom soiled.
6-101.11 Provide smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable floors, walls, and ceilings. / Ceiling in WI cooler with small amount of mold growth. Door-facing leading into kitchen from dining area damaged at base near floor. 6-501.11 Repair or replace damaged floor and base tiles. / Damaged and/or missing tiles in several area throughout kitchen, especially around WI cooler door and floor drain. 6-501.14 Clean restroom exhaust vent cover. / Restroom exhaust vent covers with dust accumulation. 6-501.11 Repair or replace WI cooler door threshold and sweep. / Sweep on bottom of WI cooler door not large enough to cover gap, allowing warmer air to enter cooler at bottom of door;tile floor sloped to drain at base of WI cooler door

Spoke to manager about installing service sink at this facility before new permit year; 5-203.13 of Food Code.

4-501.114, 4-703.11 Sanitize utensils with quaternary ammonia at a concentration specified by manufacturer for at least 30 seconds in water with 500 mg per liter hardness or less. / Sanitizing water in 3 compartment sink not testing positive for quaternary ammonia. Quaternary ammonia dispensing line was not at correct depth in container to pull sanitizer through line. COS-Manager corrected.

4-601.11 Clean kitchen equipment. / Kitchen equipment soiled on sides. Heavy grease accumulation under vent hood at fryer station. RI cooler bottoms soiled. RI cooler/freezer gaskets soiled.
4-501.11(A) Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under Food Code parts 4-1 and 4-2. / RI freezer with bricks underneath for support under chicken holding station; 2 bricks provided making RI freezer unstable when doors are open. RI freezer (left door) not closing properly; located by warewashing station. WI cooler door handle not secure. Prep table bottom shelf not level; located at back area near WI cooler.
4-501.116 Provide test strips with color chart for quaternary ammonia sanitizer. / No test strips available. 4-603.16 Rinse utensils after washing and before sanitizing. / 3 compartment sink was set-up for washing and sanitizing only. No rinse water was provided; not rinsing between washing and sanitizing.
5-205.15 Repair plumbing. / Leak at 3 compartment sink faucet. No hot water at outside curbed cleaning facility; only cold water.
6-101.11 Provide smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable floors, walls, and ceilings. / Ceiling in WI cooler with small amount of mold growth. Door-facing leading into kitchen from dining area damaged at base near floor. 6-501.11 Repair or replace damaged floor and base tiles. / Damaged and/or missing tiles in several area throughout kitchen, especially around WI cooler door and floor drain. 6-501.11 Repair or replace WI cooler door threshold and sweep. / Sweep on bottom of WI cooler door not large enough to cover gap, allowing warmer air to enter cooler at bottom of door; tile floor sloped to drain at base of WI cooler door.
6-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness. / Floors soiled under equipment.

Curbed cleaning facility with drain located outside on back wall of facility; cold water only.

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