Zoes Kitchen, 225 Country Club Park, Mountain Brook, AL 35213 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Zoes Kitchen
Address: 225 Country Club Park, Mountain Brook, AL 35213
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: Jun 18, 2012
Score
(the higher the better)

90

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Inspection Score
(the higher the better)

  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • Sewage, grease disposal: System approved; Flushed(mobile).
Oct 4, 2011 95
  • Equipment; food contact surfaces (non-cooking) clean; sanitized. Sanitization temperature, concentration, time.
  • Storage, handling, drying of clean equipment, utensils.
Feb 3, 2012 94
  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment: clean. Outer openings protected. Surface characteristics, indoor, outdoor: Maintained. Cleaning frequency, dustless methods. Absorbent floor materials properly used.
  • Food(ice), Non-food contact surfaces: constructed, cleanable, installed, located.
  • Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirements during cold holding. Time as a public health control. Consumer Advisory used if required.
  • Thermometers provided, accurate, conspicuous.
Jun 18, 2012 90

Violation descriptions and comments

Oct 4, 2011

5-402.13 Convey sewage to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system. / Observed wastewater containing food particles draining from the rear door and through the opening in the balcony, collecting below in a stagnant pool on the air conditioning pad. / Take measures as needed to prevent drainage of wastewater from the rear door; replace the screen cover on the drain opening in the balcony wall with an intact screen; and prevent food waste from falling through to the air conditioning pad.
Continuing violation under Official Notice of Violation #2L45001655 issued 13 SEPT 2011; failure to comply may necessitate further action as provided by law.
4-602.12 Clean and sanitize iced tea dispensers at least every 24 hours./ Some residue visible in the dispenser nozzles: disassemble the spigots and WASH -RINSE-SANITIZE the entire tea urn in the warewashing sink daily.

Discussed new online training option for foodhandlers.

Feb 3, 2012

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. / Dipping the washed and rinsed utensils in the QA solution: ensure that items are fully immersed in the solution for 30> seconds. Reviewed sanitization critical limits with the employee and manager; all washed items were retrieved and sanitized as required.
4-903.11 Cease using the sprayer hose from the mop service basin for manual warewashing so that cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils are not exposed to potential contamination.

Some missing wall base tile at the rear service door that should be replaced.

Jun 18, 2012

3-501.16 Maintain potentially hazardous food at 41 F or below./ Air temperature of the small prep cooler in the rear of the kitchen 41F; stored 6 inch pans of orzo 50F-54F voluntarily discarded: cease storing PHF in this cooler until holding food at proper temperature.
4-302.12 Provide appropriate, readily accessible thermometers for all coolers./ Missing thermometer in the small prep cooler in the rear of the kitchen replaced during the inspection (stored PHF in the cooler was found out-of-temperature and discarded).
4-601.11 Provide effective cleaning of food contact cooking surfaces./ Encrusted grease deposits and soil accumulations on the plates of the sandwich grill (clean at least every 24 hours).
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue./ Dried food residues on the underside of the blade housing and exterior of the food slicer.
4-202.16 Provide smooth, easily cleanable non food contact surfaces./ Food storage totes with cracked rims (discard and replace as needed).
6-501.11 Repair or replace damaged and missing floor and wall base tiles at the rear service door.

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