Restaurant: Alexander's
Address: 105 Jefferson Street Sw, Roanoke, VA 24011
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 540 982-6983
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 03/16/2016
Kitchen looks great! No violation noted during this evaluation.
03/16/2016
Routine
Submit to health department results for tomato jam from VT Food Innovations program prior to use in restaurant.
Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor in dry storage and walk-in.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
09/09/2015
Routine
Discussed employee health
Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site) Observation: Soup in walk-in noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses. Soup discarded.
02/11/2015
Routine
Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) Observation: Different types of raw animal foods stored in such a manner that may cause cross contamination.
Correction: Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by the following: (a) Using separate equipment for each type. (b) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. (c) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas.
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