- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that burgers may be served raw and/or undercooked.
Correction: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw or undercooked the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the refrigerator.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered
Observation: There is no cover to the feminine napkin refuse container in the ladies room stall.
Correction: Provide a cover to the feminine napkin refuse container in the ladies room stall.
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01/07/2016 | Routine | |
Violations discussed with the Person in Charge during inspection.
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: FOOD in the walk in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Food - Food Labels
Observation: Food packaged in the establishment is not labeled in accordance with Law.
Correction: Food packaged in a food establishment shall be labeled as specified in Law including 21 CFR 101 - Food labeling, and 9 CFR 317 Labeling, marking devices, and containers.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the lowboys and reach in fridges.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: Floor leading to the walk in fridge is not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Ventilation Systems - Cleaning Ventilation Systems - Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (repeated violation)
Observation: Vent filters in the hood system are not being maintained in a clean condition.
Correction: Maintain hood system vent filters in a clean condition.
- Critical: Toxics - Identifying Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chemical spray bottle observed without a label.
Correction: Label spray bottles with contents or discard.
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08/10/2015 | Routine | |
Certified manager not available during inspection. Employee illness reporting form discussed with PIC.
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge* (corrected on site)
Observation: Person in charge is unable to demonstrate knowledge of the regulations to the regulatory authority representative.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge* (corrected on site)
Observation: The person in charge failed to describe the symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food, including the date of onset of jaundice or of an illness due to Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge any information about their health and activities if they are diagnosed with or had a past illness from Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities if they are suspected of causing, or being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they meet one or more of the following high-risk conditions: Is suspected of causing, or being exposed to, a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. Typhi, Shigella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or norovirus
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health as they relate to the symptoms caused by illness, infection, or other source that is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness or a lesion.
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they are experiencing the following symptoms or conditions: (1) diarrhea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, or sore throat with fever. (2) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is on the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over by an impermeable cover or on other parts of the body, unless the lesions covered by a dry durable, tight-fitting bandage.
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
Observation: The employee is drinking from an uncovered container in the food preparation area.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands, (2) The container, and (3) Exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- Records - Creation and Retention
Observation: No record identifying the genus and species of parasite-destruction exempt tuna species (e.g. Thunnus albacares, Thunnus atlanticus, Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus maccoyii, Thunnus obesus, or Thunnus thynnus)
Correction: Provide the genus and species of tuna served raw, marinated, raw-marinated, partially cooked or marinated partially-cooked fish to verify that they do not need to be frozen for parasite destruction because they are exempt.
- Records - Creation and Retention
Observation: No written agreement or statement from the supplier or aquaculturist stipulating that the fish, such as salmon, were raised (open water in net pens
Correction: or land-based operations such as farm and tanks) and fed formulated feed, such as pellets that contain no live parasides infective to the aquacultured fish.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Temperature controlled food in walk-in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (corrected on site)
Observation: The raw and/or undercooked foods provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure do not provide a disclosure statement.
Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by astericking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: The temperature measuring device in the low boy refrigerator was not properly located in the warmest part of the unit.
Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
- Warewashing Machines, Sanitizer Level Indicator
Observation: The warewashing machine is not equipped with a device to warn of low sanitizer level.
Correction: Alter or replace the warewashing machine so that an audible or visual warning is given when more chemical sanitizer needs to be added.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
Observation: The cutting boards are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
- Backflow Prevention Device, Design Standard
Observation: The backflow or backsiphonage prevention device installed on the mop sink is not identified as meeting standards set by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.
Correction: Provide the approved backflow or backsiphonage device for the specific application and type of device to prevent contamination of the drinking water system. (double check valve with atmospheric vent for hoses under pressure)
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability (repeated violation)
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the bar.
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the bar.
Correction: Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
- Ventilation Systems - Cleaning Ventilation Systems - Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition
Observation: Vent filters in the hood system are not being maintained in a clean condition.
Correction: Maintain hood system vent filters in a clean condition.
- Pests - Controlling Pests* (repeated violation)
Observation: Harborage conditions exist. Flies evident in kitchen.
Correction: Eliminate harborage conditions. Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
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05/06/2015 | Routine | |
Critical violations discussed and corrected during inspection.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (repeated violation)
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
- Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The temperature controlled foods at steam table were not reheated to 165F within 2 hours to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F or above within 2 hours.
- Cooling Methods (corrected on site)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the low boy refrigerator.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site)
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: drink dispenser holsters at bar.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered
Observation: There is no covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
Correction: Install a covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the bar.
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities (corrected on site)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Containers of toxic cleaner are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Containers of toxic chemicals must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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11/10/2014 | Routine | |
Ecolab contacted to service chemical dishmachine. Thermostat adjusted to lower air temperature in reach-in refrigerator. Employee illness reporting form reviewed with PIC. Critical violations discussed and corrected during inspection.
- Person in Charge (corrected on site)
Observation: Food employees are not informed of their responsibility to report to their PIC information concerning their health and activities as they relate to diseases transmitted through food.
Correction: PIC is to advise employees of their responsibility to report in accordance with law information concerning their health and activities as they relate to diseases transmitted through food.
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food, including the date of onset of jaundice or of an illness due to Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge any information about their health and activities if they are diagnosed with or had a past illness from Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities if they are suspected of causing, or being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they meet one or more of the following high-risk conditions: Is suspected of causing, or being exposed to, a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. Typhi, Shigella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or norovirus
- Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health as they relate to the symptoms caused by illness, infection, or other source that is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness or a lesion.
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they are experiencing the following symptoms or conditions: (1) diarrhea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, or sore throat with fever. (2) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is on the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over by an impermeable cover or on other parts of the body, unless the lesions covered by a dry durable, tight-fitting bandage.
- Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification* (corrected on site)
Observation: Inadequate record keeping system of shellfish tags.
Correction: Use an approved record keeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date when, or dates during which the shellstock are sold or served.
- Ice Used as Exterior Coolant - Prohibited as Ingredient
Observation: Ice used as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food is also for drink ice or used as food.
Correction: Cease use of ice used as a cooling medium for food. Ice that has been in contact with unsanitized surfaces or raw animal foods may contain pathogens and other contaminants.
- Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: The temperature controlled leftovers were not reheated to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F or above within 2 hours.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Sandwiches and rice cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) meatloaf and sandwiches in the refrigeration unit are not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Temperature Measuring Devices
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the low boy prep refrigerator.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Immediately discontinue the use of the machine until it is operating in accordance with minimum requirements. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils.
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: Floors in kitchen not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Pests - Controlling Pests*
Observation: Harborage conditions exist. Flies evident in kitchen.
Correction: Eliminate harborage conditions. Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Containers of glass cleaner are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Containers of toxic chemicals must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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07/08/2014 | Routine | |
- Critical: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.
Correction: Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled food containers
Correction: sauce bottles.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
Observation: Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination
Correction: uncovered foods.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 25 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is at 120°F.
- Warewashing Equipment, Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
Observation: A sanitizer test kit is not being used to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution(s) are at the proper concentration.
Correction: Use a chlorine chemical test kit to ensure the sanitizing solution is maintained at the proper solution.
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02/20/2014 | Routine | |
Follow-up inspection. Dish-machine repaired and sanitizing properly. All other observations corrected. Facility in much improved condition at time of follow-up inspection..
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 11/08/2013 | Follow-up | |
Observations discussed for correction during inspection. Discontinue use of dish-machine until sanitizing properly. Follow-up inspection required in order to ensure that all observations are corrected and in compliance.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The person in charge was not available at the time of inspection.
Correction: The permit holder shall designate a person in charge who is authorized to monitor and manage all food establishment operations and who is authorized to take actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco*
Observation: The employee is in an area other than designated break area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
Correction: All employees who are in the kitchen must be in the designated break area away from food preparation/handling areas to prevent cross contamination.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco*
Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Critical: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands*
Observation: Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.
Correction: Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor; food on floor in walk-in.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
Observation: Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination
Correction: uncovered foods in reach in freezer.
- Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The ground beef was not reheated to 165F within 2 hours to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F or above within 2 hours.
- Cooling Methods
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods
Observation: The raw and/or undercooked foods provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure do not provide a disclosure statemen
Correction: consumer advisory needed for raw bar menut.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness*
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 25 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is at 120°F.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (repeated violation)
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: can-opener blade.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine drop down was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine drop down at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
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11/06/2013 | Routine | |
Reviewed shellfish tags
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 08/27/2013 | Follow-up | |
Observations discussed with PIC for correction during inspection.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility*
Observation: The person in charge was not available at the time of inspection.
Correction: The permit holder shall designate a person in charge who is authorized to monitor and manage all food establishment operations and who is authorized to take actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification*
Observation: Inadequate record keeping system of oyster tags.
Correction: Use an approved record keeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date when, or dates during which the shellstock are sold or served.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw foods of animal origin stored over ready-to-eat (RTE) food in the refrigeration unit.
Correction: Separate raw foods of animal origin during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including foods such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding*
Observation: The chili was not reheated in the microwave oven to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
Correction: Ensure potentially hazardous foods that are cooked, cooled, and reheated in a microwave for hot holding are reheated so that all parts of the food reach 165°F or above and the food is rotated or stirred, covered, and allowed to stand covered for 2 minutes after reheating.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Date mark combined products with the earliest or first prepared potentially hazardous RTE ingredient or portion. If the food is held at 41°F or below date mark the container with a ""consume by"" date not to exceed 7 days (including the date of preparation of the first prepared ingredient). If the food is held at 45°F mark the container with a ""consume by"" date not to exceed 4 calendar days.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces (repeated violation)
Observation: The cutting board(s) along the prepline are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: can opener blade.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces (repeated violation)
Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the reach-in has accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
- Kitchenware and Tableware (repeated violation)
Observation: Single-service or single-use articles not handled, displayed, or dispensed so that the food- or lip-contact surfaces are protected from contamination
Correction: uncovered straws at bar.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose
Observation: The handwash station at the kitchen is being used to clean equipment and utensils.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
- Ventilation Systems - Cleaning Ventilation Systems - Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (repeated violation)
Observation: Vent filters in the hood system are not being maintained in a clean condition.
Correction: Maintain hood system vent filters in a clean condition.
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08/07/2013 | Routine | |
Follow-up inspection to routine inspection (2/25/2013). All other previous observations corrected. CFM on site during inspection.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces (repeated violation)
Observation: The cutting board(s) along the kitchen prep units are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
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03/11/2013 | Follow-up | |
Observations discussed for correction with manager. Follow-up inspection required to ensure the correction of noted violations.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (repeated violation)
Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation*
Observation: Raw food of animal origin holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE).
Correction: Separate raw foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
- Ice Used as Exterior Coolant - Prohibited as Ingredient
Observation: Ice used as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food is also for drink ice or used as food.
Correction: Cease use of ice used as a cooling medium for food. Ice that has been in contact with unsanitized surfaces or raw animal foods may contain pathogens and other contaminants.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
Observation: Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination
Correction: uncovered foods in reach-in.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) potentially hazardous foods in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition*
Observation: The commercially processed ready-to-eat (RTE) potentially hazardous food was not discarded by the ""consume by"" date.
Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all previously frozen prepared or commercially processed RTE foods are served, sold or discarded by the most recent ""consume by"" date marked on the food container. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces (repeated violation)
Observation: The cutting board(s) along the kitchen prep units are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine drop down was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine drop down at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the reach-in unit has accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
- Kitchenware and Tableware
Observation: Single-service or single-use articles not handled, displayed, or dispensed so that the food- or lip-contact surfaces are protected from contamination
Correction: uncovered straws on bar.
- Ventilation Systems - Cleaning Ventilation Systems - Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition
Observation: Vent filters in the hood system are not being maintained in a clean condition.
Correction: Maintain hood system vent filters in a clean condition.
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02/25/2013 | Routine | |
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