- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
Observation: Food stored on the floor in the walk in freezer.
Correction: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Observed raw fish, sliced tomatoes, cooked vegetables, and cooked eggplant cold holding at improper temperatures in the deli-top refrigerator.
Correction: Discard the TCS food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Do not store any TCS food in deli-top until it is repaired.
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03/09/2016 | Routine | |
- Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (corrected on site)
Observation: Observed that calamari, cooked vegetables and raw vegetables were not protected from cross contamination because they were not in packages, covered containers, or wrapped.
Correction: Prevent cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
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11/16/2015 | Risk Factor | |
- 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
- 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
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: The following foods were observed cold holding at improper temperatures in both prep tables and the low boy refrigerator: raw beef, mozzarella, eggplant stuffed with mozzarella, meat sauce, cooked chicken, cooked shrimp, garlic, raw chicken, raw beef, cheese, and prosciutto.
Correction: Discard TCS food in prep table #1 due to high temperature for long duration. Relocate TCS food in prep table #2 and low boy refrigerator to the walk in cooler and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Pests-Controlling Pests*
Observation: Observed roaches on kitchen floor in the food preparation area.
Correction: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by using methods such as trapping devices or other methods as required.
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03/09/2015 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 11/03/2014 | Risk Factor | |
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor in the walk-in freezer..;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
- 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.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: The door gasket to the reach-in refrigerator is in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
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03/28/2014 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 08/27/2013 | Risk Factor | |
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: The door gaskets to the lowboy refrigerator are in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
- Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination (stirrers)
Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
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03/27/2013 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 12/28/2012 | Risk Factor | |
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