Blu Orkid, 76 S Oak St, VENTURA, CA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant name: BLU ORKID
Type: RESTAURANT 100-149 SEATS
Address: 76 S OAK ST, VENTURA, CA 93001
Phone: 805-653-0003
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 02/06/2012

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

  • LIGHTING
    ADEQUATE LIGHTING IS NOT PROVIDED IN ALL AREAS WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR STORED, WHERE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT ARE CLEANED OR STORED, OR IN JANITORIAL AREAS OR THE RESTROOMS.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- INOPERABLE, DISREPAIR
    FOOD STORAGE OR FOOD HOLDING EQUIPMENT IS INOPERABLE OR IN DISREPAIR.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
    EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS USED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY OF FOOD ARE NOT NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE, ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED TO BE EASILY CLEANED, OR ARE NOT KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • PEST CONTROL- PESTICIDE
    A PESTICIDE, NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN A FOOD FACILITY IS USED OR STORED AT THE FACILITY.
  • PEST CONTROL- FLYING INSECTS
    FLYING INSECTS OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- EQUIPMENT & UTENSILS
    EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE NOT CLEAN, FULLY OPERATIVE AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • FOOD TEMPERATURE- REHEATING WITHIN TWO HOURS
    POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD REHEATED FOR HOT HOLDING IS NOT REHEATED TO 165 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITHIN TWO HOURS.
02/06/2012ROUTINE
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
    EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS USED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY OF FOOD ARE NOT NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE, ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED TO BE EASILY CLEANED, OR ARE NOT KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • STORAGE- EMPLOYEE ITEMS
    EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS ARE NOT STORED SEPARATE FROM FOOD AND UTENSIL STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- EQUIPMENT & UTENSILS
    EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE NOT CLEAN, FULLY OPERATIVE AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
    EQUIPMENT IS UNCLEAN AND MAINTAINED IN AN UNSANITARY CONDITION.
  • PEST CONTROL- LIVE COCKROACHES
    LIVE COCKROACHES OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
06/06/2011ROUTINE
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
    EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS USED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY OF FOOD ARE NOT NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE, ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED TO BE EASILY CLEANED, OR ARE NOT KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
    EQUIPMENT IS UNCLEAN AND MAINTAINED IN AN UNSANITARY CONDITION.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT
    EQUIPMENT NOT APPROVED FOR USE WITHIN THE FACILITY IS USED.
02/22/2011FOLLOW-UP
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- EQUIPMENT & UTENSILS
    EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE NOT CLEAN, FULLY OPERATIVE AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
    EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS USED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY OF FOOD ARE NOT NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE, ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED TO BE EASILY CLEANED, OR ARE NOT KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
    EQUIPMENT IS UNCLEAN AND MAINTAINED IN AN UNSANITARY CONDITION.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT
    EQUIPMENT NOT APPROVED FOR USE WITHIN THE FACILITY IS USED.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- WIPING CLOTH STORAGE
    SOILED, UNSANITARY WIPING CLOTH(S) ARE NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- WIPING CLOTH SANITIZER
    THE SANITIZING SOLUTION FOR STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS USED REPEATEDLY TO WIPE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION.
  • STORAGE- JANITORIAL ITEMS
    JANITORIAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE STORED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD STORAGE OR UTENSIL AREAS.
  • FOOD STORAGE- FOOD ON FLOOR
    FOOD IS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR.
  • PEST CONTROL- PESTICIDE
    A PESTICIDE, NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN A FOOD FACILITY IS USED OR STORED AT THE FACILITY.
  • FOOD TEMPERATURE- REHEATING WITHIN TWO HOURS
    POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD REHEATED FOR HOT HOLDING IS NOT REHEATED TO 165 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITHIN TWO HOURS.
  • PEST CONTROL- LIVE COCKROACHES
    LIVE COCKROACHES OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- PLUMBING INOPERABLE
    PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE LEAKING OR IN DISREPAIR.
01/28/2011ROUTINE
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- INOPERABLE, DISREPAIR
    FOOD STORAGE OR FOOD HOLDING EQUIPMENT IS INOPERABLE OR IN DISREPAIR.
10/05/2010FOLLOW-UP
  • FOOD STORAGE- COMMON NAME
    WORKING CONTAINERS OF FOOD REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING IS STORED IN UNLABELED CONTAINERS.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
    EQUIPMENT IS UNCLEAN AND MAINTAINED IN AN UNSANITARY CONDITION.
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • STORAGE- EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS
    CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LAUNDERED LINENS, AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES ARE SUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION OR ARE STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
    EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS USED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY OF FOOD ARE NOT NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE, ARE NOT CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED TO BE EASILY CLEANED, OR ARE NOT KEPT CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- INOPERABLE, DISREPAIR
    FOOD STORAGE OR FOOD HOLDING EQUIPMENT IS INOPERABLE OR IN DISREPAIR.
  • UTENSIL STORAGE
    UTENSILS ARE STORED IN AN UNAPPROVED AREA/MANNER.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
  • MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL- FOOD SAFETY
    THE PERSON IN CHARGE AND/OR ONE OR MORE FOOD EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO THEIR ASSIGNED DUTIES.
  • PEST CONTROL- LIVE COCKROACHES
    LIVE COCKROACHES OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
09/16/2010ROUTINE
  • UTENSIL STORAGE
    UTENSILS ARE STORED IN AN UNAPPROVED AREA/MANNER.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- WIPING CLOTH SANITIZER
    THE SANITIZING SOLUTION FOR STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS USED REPEATEDLY TO WIPE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION.
  • PEST CONTROL- LIVE COCKROACHES
    LIVE COCKROACHES OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
03/16/2010ROUTINE
  • PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS CORRECTED
    VIOLATIONS OBSERVED DURING THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION(S) HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
11/24/2009FOLLOW-UP
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • STORAGE- EMPLOYEE ITEMS
    EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS ARE NOT STORED SEPARATE FROM FOOD AND UTENSIL STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT
    EQUIPMENT NOT APPROVED FOR USE WITHIN THE FACILITY IS USED.
11/19/2009FOLLOW-UP
  • FOOD STORAGE- UNAPPROVED CONTAINER
    FOOD IS STORED IN CONTAINERS NOT APPROVED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN A FOOD FACILITY.
  • FACILITY SANITATION- UNSANITARY CONDITION
    THE PREMISES AND/OR FLOORS, WALLS, OR CEILING ARE IN AN UNSANITARY CONDITION.
  • RESTROOMS- PLUMBING LEAK
    LEAKING PLUMBING/PLUMBING FIXTURES OBSERVED AT THE RESTROOM SINK OR TOILET.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT
    EQUIPMENT NOT APPROVED FOR USE WITHIN THE FACILITY IS USED.
  • PEST CONTROL- FLYING INSECTS
    FLYING INSECTS OBSERVED WITHIN THE FOOD FACILITY.
  • STORAGE- EMPLOYEE ITEMS
    EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS ARE NOT STORED SEPARATE FROM FOOD AND UTENSIL STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- UNUSED EQUIPMENT
    INOPERABLE OR UNUSED ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT ARE STORED AT THE FACILITY.
  • PEST CONTROL- GENERAL
    THE FACILITY IS NOT CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED OR OPERATED TO PREVENT THE ENTRANCE OR HARBORAGE OF VERMIN.
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • RESTROOMS- HAND SINK SOAP, TOWELS
    THE SOAP AND/OR PAPER TOWELS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN A DISPENSER AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN RESTROOM(S).
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
10/29/2009ROUTINE
  • PEST CONTROL- HOLES, GAPS, CREVICES
    THE FACILITY IS NOT MAINTAINED TO PREVENT HARBORAGE AREAS FOR VERMIN.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- PLUMBING INOPERABLE
    PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE LEAKING OR IN DISREPAIR.
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • RESTROOMS- UNCLEAN/DISREPAIR
    THE RESTROOM IS UNCLEAN OR IN DISREPAIR.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
06/23/2009ROUTINE
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- WIPING CLOTH SANITIZER
    THE SANITIZING SOLUTION FOR STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS USED REPEATEDLY TO WIPE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION.
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- DIRECT CONNECTION
    EQUIPMENT IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE SEWER.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- PLUMBING INOPERABLE
    PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE LEAKING OR IN DISREPAIR.
02/10/2009FOLLOW-UP
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE- COVED BASE
    A 3/8 INCH COVED BASE IS NOT PROVIDED AT THE FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURE.
  • NOTICE OF INSPECTION REPORT POSTED
    A NOTICE ADVISING PATRONS THAT THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT IS AVAILABLE IS NOT POSTED.
  • UTENSIL WASHING & SANITIZATION- TEST MATERIALS
    TESTING EQUIPMENT AND/OR MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED TO MEASURE THE SANITIZATION METHOD USED DURING WAREWASHING.
  • PERMIT - POST PERMIT
    A VALID HEALTH PERMIT IS NOT POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW AT THE FACILITY.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- DIRECT CONNECTION
    EQUIPMENT IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE SEWER.
  • UTENSIL STORAGE
    UTENSILS ARE STORED IN AN UNAPPROVED AREA/MANNER.
  • STORAGE- EMPLOYEE ITEMS
    EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS ARE NOT STORED SEPARATE FROM FOOD AND UTENSIL STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS.
  • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE- PLUMBING INOPERABLE
    PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE LEAKING OR IN DISREPAIR.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE
    HAND WASHING FACILITIES ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE BY FOOD HANDLERS.
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
  • EQUIPMENT SANITATION- WIPING CLOTH SANITIZER
    THE SANITIZING SOLUTION FOR STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS USED REPEATEDLY TO WIPE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IS NOT MAINTAINED AT THE REQUIRED CONCENTRATION.
  • REFRIGERATOR- HOLDING TEMPERATURE
    REFRIGERATION UNIT(S) NOT MAINTAINING FOOD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR BELOW.
  • UTENSIL WASHING & SANITIZATION- NO SANITIZER
    MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND/OR EQUIPMENT ARE NOT SANITIZED.
02/09/2009ROUTINE
  • EMPLOYEE PRACTICES - HAND WASHING FACILITIES
    HAND WASH FACILITIES ARE UNCLEAN, WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS OR SOAP IN DISPENSERS, OR ARE IN DISREPAIR.
03/28/2008ROUTINE

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