Viking Cafe, 210 S Main St, Blanchardville, WI 53516 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: VIKING CAFE
Address: 210 S Main St, Blanchardville, WI 53516
Type: Restaurant
Phone: 608 523-4327
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: 09/17/2015

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Inspection findings

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  • Critical: PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM HANDS - NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee observed handling toast with bare hands. Employee grabbed toast from grill top and placed on plate.
    Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods. Correct By: 17-Sep-2015
  • Critical: DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION (corrected on site)
    Observation: Potato salad in the True 2 door reach-in cooler has a datemark of 9/8 and has exceeded its date mark. Opened milk in the True prep cooler is not date marked.
    Correction: Potato salad was discarded during the inspection. Milk was date marked during the inspection. Correct By: 17-Sep-2015
  • Critical: TOXIC SUBSTANCES - CONDITIONS OF USE - USED (corrected on site)
    Observation: Bleach sanitizer solution in the wiping cloth bucket in the wait staff area is 200 ppm.
    Correction: Change procedures and provide training to employees on proper use of toxic chemical following manufacturer's directions for use. Maintain bleach sanitizer concentration levels between 50-100 ppm. Wiping cloth bucket was dumped and refilled and is at the proper concentration. Correct By: 17-Sep-2015
  • CONSUMER ADVISORY (repeated violation)
    Observation: The consumer advisory is listed on the menu and there are asterisks next to the burgers that the advisory pertains to, however, the breakfasts that offer eggs cooked to order are not asterisked. Asterisk all food items that may be ordered undercooked.
    Correction: Asterisk all food items that may be ordered undercooked (eggs that may be cooked to order). Correct By: 17-Oct-2015
  • INSECTS AND RODENTS - OUTER OPENINGS - SCREENING
    Observation: The screen provided for the door in the kitchen does not reach all the way to the floor. There is about 2 inches of space in the bottom of the door frame that is not protected by the screen.
    Correction: Extend the screen to completely cover openings to the outside. Doors and windows kept open to provide ventilation shall be provided with full fitting screens to prevent entrance of rodents and pests. Correct By: 17-Oct-2015
09/17/2015Routine
  • Critical: PERSON IN CHARGE DUTIES - EMPLOYEE HEALTH
    Observation: Employees are unaware of the illness reporting requirements to the person in charge.
    Correction: Provide training to all employees on the signs and symptoms of foodborne illness and explain the requiremnts for reporting to the person in charge. Correct By: 26-May-2014
  • Critical: WHEN TO WASH (corrected on site)
    Observation: Employee observed not washing hands after handling raw shell eggs and before handling utensil handles, cooler doors, and changing gloves.
    Correction: Before working with food, clean equipment, utensils, and single-use or single service articles food employees shall properly wash their hands. Cross contamination of raw eggs may spread Salmonella and increase the risk of foodborne illness.
  • Critical: PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM HANDS - NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS
    Observation: Employee observed handling toast with bare hands.
    Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical: RTE/PHF-TCS PROPER DATE MARKING
    Observation: Beef soup prepared last Friday in T-49 cooler and is not date marked.
    Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat potentially hazardous foods (time/temperature control for safety food), if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7-days.
  • Critical: SEWAGE - BACKFLOW PREVENTION
    Observation: Air breaks exist between the sewage system and drains from the ice bin and ice machine.
    Correction: Design the sewage system in a manner that would preclude a direct connection between the sewage system and the drain from which food is placed. Provide full air gaps on the drains from the ice bin and ice machine. Correct By: 09-Jun-2014
  • WHERE TO WASH - UNAPPROVED SINK (corrected on site)
    Observation: Food employee observed washing hands in food preparation sink.
    Correction: Food employees shall wash their hands in a handsink approved for handwashing. Cross contamination may spread pathogens from hands to lettuce and other foods washed in this sink and increase the risk of foodborne illness.
  • CONSUMER ADVISORY
    Observation: The consumer advisory on menu is missing asterisk next to each menu item with eggs which may be served undercooked.
    Correction: Provide a consumer advisory for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition which includes asterisk next to each menu item with eggs which may be served undercooked. Correct By: 19-Jul-2014
  • WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES (repeated violation)
    Observation: A chlorine test kit is not available for checking sanitizer concentrations.
    Correction: Provide a chlorine test kit or other device for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions. Correct By: 26-May-2014
  • USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE
    Observation: Handwashing sink observed to be full of soiled utensils during inspection and is unavailable for proper handwashing.
    Correction: Keep handwashing sink free of obstructions and in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing. Correct immediately.
  • TOXIC SUBSTANCES - IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, PROMINENCE - COMMON NAME-WORKING CONTAINER (corrected on site)
    Observation: Working spray bottle of orange cleaning chemical is not labeled with contents.
    Correction: Label working containers.
  • TOXIC SUBSTANCES - SANITIZER CRITERIA (corrected on site)
    Observation: Shur Fine bleach used in wiping cloth containers in the food establishment in excess of 200 ppm is not approved.
    Correction: Sanitizer shall meet the requirements under 40 CFR 180.940. Bleach must bear an EPA registration number and not exceed 200 ppm. Wiping cloth containers refilled to 200 ppm during inspection. Excessive sanitizer levels may leave toxic residues.
  • OPEN DRINK CONTAINER (corrected on site)
    Observation: (REPEAT) Drinking cup without cover was observed in food preparation area.
    Correction: Provide approved beverage container in food preparation area.
  • THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE
    Observation: (REPEAT) Freezers are not equipped with integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring devices.
    Correction: Equipment used for hot and cold holding shall be designed to include and shall be equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device. Correct within one week.
05/19/2014Routine

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