Aug 15, 2014 (Follow-up)

Aug 11, 2014 (Routine)

• Management awareness; policy present
  THE ESTABLISHMENT DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY FOR FOODBORNE ILLNESS IN PLACE, A DOH COPY IS GIVEN TO THE PIC (Corrected On Site)
• Hands clean and properly washed
  EMPLOYEES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  UNCLEAN NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES:MOLD BUILT UP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE CHUTE, UNCLEAN UTENSILS(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  PREPARED FOOD ITEMS HELD IN CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS ARE NOT LABELED WITH DATES AND CONTENTS(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  NUMEROUS UNLABELED PLASTIC SQUEEZE BOTTLES LEFT ON KITCHEN COUNTER(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  FOOD PRODUCTS BOXES PACKED AND STORED ON FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  THE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED IN A SANITIZED SOLUTION(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  THE CUTTING BOARDS ARE NOT SMOOTH AND HAVE NUMEROUS GROOVES, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED OR RESURFACED(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  UNCLEAN NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN FLOOR, EQUIPMENTS, UTENSILS, WALLS..(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Apr 07, 2014 (Follow-up)

Apr 01, 2014 (Routine)

• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy regarding the prevention of foodborne illness. I provide the establishment with a copy of the DC Food Code employee medical referral, reporting agreement, and interview form.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper use of restriction and exclusion
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy for the prevention of foodborne illness.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Uncleaned ice machine observed. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No thermometer in freezer.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Unlabeled squeeze bottle observed in the kitchen. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Food items stored on the floor in walk-in-refrigerator. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Scratched cutting boards observed in the kitchen. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No chemical test strips provided to measure the concentration of sanitizing solution.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Dust and grease observed on the exhaust hood filter. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  Toilet room door located in the basement is not self closing. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Aug 27, 2013 (Complaint)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  clean all kitchen equipment as directed (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  large dead roaches seen in basement storage area(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  no sanitizing solution for wiping cloths (Corrected On Site)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  dirty non food contact surface exterior of storage containers, all storage shelves and refrigeration units (Corrected On Site)

Apr 02, 2013 (Follow-up)

Mar 19, 2013 (Complaint)

• Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
  EMPLOYEES MUST NOT SMOKE IN THE BASEMENT AREA. EVIDENCE OF SMOKING WAS CITED AT VISIT.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
  EMPLOYEES MUST DRINK FROM A CLOSED CONTAINER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE AT VISIT.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food separated and protected
  ALL FOOD STORED IN THE WALK IN AND REACH IN UNITS MUST BE COVERED AND PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE CONTAINED SLIGHT MOLD BEHIND THE DRIP PANEL IN THE ICE CHUTE. INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE CONTAINED CALCIUM BUILD-UP.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  ALL FOOD STORED IN THE WALK IN AND REACH IN UNITS MUST BE DATED AND LABELED AT ALL TIMES.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  ALL FOOD MUST BE ELEVATED SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  FAN COVERS IN THE WALK IN UNIT CONTAINED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Oct 12, 2012 (Follow-up)

Oct 03, 2012 (Routine)

• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy or can not provide proof of policy. No signed employee interview and reporting forms exist regarding the prevention of the transmission of diseases through food by infected food employees. (Corrected On Site)
• Proper use of restriction and exclusion
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy or can not provide proof of policy that incluldes exclusion of a food employee when diagnosed with an infectious agent specified in section 300.3 of the DC Food Code. (Corrected On Site)
• Hands clean and properly washed
  No food employees observed washing hands between tasks during in spection.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS) (Corrected On Site)
• No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved
  Food employee observed making bare hand contact with ready to eat foods (Naan).(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  No handwashing signage at handwashing sink. (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Mold observed on ice machine's plastic drip panel. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  Cold food item(s) held at improper temperature(s).(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  No labeling and date marking of prepared potentially hazardous foods stored within the walk-in and reach-in refrigerators.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No visible thermometer found inside of walk-in and under-counter refrigerators.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Dead rodent (mouse) found in basement pantry area. (Pest control provider has noted catching mice in the two most recent preceding months - Sept.and August 2012)(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS - Per J. Coleman)
• Personal cleanliness
  Food employee observed not wearing proper hair restraint while preparing food.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jan 09, 2012 (Follow-up)