- Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in cooler fan guards and door tracks. Glass door cooler at front counter.
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Under flat grill. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth covering cooked pork shoulder in reach in cooler at front counter. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. On shelf next to microwave. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Exterior of chest freezer, shelves below tables are pitted with rust.
- Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold and along door frame that opens to the outside.
- Basic - Ketchup bottles reused to store oil after being emptied; ridged spice containers reused for sugar, flour.
- Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. On exterior of plastic food containers. Rice, coffee.
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to after being prepped. Cuban sandwiches. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Prep table and sandwich Cutting board(s) stained/soiled with gray residue. **Repeat Violation**
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08/12/2014 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cover food
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and warped.
- Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Freezer by steam table
- Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses.
- Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Behind steam table/ freezer
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
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3/28/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
- Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves rusted.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Behind cooking equipment
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
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11/21/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
- High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
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4/2/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed build-up of grease on hood filters .
- Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. stainless steel wall
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
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9/26/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
- Critical - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
- Observed build-up of grease on hood filters. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
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4/27/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Light not functioning. walk in cooler
- Observed build-up of grease on hood filters. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Behind cooking equipment Repeat Violation.
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9/23/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Observed build-up of grease on hood filters.
- Observed gaskets with food debris build-up.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
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2/3/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed gaskets with soil build-up.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
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10/8/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
- Observed build-up of grease on Hood filters.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.wall behind all cooking equipment,
- Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical. License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
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5/11/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Outer openings self-closing door mechanism for back exit door is in disrepair
- Ceiling tile missing. storage closet
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
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12/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Chicken stored with beef in reach in freezer.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed ice scoop stored dirty surface of the ice machine.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed build-up of grease on hood filters.
- Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dumping ice and saucer.
- Critical. License expired more than 60 days after expiration date.
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7/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 3/26/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 3/17/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
| No report available. | 11/13/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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