Jul 10, 2014 (Routine)

• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No thermometer in reach-in refrigerator. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Containers in refrigerator under drink machines do not have labels.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Eggs stored above can and packaged produce. (Corrected On Site)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Wiping cloth(s) stored on counter(s) and not in sanitizing solution.
• In-use utensils: properly stored
  Knives stored on countertops. (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(s). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Inside of microwave has food debris. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  No covered receptacle in toilet room. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Small holes in walls behind doors in the restaurant.
• Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  Lights near bathroom does not work. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jan 06, 2014 (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. A copy of the DC Food Code Employee interview, reporting agreement and medical referral forms were provided at the time of the inspection. (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Mouse droppings observed on the floor underneath the beverage reach in refrigerator and behind the cook stove on the floor. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Missing electrical panels to the wall surface and one damaged coved base tile observed inside the kitchen. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Front entrance door is not self closing. (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(s).(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Missing grated drain cover to floor drain under 3-part sink.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Air gap not established between the floor drain site and the drain pipe underneath the 3-part sink.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Damaged floor tile near restrooms. Rear storage area does not have smooth, non porous and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces and will need to be constructed in an approved manor to store the observed reach in refrigerators and food items. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Old or unused equipment (reach in refrigerators) stored in the establishment.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  Blown bulb (inadequate lighting) in reach-in refrigerator.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

May 31, 2013 (Follow-up)

May 30, 2013 (Follow-up)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Racks used for the storage of "clean" plates and china observed with rodent feces on them, area above 3 compartment sink. Clean rinse and sanitaize the surfaces, including all china/food utensils.
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Mices feces observed on counters above three compartment sink, china storage site.
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Cease and desist using grocery bags for food storage and wrappings, only sanitary food grade wrap and containers authorized.
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Remove all chipped, cracked and damaged plates and utensils from premises. Observed numerous chipped plates and trays on storage counter mentioned.

May 29, 2013 (Complaint)

• Correct response to questions
  NO CFPM ON DUTY
• Correct response to questions
  NO CFPM CERTIFICATE POSTED
• No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved
  EMPLOYEES ARE TOUCHING RTE FOOD WITH BARE HANDS
• Food separated and protected
  UNCOVERED FOOD ITEMS IN THE REACH-IN COOLERS (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  UNCLEAN FOOD CONTACT SURFACES/ICE BOX DISPENCER
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  COLD FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES
• Proper date marking & disposition
  PREPARED FOOD ITEMS ARE NOT LABELED FOR DATES AND CONTENTS
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  THE CUTTING BOARDS ARE NOT SMOOTH AND HAVE NUMEROUS GROOVES
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE
• Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
  NO ADEQUATE HOT WATER AT 110DEGREES F IN THE SINKS

Jul 20, 2012 (Follow-up)

• Proper cold holding temperatures
  SOME COLD FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (Corrected On Site)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  PREPARED FOOD ITEMS ARE NOT LABELED FOR DATES AND CONTENTS

May 31, 2012 (Complaint)

• Correct response to questions
  There is no Certified Food Protection Manager on duty. (Corrected On Site)
• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy for the prevention of foodborne illness. I provided the person in charge with a copy of the DC Food Code employee medical referral, interview, and reporting agreement forms. (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)
• No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved
  The cook is picking up the tortillas with her bare hands and placing them on saucers to be served to the customers. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  The dishwash area handwashing sink is unclean. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  After improperly washing and improperly rinsing the utensils under running water, the dishwasher did not sanitize the utensils. (Corrected On Site) (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  The white reach-in freezer needs to be defrosted. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  There is no visible thermometer in in the white reach-in freezer. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  The cook was unable to provide a thermometer to measure food or water temperatures. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  There are 2 large unlabeled plastic bins of sugar and dried beans in the storage room. An uolabeled plastic squeeze bottle of cooking oil is on the deep fryer. (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  There is a hole in the toilet room wall. There is a missing ceiling tile outside the toilet room. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Personal cleanliness
  The cook is not wearing a hair restraint. (Corrected On Site)
• Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
  There is no splash guard at the kitchen handwashing sink and the b cleaned and sanitized utensils are placed on the adjacent drainboard where they are exposed to splatter from handwashing and drying of hands at the handwashing sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  The cutting boards are not smooth along the edges. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  An under counter refrigerator is out of order. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  The utensils are being spray rinsed after being washed improperly and no rinse water is set up in the 3-compartment sink. (Corrected On Site) (Corrected On Site)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No chlorine test strips were available to measure the concentration of chlorine sanitizing solutions. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  The 3-compartment sink was not set up with a wash solution and the utensils were being improperly washed under running water. (Corrected On Site) (Corrected On Site)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Grease is accumulating on the sprinkler beneath the ventilation hood. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  The establishment does not have a mop sink installed. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  There is no covered receptacle in the toilet room. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  An old steam table is stored in the rear of the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Apr 06, 2012 (Routine)

• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy for the prevention of foodborne illness. I provided the person in charge with a copy of the DC Food Code employee medical referral, interview, and reporting agreement forms. (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)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  No soap is dispensing from the soap dispenser at the kitchen handwashing sink. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  There are no paper towels at the kitchen handwashing sink. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Pans are stacked in the kitchen handwashing sink. (Corrected On Site)
• Food separated and protected
  Raw chicken and raw beef are stored directly above cabbage in the display refrigerator. (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  After washing and rinsing the utensils in the 3-compartment sink improperly, the dishwasher stored the utensils on the overhead rack to dry with placing them in a sanitizing solution. (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Mold and mineral are building up on the interior of the ice machine. The white reach-in freezer needs to be defrosted and there is food debris on the unit's bottom shelf. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  There is no visible thermometer in in the white reach-in freezer and under counter refrigerator. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Plastic squeeze bottles of oils or sauces are ulabeled in thee kitchen. A plastic container of huts near the front counter is unaled. At least 4 large bins containing rice, .etc are unlabeled in the rear of the establishment. (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  On the side wall in the rear of the establishment, there is a hole that leads directly outside allowing air/sunlight in. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Personal cleanliness
  The cook is wearing a metal bracelet on her wrist. (Corrected On Site)
• Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
  A splash guard is needed at the kitchen handwashing sink because the cleaned and sanitized utensils are placed on the adjacent drainboard and there is not barrier to protect the utensils from splash at the handwashing sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  The cutting boards are discolored and chipped. One white cutting board has a dark-colored crack running across the board. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No rinse water is set up in the 3-compartment sink and the utensils were being spray rinsed after being washed improperly. (Corrected On Site)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  There are no chlorine test strips provided to measure the concentration of chlorine sanitizing solutions. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  The 3-compartment sink was not set up properly for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing and the soiled utensils were washed under running water and not immersed in a detergent solution. (Corrected On Site)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  The rubber utensil drying rack on the drainboard is unclean. (Corrected On Site)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  No mop sink is installed in the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  The kitchen handwashing sink is clogged. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Garbage & refuse properly disposed, facilities maintained
  The large bins in the storage room are overfilled; trash needs to be transferred to other units where the lids can be closed. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Garbage & refuse properly disposed, facilities maintained
  Plastic bags of trash are strewn on the floor in the storage room. The bags need to be place in the proper waste receptacles inside or outside the establishment. NOTE: Although there was a strong odor of rodent urine permeating the rear of the establishment, no visible evidence of rodent activity was observed. (Corrected On Site)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  An old steam table, fax, stereo system, slicer, and doors that are not in use are stored in the rear of the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)