A clean, professionally-operated commercial kitchen. Facilities are neat, controlled, organized, and free of background soil. Staff are knowledgeable, personable, and responsive. Facilities have good temperature control and detailed HACCP records. Reviewed at inspection were HACCP records: temp logs for all equipment, cook log, cooling log, and sanitizer log. No deficiencies noted. No violation noted during this evaluation. | 11/17/2015 | Routine | |
A professionally run facility with knowledgeable and responsive management, well-trained staff, and work areas that are organized, brightly lit, and efficient. At inspection, facility was near capacity, serving more than 120 people per meal. Reminder to management to ensure proper cleaning of staff hands with glove change between handling soiled dishes and putting away clean dishes.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Milk and dry-storage room milk cooler cold holding at improper temperatures (46-49F).
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below. A repairman was brought in immediately to correct the situation.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (corrected on site)
Observation: A food thermometer used to check cook temperatures of chicken breast was used on chicken that was not fully cooked (150F), then used on several pieces of chicken that were fully cooked (>165F), without cleaning and sanitizing the probe.
Correction: Thermometer was washed, rinsed, and sanitized. Foods were all recooked to 165F for 15 seconds or more. In future, if thermometer is used to check foods that are found to be out of temperature control, the probe will be washed, rinsed, and sanitized before being used again on another food.
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05/04/2015 | Routine | |
Food Manager was very knowledgeable about food safety, facility operations, and employee health policy, and was responsive to inspector requests. This facility operates under a HACCP plan, with records for temperatures (including cooling temps and reheating), thermometer calibration, sanitizer strength, and pre-operation inspection. A well-thumbed copy of the food regs was available at inspection. Population may be at greater risk to contract infectious disease
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (corrected on site)
Observation: Unlabeled food containers. Bulk storage containers of flour, sugar, and bacon bits not labelled.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Refuse - Covering Receptacles
Observation: Dumpster or outside refuse container was open or uncovered, and drain plug was missing.
Correction: Cover all waste containers when not in continuous use. Ensure draing plug is seated to prevent vermin entry.
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04/11/2014 | Routine | |
Establishment has done some remodeling to dining area and some changes in the kitchen. they continued to serve food during the changes, so it was not a pre-opening inspection.
- Drainboards
Observation: The drainboards/utensil racks/storage tables located are not large enough to accommodate all soiled and cleaned items.
Correction: Provide additional drainboards/utensils racks/tables so that all cleaned and soiled utensils and equipment can be properly stored as they accumulate during operation.
- Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food prep area.
Correction: Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor
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06/19/2013 | Other | |
Keep up the good work, only problem is with the lights.
- Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food prep area.
Correction: Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor
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12/06/2012 | Routine | |
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