Sep 09, 2014 (Follow-up)

Aug 15, 2014 (Restoration)

• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  No trash cans at handsinks.
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Unclean food-contact surfaces (Dough mixer and meat slicer).
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  Cold food item(s) held at improper temperature(s) inside walk in refrigerator.
• Proper date marking & disposition
  Cake held longer than 24 hours without a date label.
• Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
  Chemicals stored near "To go" plates and lids. (Corrected On Site)
• Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
  Walk in refrigerator temping at 44 degrees F.
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No thermometer in reach-in refrigerators. No thermometer in walk in freezer.
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Rice pudding does not have nutrition label and walk in freezer food in buckets are not labeled.
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Food stored in chemical (pot and pan soap powder) bucket. Food discarded.
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Cutting boards are stained and have deep cuts
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Inside pizza oven and pizza oven racks have grease and food debris.
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Faucet at 3 compartment sink has a leak.
• Sewage & waste water properly disposed
  Garbage disposal attached to "Wash sink" in the 3 compartment sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  Restroom door is not self-closing.
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  No covered receptacle in toilet room.

Aug 14, 2014 (Routine)

• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Hand sink obstructed.
• Food separated and protected
  Food stored in chemical buckets.
• Proper hot holding temperatures
  Cooked chicken stored outside of temperature.
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  Cold food items in walk-in, pizza prep refrigerator out of temperature.
• Proper date marking & disposition
  No dates on prepared foods.
• Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
  Walk-in refrigerator and pizza prep refrigerator not holding adequate temperature.
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No thermometers inside units.
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Live mouse observed. Mouse droppings present.
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Back door is left open and there is a gap at base.
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Food stored in grocery store bags. (809.1)
• Personal cleanliness
  Employees not wearing hair restraints.
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Cardboard lined shelves.
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No test strips for sanitizer.
• Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
  Hot water to hand sink turned off due to leak. (Corrected On Site)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Hand sink is leaking. Drain pipes from walk-in refrigeration units are plumbed to a hand sink basin.

Sep 16, 2013 (Follow-up)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  UNCLEAN FOOD CONTACT SURFACES/CAN OPENER (Corrected On Site)
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  COLD FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (Corrected On Site)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  PREPARED FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (Corrected On Site)

Sep 12, 2013 (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.(issued) (Corrected On Site)
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  Cold food item(s)inside the walk in refrigerator and the under counter refrigerator, held at improper temperature(s).(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
  The temperature of the walk in refrigerator was 56.1 F and the under counter refrigerator was 56 F.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Flies in the rear prep area, back screen door was opened.(closed) (Corrected On Site)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  There is a leak from the garbage disposal.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Mar 05, 2013 (Routine)

• Food separated and protected
  UNCOVERED FOOD ITEMS ARE FOUND IN THE REACH-IN COOLERS (Corrected On Site)
• 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 (Corrected On Site)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AVAILABLE(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Oct 12, 2012 (Follow-up)

• Proper cold holding temperatures
  SOME COLD FOOD ITEMS ARE HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (Corrected On Site)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  SOME PREPARED FOOD ITEMS ARE NOT LABELED FOR DATES AND CONTENTS (Corrected On Site)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  THE CUTTING ARE NOT SMOOTH AND HAVE NUMEROUS GROOVES (Corrected On Site)

Aug 21, 2012 (Complaint)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Sand down and sanitize all the cutting board or replace,and gasket around the reach in refrigerator dirty. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  No pull date on ready to eat foods inside the refrigerator.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Personal cleanliness
  Employee handling food not wearing hat or hair restratu.
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  No sanitize solution for the wiping clothes.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  Shelves,exterior of equipment and the counter dirty.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Hand sink leaking near the three compatment sink.Cold water faucet of the three compatment sink missing,leak at the mop sink and the hot water faucet not working.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  No self closing device on the emloyee toilet room door.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Floor need cleaning through out inluding the walk in bdx.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  No sreen on the exit doors.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jul 01, 2012 (Routine)

• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES NOT WASHING HANDS (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  NO PEST CONTROL SERVICE CONTRACT ON FILE(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Personal cleanliness
  EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT (Corrected On Site)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BATHROOM (Corrected On Site)

Dec 15, 2011 (Follow-up)

• Proper cold holding temperatures
  Some cold food in the open cooler display are held at improper temperatures (Corrected On Site)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  Prepared food items in the walk-in are not labeled for dates and contents. (Corrected On Site)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No chemical test strips found at the 3compartments sink.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Dec 05, 2011 (Routine)

• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy for foodborne illness. I provided the establishment with a copy of the DC Food Code Employee interview, medioal referral, and reporting agreement forms. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper use of restriction and exclusion
  No employee health policy for foodborne illness. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Hands clean and properly washed
  The cook was observed washing his hands for approxitmately 4 seconds and he did not wash above his wrists. (Corrected On Site)
• Hands clean and properly washed
  No handwashing was observed by the employee who was washing the dishes and prepping the lettuce. The handwashing sink in that area was filled with various items and was completely dry. Furthermore, the sink was not in use because there is no drainpipe connected to the drain. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  The handwashing sink in the rear is filled with disposable plates and other items. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  There is food debris in the drain of the handwashing sink in the rear of the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  There is no handwashing signage at the handwashing sink in the rear of the establishment. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  No paper towels are being dispensed from the paper towel dispenser at the handwashing sink in the rear of the establishment. (Corrected On Site)
• Food separated and protected
  Buckets of cut lettuce are uncovered in the walk-in refrigerator beneath the compressor unit. A bucket of uncovered chopped onions are on the floor of the walk-in refrigerator. (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Dust is accumulating on the interior wall and ceiling of the walk-in refrigerator. The walk-in freezer floor is unclean. The can opener and holder is encrusted with food. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper cold holding temperatures
  The cold food items in the under counter refrigerator are held at an improper temperature. (Corrected On Site)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  There are no visible thermometers in the pizza prep refrigerator and the walk-in refrigerator. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  There are gaps in the ceiling around the air ducts and heating unit. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Although the outer rear door has a screen, the door does not cover the opening top to bottom and both the inner and outer rear doors are kept open for extended periods for ventilation purposes. The inner door must be kept closed. (Corrected On Site)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  The uncovered lettuce in the walk-in refrigerator is stored beneath the unit's compressor. A bucket of lettuce is hanging from the moop sink faucet. (Corrected On Site)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Bottled drinks and an uncovered plastic container of salt is stored in the toilet room. (Corrected On Site)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Cases of cheese stuffed shells are on the walk-in freezer floor. Cases of frozen french fried potatoes and a bag of cane sugar is on the floor in the rear of the establishment. A bag of onions, a box of ricotta cheese, and a bag of bread are on the walk-in refrigerator floor. (Corrected On Site)
• Personal cleanliness
  The cook is not wearing a hair restraint. (Corrected On Site)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  The wiping cloth is stored on the counter and no sanitizing solution is prepared. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
  The plastic knives and forks at the counter are displayed with their food-contact surfaces exposed. (Corrected On Site)
• Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
  Aluminum pans, plastic cups, disposable plates and "clean" linen are stored in the toilet room. (Corrected On Site)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Cardboard is lining the bottom shelf of the table with the pizza dough and racks. (Corrected On Site)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  The cutting boards are discolored and have numerous grooves. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  The floor of the walk-in freezer is deteriorating at the door opening. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
  No chemical test strips are provided to measure the concentration of sanitizing solutions. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITH 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
  The hot water was turned off at the toilet room handwashing sink. (Corrected On Site)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  The hot water knob under the handwashing sink leaks when turned on. The handwashing sink in the rear of the establishment does not have a drain pipe connected to the drain and their is a bucket beneath the sink for drainage. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Sewage & waste water properly disposed
  The garbage disposal unit is directly connected to the drain of the 3-compartment sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  The toilet room door is not self-closing. (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
  Cardboard is lining the floor of the walk-in refrigerator. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  The ceiling light tubes above above the shelf & the sandwich/salad prep refrigerator in front of the establishment and the ceiling light tubes above the table with the pizza dough racks are unshielded. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)