- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stainless steel storage containers wet nested
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Gasket torn at window service area
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Prep man not washing hands also picks up boxes chicken arrived in cuts chicken and places in marinade container without changing gloves or washing hands
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In house sauces stored in 22quart containers stopped sale. Temperatures in low 50s **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Slimy substance on interior
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Contains too large too cool properly
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6/26/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Whipped cream at 56°f on the front counter, moved inside a cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Tortilla. Instructed to use gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomato and peppers at 52°f on the open top reach in cooler in double containers. Iced down to 41°f Steamed vegetables in an ice bath at 52°f, iced down to 41°f. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken and ribs at 126-132°f at the grill reheated to 165°f Quesadilla at 86°f on the hot holding drawer. Instructed operator to use time in lieu of temperature for this item. 4h holding time maximum then discard the product. Chicken, yuca and fried onions at 110-126°f on the steam table, reheated to 165°f. Yuca at 130°f on the hot holding cabinet, reheated to 165°f
- Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Beans cooling on the walk in cooler in closed, stacked deeper than 4 inches containers found at 110°f, reheated to 165°f **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Hot holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter. Hot holding drawers. Steam table, according to mgr the unit run out off water.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
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1/15/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Rice bag inside rice container (outside of the bag in contact with the rice) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Front counter reach in cooler, continentl reach in cooler (poultry) **Warning**
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9/19/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Walk in cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Rice bag inside rice container (outside of the bag in contact with the rice) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Front counter reach in cooler, continentl reach in cooler (poultry) **Warning**
- High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ben saad, cut tomato, cut lettuce, shredded cheese one the open top reach in cooler (server line). Iced down to 41°F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Poultry, salads, plant foods, sauces. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken breast at the stem table found at 116°F, reheated to 165°F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes in cooler containers at the server line foundation 52°F, discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Washing equipment on the 3 compartment sink without using sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Gravy hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef gravy at 106 on the steam table reheated to 165°F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken wings, ribs at 105-125°F on the cookline (grill). Burrito at 105°F in a holding cabinet, discarded. Reheated to 165°F **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Poultry at 47°F on the rolling cart inside the continental reach in cooler. **Warning**
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9/18/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Salt. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Smoothies mix, whipped cream at 60?F in a refrigerated holder. Moved to a freezer, under 41?F at the end of the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Smoothies mix holder.
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4/1/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. continental reach in cooler. potentially hazardous food must not be held in this unit until proper temperature can be maintained.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground.
- Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ribs, poultry in a reach in cooler. Corrected On Site. moved to the walk in cooler, dropped 5 degrees by the end of the inspection.
- Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. dumpster pad.
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7/31/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.Front line. Corrected On Site.
- Observed equipment in poor repair.Broken plastic container's lid, Corrected On Site.
- Observed walk-in cooler and frezer's gasket torn/in disrepair.
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2/21/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Light not functioning.prep area.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor.Wi frezer. Corrected On Site.
- Observed leaking condensor's in the chicken roll-in cooler, cooks line .
- Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, roll in cooler,cooks line.
- Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
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9/22/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.2 compartment's sink. Corrected On Site.
- Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated grease.3 compartment's sink area.
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.Prep area.
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11/2/2010 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans.
- Critical. Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).50 pounds of black beans and 34 pounds of soup due to improper cooling, WI cooler. Operator discarded product.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See 1b and 3d.
- Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Soup and black beans, WI cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. Repeat Violation.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.Chicken, cook's line.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
- Observed build-up of grease on Hood's filters.
- Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
- Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated grease. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Corrected On Site.
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8/26/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, reach in, line.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical. Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Corrected On Site.
- Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated grease.
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3/30/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, reach in. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Small reach in, front line and 2 door refrigerator.
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor, WI frezer, Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
- Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Corrected On Site.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
- Critical. Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Critical. Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Corrected On Site.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with food residue.
- Observed residue build-up on storage counters and WI cooler's door.
- Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.Water heater's repair in progress.
- Observed leaking pipe at WI cooler's condensor.
- WI cooler's Light fixure in disrepair.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
- Critical. Observed gas water heater in disrepair. For reporting purposes only.
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10/27/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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8/11/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 6/9/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
| No report available. | 11/10/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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