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Restaurant: Tazikis Greek Fare
Address: 301 South 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: May 17, 2012

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90

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JCDH 2.2 Provide food safety training for all food handlers as required./ The manager has the Manager's Food Safety Card, all the Food Safety training certificates expired in 12/10 or 01/11.
4-302.12 Provide appropriate, readily accessible thermometer for all make tables.
4-502.11 Calibrate thermometers according to manufacturer specifications as often as necessary to ensure accuracy.
The front 2 door maketable thermometer was not accurate, the refrigerated 6 drawer thermometer was not accurate.
4-601.11 Clean shelves and bottoms of refrigerator and freezer.
Clean the refrigeration units as needed.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue.
Clean the outside of the customer self serve cup ice dispenser at both drink counters. Clean the backsplash on the tea brewers.
4-501.12 Surfaces such as cutting boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.
Take corrective action on the maketable and prep cutting boards.
4-501.14 Clean the 3 compartment sink.
Equipment was stored in the wash water and the sanitize water at the 3 compartment sink. The rinse compartment needed cleaning before dishwashing operations begin again.
5-205.15 Repair condensate leaks in RI cooler.
Condensate leaks in 2 reachin coolers in the front. Make repairs.

I discussed the Alabama Seafood Labeling Law with the General Manager, Gene Ivey. The FSE had the law posted over the front beverage cooler.

3-301.11 Provide utensil with handle for serving or dispensing food or ice.
3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
Double stacking uncovered containers of food on the top of the maketable. The bottoms of the food pans were directly touching the uncovered food stacked below.
4-602.11 Clean fan covers on WI cooler.
4-601.11 Clean shelves and bottoms of refrigerators.
Clean shelves in needed units.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue.
Clean the shelf below the drink dispenser.
3-304.14 Store wet wiping cloths for sanitizing in quaternary ammonia solution at concentration specified by manufacturer.
Several wet wiping cloths were stored on the counters and shelves, not in the designated sanitizer wiping cloth containers.
5-205.15 Repair condensate leak in RI cooler.
5-202-12 Provide water at a temperature of at least 100 F through a mixing valve or combination faucet at handwashing sinks.
Toilet room handsinks hot water under pressure temperature 72F COS

2-302.11 Prohibit employees from wearing artificial nails or nail polish when working with exposed food, unless wearing gloves in good repair.
Food worker in the kitchen was working with chipped polished fingernails without protection.
3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
4-601.11 Clean tops of stoves and inside ovens.
4-602.12 Clean food contact cooking and baking equipment at least every 24 hours.
Clean the grills and cooks line equipment.
4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue.
Clean storage shelves, clean the counters below the self serve drink dispensers.
4-501.12 Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.
Take corrective action on the cutting boards on the front line.
4-301.13 Provide drainboard, utensil racks, or tables large enough to accommodate all soiled and clean utensils.
Dirty dishes and equipment stored on the floor under the 3 compartmet sink, and on the floor across from the 3 compartment sink next to a food prep table.
5-205.15 Repair plumbing.
Make repairs and reinstall the existing front line hand sink with hot and cold water under pressure which drains to the sanitary sewer.
6-301.11 Provide soap at all hand sinks.
6-301.12 Provide paper towels or drying device at all hand sinks.
5-205.11 Cease using handsinks for any purpose other than handwashing.
6-501.18 Clean handsinks as often as necessary to keep them clean.
The only kitchen hand sink in the back prep kitchen did not have soap, the paper towels would not dispense, and a food colander was also stored in this sink.
6-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness.
Clean the walls and remove the black residue and food spills inside the walkin cooler.
Clean the floors around the equipment.
6-501.14 Clean both restroom exhaust vent covers.

An application for plan review was given to the person in charge for any additional equipment such as an ice machine.

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