Zoes Kitchen, 700 Montgomery Highway #190, Vestavia, AL 35216 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Zoes Kitchen
Address: 700 Montgomery Highway #190, Vestavia, AL 35216
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: Jul 17, 2012
Score
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93

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Inspection Score
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  • Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean. Frequency; Methods; Refills.
  • Demonstration of knowledge: Approved course, other requirements met.
  • Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirements during receiving, cooking, hot holding, cooling. Pasteurized eggs used if required.
Oct 24, 2011 89
  • Handwashing facilities: Soap, towels/drying device, sign, use restrictions.
  • Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirements during cold holding. Time as a public health control. Consumer Advisory used if required.
  • Properly labeled; Original container. Records. Code, date, outdated
  • Storage, handling, drying of clean equipment, utensils.
Mar 8, 2012 91
  • Equipment; food contact surfaces (non-cooking) clean; sanitized. Sanitization temperature, concentration, time.
  • Storage, handling, drying of clean equipment, utensils.
  • Wiping cloths; clean, use limitations, stored.
Jul 17, 2012 93

Violation descriptions and comments

Oct 24, 2011

JCDH 2.2 Provide readily available documentation of food safety training for all employees at all hours of operation.
3-501.14(A) Cool PHF from 135F to 41F or lower within 6 hours, and from 135F to 70F or below within the first 2 hours of cooling time. PHF > 41F in cold holding unit due to improper cooling procedure following cooking.//Observed grill chicken cooked at 9:00am stacked in metal pan at temperatures of 78 F -110 F covered with plastic in WI cooler.//COS - grill chicken was reheated to 165 F and cooled again.

NOV # 2E51001663 has been abated. There was no pasta stored in WI cooler at time of inspection. EHS did observe other items stored in cooler (boiled eggs -39 F, ham and turkey-40 F). While performing inspection, EHS notice trash compactor used by Zoes and other FSEs in mall was leaking a very pungent liquid from it. EHS spoke with property manager (JoAnn) about repairing compactor. JoAnn stated that she would call BFI to get compactor repaired. EHS will follow up with property manager.

Mar 8, 2012

3-501.16 Maintain potentially hazardous food at 41 F or below.//Maintain chicken salad (51F) in display case and pasta (47 F) and feta spread (47 F) on make tables at 41 F or below.//COS
ADPH 420-3-22-.03(a) Discard potentially hazardous food requiring refrigeration when past the date limit placed by the manufacturer or packager.//Discard sour cream stored in RI cooler with an expiration date of 02/27/12.//COS
4-901.11 Allow utensils to air dry before stacking.
4-903.11 Store clean, sanitized utensils in a self draining position to air dry.//Cease drying clean and sanitized utensils with dry towel.
6-301.12 Provide paper towels or drying device at all hand sinks.//COS

Jul 17, 2012

3-304.11 Prevent the contact of food with non-food contact surfaces, or, with food contact surfaces that are not properly cleaned and sanitized.//Several soiled bowls were stored on dish rack and soiled scoop was stored on dish hook.//COS - items were cleaned and sanitized.
3-304.14 Store wet wiping cloths for sanitizing in quaternary ammonia solution at concentration specified by manufacturer.//COS
4-901.11 Allow utensils to air dry before stacking. 4-903.11 Store clean, sanitized utensils in a self draining position to air dry.

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