- 229.163 (f) (1) 20 seconds. Food employees not cleaning their hands ( or surrogate prosthetic devices for hands or arms) and exposed portions of their arms for at least 20 seconds, using a cleaning compound in a lavatory that is equipped as specified. Employees must follow proper handwashing procedure in between tasks by washing with soap and hot water for 20 seconds and dry with paper towel.
- 229.163 (g) Wash before RTE. Employees not following approved procedures for washing hands or using a suitable utensil or single use gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods. Employee did not wash hands in between handling deliveries and returning to food prep duties. Employees must follow proper handwashing procedure before donning gloves by washing with soap and hot water for 20 seconds and dry with paper towel.
- 229.163 (h) (9) contaminate hands. Food employees not cleaning their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.
- 229.163 (n) (2) (B) contaminated container. Food employee drinking from a closed beverage container not preventing contamination of the container. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, INSPECTOR FOUND A EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL MILK SHAKE IN WALK IN FREEZER. MILK SHAKE BELONGED TO SONIC EMPLOYEE THAT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT ON 4 APRIL 2016. MORNING CREW WERE LEFT WITH HAVING TO CLEAN AND REFILL ALL FOOD STATIONS THAT WERE LEFT IN A DISFUNCTIONAL AND DIRTY CONDITION BY PREVIOUS NIGHT'S STAFF.
- 229.164 (a) - Honestly presented. Food must be honestly presented, safe and unadulterated. INSPECTOR FOUND SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS WHOSE CONDITIONS WERE IN GROSS CONTAMINATION AND POSING A DANGER AND NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 1) BREAD ROLLS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE SITTING IN PLASTIC BREAD CRATE WITH GREEN MOLD GROWING INSIDE. UNIT HAD BEEN LEFT IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH UNSANITARY FOOD CONTACT SHELVING AREA. 2) FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER FRUITS, PREPACKAGED, HAD BEEN LEFT TO THAW IN WALK IN COOLER OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, ITEMS WERE LEFT ON FLOOR. THE FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER IS NOT A SANITARY ENVIRONMENT AND IS FOUND WITH POOLED WATER. ALL SAID CONTENTS WERE DISPOSED OF IMMEDIATELY.
- 229.164 (e) (1) (D) (ii)Bare hand documentation. No documentation is maintained at the food establishment that food employees contacting ready-to-eat foods with bare hands utilize two or more of the following control measures to provide additional safeguards to hazards associated with bare hand contact No documentation is maintained at the food establishment that food employees contacting ready-to-eat foods with bare hands utilize two or more of the following control measures to provide additional safeguards to hazards associated with bare hand contact using incentive programs that assist or encourage food employees not to work when they are ill.
- 229.164 (f) (2) (A) (i) (I) separation of raw/ RTE. Food not protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as vegetables. INSPECTOR FOUND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS CONTAINING DIFFERENT FOODS, BOTH FROZEN AND IN COLD STORAGE, BEING MAINTAINED/STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THE PACKAGES HAD BEEN OPENED AND THE UNSANITARY CARDBOARD BOX WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH FOOD INSIDE OTHER PACKAGING. FOOD TYPES INCLUDED FRESH CUT ONIONS EXPOSED TO UNSANITARY CARDBOARD BOX OF BREADED ONION RINGS. OPENED CONTAINERS OF DESERT CONDIMENTS EXPOSED TO UNSANITARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTIDITONS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, INCLUDING HAVING OTHER CONTAINERS PLACE ON TOP OF AND IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SAID DESERT CONDIMENTS.
- 229.164 (o) (7) (B) consume by date (pkgd). Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, based on the temperature and time combinations specified. WHEN ORIGINAL PACKAGES ARE OPENED AND EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE DATE THAT THE PACKAGE WAS FIRST OPENED MUST BE WRITTEN ON PACKAGE EITHER MANUAL MEANS OR WITH DATE STAMPED TAGS. INSPECTOR FOUND MANY PACKAGES OF OPENED FOOD OF SAME TYPE WITHOUT ANY DATE MARKINGS/LABELS. FROM EVIDENCE OF CONDITIONS WHERE VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND, OVERNIGHT STAFF THAT HAD WORKED ON 4 APRIL 2016 HAD LEFT ALL AREAS IN DIPLORABLE AND UNCLEAN CONDITIONS.
- 229.167 (e) (3) (A) no towels. Hand washing lavatory or group of adjacent lavatories not provided with individual, disposable towels. Hand wash station has no paper towels. Supply each handwash station with individual disposable paper towels.
- 229.166 (i) (5) (A)plumbing repairs. ALL LEAKING, DAMAGED WATER FAUCETS, SINKS, MOP SINK MUST BE REPAIRED AND PROPER SEALED TO PREVENT WATER DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING WORK STATIONS. 1) MOP SINK IS DAMAGED AND NOT PROPERLY SEALED TO WALL OR FLOOR. AREAS WHERE WATER IS ABLE TO SEAP THROUGH BROKEN, CRACKED SIDE WALLS OF FLOOR SERVICE SINK ARE EVIDENT. SEAL/CAULK ALL HAND SINKS TO WALL. REMOVE ANY MOLD/MILDEW GROWTH THAT HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE FROM CONSTANT USE AND AREA NOT BEING CLEANED/DRIED.
- 229.165 (f) (12) (B)integral thermomter. Cold or hot holding equipment used for potentially hazardous food not designed to include one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is located to allow easy viewing of the device's temperature display REPAIR INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED THERMOMETERS OF BOTH WALK IN FREEZER AND WALK IN COOLER. FREEZER THERMOMETER FLASHING A TEMPERATURE READING OF 80 DEGREES. COOLER THERMOMETER DISPLAYING A TEMPERATURE READING OF -40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
- 229.165 (d) (1) (B)free of breaks, cracks. Multiuse food-contact surfaces are not free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections. Food contact equipment must be in good repair. INSPECTOR FOUND KNIVES/CUTTING TOOLS WITH BROKEN, MISSING, CHIPPED AREAS.
- 229.165 (m) (1) (B)grease and soil accumulation. The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans not kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations.
- 229.165 (n) (1) (D) (v)equipment dirty. Equipment used for storage of packaged or unpackaged food not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues Cleaning logs not kept. Equipment not cleaned when cross-contamination may have occurred. Food contact equipment must be in good repair. INSPECTOR FOUND THAT ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE MIXING OF DESERTS HAD BEEN LEFT UNCLEANED, UNSANITIZED, AND IN DIPLORABLE CONDITIONS, POSING A HEALTH THREAT. THE CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT WAS RESULT OF LACK OF PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING BY CREW FROM PREVIOUS SHIFT FROM EVENING OF 4 APRIL 2016. ALL AREAS OF DESERT MIXING UNITS WERE FOUND WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF DRIED FOOD AND ICE CREAM.
- 229.165 (q)food contact not sanitized. Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment not sanitized before use after cleaning. INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE FOOD CONTACT AREAS THAT INCLUDE THE SHELVING OF THE FREEZERS, COOLERS, DRY STORAGE AREAS, DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, ARE NOT BEING CLEANED ARE REQUIRED. ACCUMULATIONS OF DRIED FOOD, SOIL, DEBRIS, ETC. IS EVIDENT. CLEANING OF ALL SAID AREAS IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED.
- 229.164 (f) (2) (A) (iv) not covered. Food not protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Protect food from contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. ICE MACHINE DOOR IS BROKEN, OFF THE HINGES, AND LAYING ON FLOOR. ICE IS EXPOSED TO ALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS. DOOR MUST BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. IN MEAN TIME, OPENING MUST BE COVERED WITH A TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE DEVICE SO AS TO KEEP ICE FROM BECOMING CONTAMINATED.
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04/05/2016 | 64 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/06/2016 | 100 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 06/25/2015 | 100 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 04/16/2015 | 100 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 09/29/2014 | 100 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 02/10/2014 | 100 |
- 229.165 (h) (2)thermometer available. Walk in cooler without a permanently affixed thermometeR/thermometer not operating as designed. PROVIDE A MECHANICAL THERMOMETER FOR THE INSIDE OF BOTH THE WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER
- 229.164 (f) (2) (A) (iv) not covered. 229.164 (f) (2) (A) (iii) cleaning / sanitizing. Separate raw animal foods during preparation, holding, and dispensing, from ready-to-eat food including raw fish for sushi, or raw shellfish, vegetables and cooked ready-to-eat food. ENSURE ALL FOOD, INCLUDING RAW FRUTIS AND VEGETABLES, COOKED AND UNCOOKED FOODS, DRY INGREDIENTS, AND ALL FOOD RELATED ITEMS, INCLUDING CONDIMENTS AND SINGLE USE/SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS ARE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF OF THE FLOOR. --inspector encountered onions being stored on floor of walk in cooler. CORRECTED ON SITE. --inspector found single use/single service food containers, napkins, utensils, etc., being stored on floor of wooden exterior storage building that not attached to main structure.
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08/14/2013 | 93 |
- ALL PERSONAL FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, ETC. TO BE STORED IN DESIGNATED AREAS AWAY FROM ALL RESTAURANT FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES 1) INSPECTOR FOUND UNIFORM APRON AND UNIFORM CAP STORED ON TOP OF RESTAURANT BREAD PRODUCT.
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03/13/2013 | 96 |
- Various cheeses measured between 43.5 - 45.3 degrees F. Items condemned during visit with bleach. Ensure all Potentially Hazardous Food is left off temperature no more than 4 hours.
- Back Walk-in cooler at 48 degrees F at time of inspection. Manager lowered temperature to acceptable range during visit.
- Thermometers for both walk-in coolers not working at time of inspection. Ensure thermometers are replaced or new ones are placed within each unit to ensure unit is within acceptable temperature range.
- Black mold observed in ice machine near top and sides. Ensure black mold is eliminated and unit is thoroughly cleaned before serving ice from machine.
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08/13/2012 | 86 |
- 229.166 (i) (1) (A)HWS not accessible. No hand sink provided in kitchen or restroom. Handwashing facility must be fully accessible at all times for employee use. There can be no barriers and this sink can be used for handwashing only. ALL RESTROOMS MUST HAVE PROPERLY WORKING HANDSINKS IN BOTH MALE AND FEMALE RESTROOMS FOR PROPER USE BY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS. 1) Immediately repair handsink in Men's bathroom. Employees are directed to use Female bathroom but if available, each gender must have seperate bathroom facilities with working amenities.
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01/04/2012 | 97 |
- 229.163 (n)- eat, drink, smoke. EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE DESIGNATED AREA TO STORE PERSONAL DRINKS AND SAID AREA TO BE AWAY FROM FOOD CONTACT/FOOD PREP AREAS. 1) Personal drinks found on prep counter and above ice machine
- 229.164 (r) (1) (A) labeled properly. ALL BULK FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS TO BE LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE INGREDIENT BEING STORED WITHIN. 1) Inspector encountered storage containers holding oinion ring batter without identifying name of ingredient labeled on outside of container.
- 229.164 (f) (2) (A) (iv) not covered. ALL FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATOR UNITS, FREEZER UNITS, OR NOT IN THE FOOD READY/PREP AREA MUST BE MAINTAINED IN COVERED FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS SO AS TO PROTECT FOOD 1) several food items in reach in coolers/freezers not covered
- 229.166 (i) (5) (A)plumbing repairs. ALL WASTE WATER/NON-POTABLE WATER LINES SHOULD BE IN PROPER OPERATING ORDER AND DRAIN INTO APPROVED SEWER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. 1) Several drain lines and other water receptacles showing issues with leaking areas. ----drain line under ice machine. ----water filter tanks leaking ----soft drink syrup pump motor.
- Equipment used in storing food inside reach-in cooling units not properly cleaned. 1) ALL COLING/FREEZING UNITS INTERIORS TO BE CLEAN 229.165 (m) (2)non food contact dirty. 1) INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED TO REMOVE ANY MOLD/MILDEW BUILD-UP
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06/16/2011 | 82 |
- HANDWASHING SINK HOT WATER MUST REACH A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 110 DEGREE FARENTHEIT AND HOT WATER AT WAREWASHING SINK MUST REACH A MINIMUM OF 120 DEGREES WATER TEMPT ONLY REACHING 85 DEGREES
- 229.166 (j) (4) sanitary sewer. INSPECTOR ENCOUNTERED FLOOR DRAIN IN KITCHEN/COOKING AREA BACKING UP AND ONTO FLOOR IN SAID AREA. CONTRACTED PLUMBING COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ISSUE NOT SUFFICIENT TO CLOSE ESTABLISHMENT. OTHER NEARBY FLOOR DRAINS ARE SUFFICIENT TO DRAIN AREA. ISSUE WILL WORSEN IF REPAIRS NOT COMPLETED SOON.
- HOT WATER TEMPERATURE FOR MANUAL WARE WASHING MUST REACH AT LEAST 120 DEGREES FARENTHEIT
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12/07/2010 | 90 |
- All personal drinks must have lids, and straws. Personal drink with no straw in food prep-area.
- No Heimlich poster posted.
- Most recent graded inspection report must be posted in customer view.
- Establishment must always have at least one person on duty with a food manager certification.
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01/04/2010 | 87 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/13/2009 | 97 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 03/07/2008 | 96 |
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