Mouse droppings observed in the back room around the unused reach-in and the dishwashing machine.
- Equipment/Food-Contact/Before Use After Cleaning/Sanitized (repeated violation)
Observation: The dishwashing machine is not ejecting sanitizer, use the 3-part sink for sanitize and call for service.
Correction: Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be sanitized before use after cleaning. Sanitization is accomplished after the warewashing steps of cleaning and rinsing so that utensils and food-contact surfaces are sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
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11/12/2015 | Risk Factor | |
- Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding (corrected on site)
Observation: Cooked chicken at 55 F inside the prep table, corrected.
Correction: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under section 3-501.19, and except as specified under paragraph (B) of this section, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 5ºC (41ºF) or less. Bacterial growth and/or toxin production can occur if time/temperature control for safety food remains in the temperature "Danger Zone" of 5ºC to 57ºC (41ºF to 135ºF) too long. Up to a point, the rate of growth increases with an increase in temperature within this zone. Beyond the upper limit of the optimal temperature range for a particular organism, the rate of growth decreases. Operations requiring heating or cooling of food should be performed as rapidly as possible to avoid the possibility of bacterial growth.
- Equipment/Food-Contact/Before Use After Cleaning/Sanitized
Observation: The dishwashing machine was without sanitizer, 0.0 ppm.
Correction: Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be sanitized before use after cleaning. Sanitization is accomplished after the warewashing steps of cleaning and rinsing so that utensils and food-contact surfaces are sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
- Physical Facilities/Repairing (repeated violation)
Observation: Damaged ceiling, walls, floor and baseboards throughout the facility.
Correction: Physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities. This requirement is intended to ensure that the physical facilities are properly maintained in order serve their intended purpose.
- Controlling Pests (Critical)
Observation: Mouse droppings were observed on the basement floor edges and corners.
Correction: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by using methods, if pests are found, such as trapping devices or other means of pest control as specified under sections 7-202.12, 7-206.12, and 7-206.13. Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces. Effective measures must be taken to control their presence in food establishments.
- Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter (repeated violation)
Observation: The basement is cluttered of unnecessary items not longer needed to the operation of the establishment.
Correction: The premises shall be free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. The presence of unnecessary articles, including equipment which is no longer used, makes regular and effective cleaning more difficult and less likely. It can also provide harborage for insects and rodents.
- Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions
Observation: The entire floor needs cleaning especially behind the cooking line all corners and edges and under the dishwashing machine.
Correction: Physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
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04/13/2015 | Routine | |
Eliminate fruit fly harborage.
- Critical: Cooling, Cooked Food (corrected on site)
Observation: Lentil soup was not cooled within a total of 6 hours from 57ºC (135ºF) to 5ºC (41ºF) or less
Correction: prepared last night found in a plastic, covered, container with about six inches of product at 47 F. The product was discarded.
- Critical: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding
Observation: Packaged tabbouleh from yesterday found cold holding at the improper temperature of 47 F inside the display case refrigerator at the front of the carry-out facility that is reading 44 F. The manager was instructed to relocate TCS foods to another refrigerator until the unit is repaired to keep TCS foods at or below 41 F.
Correction: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under section 3-501.19, and except as specified under paragraph (B) of this section, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 5ºC (41ºF) or less. Bacterial growth and/or toxin production can occur if time/temperature control for safety food remains in the temperature "Danger Zone" of 5ºC to 57ºC (41ºF to 135ºF) too long. Up to a point, the rate of growth increases with an increase in temperature within this zone. Beyond the upper limit of the optimal temperature range for a particular organism, the rate of growth decreases. Operations requiring heating or cooling of food should be performed as rapidly as possible to avoid the possibility of bacterial growth.
- Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Observation: The bar soda gun nozzle and holder are grimy.
Correction: Clean these items to sight and touch.
- Critical: Equipment/Food-Contact/Before Use After Cleaning/Sanitized
Observation: Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment were not sanitized after cleaning in the dishmachine that is not ejecting chlorine sanitizer at a concentration of 50-200 ppm. The manager was instructed to discontinue use of this unit until it is repaired and to use the three compartment sink..
Correction: Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be sanitized before use after cleaning. Sanitization is accomplished after the warewashing steps of cleaning and rinsing so that utensils and food-contact surfaces are sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
- Handwashing Sink/Using/Operation and Maintenance
Observation: The handwashing sink located in the grocery store is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. The handwashing sink in the warewashing area has no cold water.
Correction: A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Facilities must be maintained in a condition that promotes handwashing and restricted for that use. Convenient accessibility of a handwashing facility encourages timely handwashing which provides a break in the chain of contamination from the hands of food employees to food or food-contact surfaces.
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11/19/2014 | Risk Factor | |
- Handwashing Signage (corrected on site)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees and/or is not clearly visible to food employees. No handwashing sign at bar hand sink. Signage provided.
Correction: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and shall be clearly visible to food employees. A sign or poster is required to remind food employees to wash their hands.
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07/16/2014 | Risk Factor | |
- Critical: Cooling, Cooked Food (corrected on site)
Observation: Gyro meat cooked yesterday (48 F) was not cooled within 2 hours from 57ºC (135ºF) to 21ºC (70ºF)
Correction: and/or within a total of 6 hours from 57ºC (135ºF) to 5ºC (41ºF) or less. Food was discarded.
- Cooling Methods
Observation: Methods used for cooling foods can not be accomplished with the time and temperature criteria. Observed food cooled with tight fitting lids (condensation observed under lids).
Correction: Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified under section 3-501.14 by using one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing food in shallow pans
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces/Nonabsorbent
Observation: The nonfood-contact surface of the linen used under the cutting board is not corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that requires frequent cleaning shall be constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment routinely exposed to splash or food debris are required to be constructed of nonabsorbent materials to facilitate cleaning. Equipment that is easily cleaned minimizes the presence of pathogenic organisms, moisture, and debris and deters the attraction of rodents and insects.
- Equipment/Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Observation: Several refrigerators have damaged gaskets and are not maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements of materials for construction and repair and/or design.
Correction: Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under Parts 4-1 [Materials for Construction and Repair] and 4-2 [Design and Construction]. Proper maintenance of equipment to manufacturer specifications helps ensure that it will continue to operate as designed. Failure to properly maintain equipment could lead to violations of the associated requirements of the Code that place the health of the consumer at risk. For example, refrigeration units in disrepair may no longer be capable of properly cooling or holding potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods at safe temperatures.
- Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils/Clean
Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the refrigerators, shelving, speed racks and equipment in dish washing area are not kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris.
Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. The objective of cleaning focuses on the need to remove soil from nonfood contact surfaces so that pathogenic microorganisms will not be allowed to accumulate and insects and rodents will not be attracted.
- Handwashing Sink/Using/Operation and Maintenance
Observation: Observed handwashing sink located in the kitchen blocked by chair not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.
Correction: A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Facilities must be maintained in a condition that promotes handwashing and restricted for that use. Convenient accessibility of a handwashing facility encourages timely handwashing which provides a break in the chain of contamination from the hands of food employees to food or food-contact surfaces.
- Handwashing Cleanser, Availability
Observation: A supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap is not provided at handwashing sink at the bar.
Correction: Each handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap.
- Intensity/Lighting
Observation: The light intensity is below 50 foot candles where a food employee is working with utensils and/or food (dishwashing area).
Correction: The light intensity shall be at least 540 lux (50 foot candles) at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor. Lighting levels are specified so that sufficient light is available to enable employees to perform certain functions such as reading labels
- Physical Facilities/Repairing
Observation: Walls and ceilings in kitchen and dish washing area are not maintained in good repair.
Correction: Physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities. This requirement is intended to ensure that the physical facilities are properly maintained in order serve their intended purpose.
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03/26/2014 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/27/2014 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Potentially Hazardous Food, Cold Holding (corrected on site)
Observation: Chicken found in the "Traulsen" two door refrigerator cold holding at the improper temperature of 45 F. The manager was instructed to lower the unit temperature or relocate the food to another unit to lower and maintain foods at 41 F and below.
Correction: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under section 3-501.19, and except as specified under paragraph (B) of this section, Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) shall be maintained at 5ºC (41ºF) or less. Bacterial growth and/or toxin production can occur if potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) remains in the temperature "Danger Zone" of 5ºC to 57ºC (41ºF to 135ºF) too long. Up to a point, the rate of growth increases with an increase in temperature within this zone. Beyond the upper limit of the optimal temperature range for a particular organism, the rate of growth decreases. Operations requiring heating or cooling of food should be performed as rapidly as possible to avoid the possibility of bacterial growth.
- Critical: Equipment/Food-Contact/Before Use After Cleaning/Sanitized (corrected on site)
Observation: Pots and pans were not sanitized after cleaning at the three compartment sink. The manager was instructed to add chlorine sanitizer to the third compartment sink at 50-100 ppm since the quaternary ammonium container was found empty.
Correction: Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be sanitized before use after cleaning. Sanitization is accomplished after the warewashing steps of cleaning and rinsing so that utensils and food-contact surfaces are sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
- Handwashing Sink/Using/Operation and Maintenance (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwashing sink located in the dish room was not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. The water was found turned off at this handwashing sink.
Correction: A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Facilities must be maintained in a condition that promotes handwashing and restricted for that use. Convenient accessibility of a handwashing facility encourages timely handwashing which provides a break in the chain of contamination from the hands of food employees to food or food-contact surfaces.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: Each handwashing sink is not provided with individual, disposable towels
Correction: a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel
- Critical: Food Manager Certificate and Responsibility
Observation: The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a current Northern Virginia certified food manager.
Correction: It shall be unlawful to operate a food establishment unless it is under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.
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12/26/2013 | Risk Factor | |
1. Some dead American roaches observed in the basement.
2. Light bulbs are burnt out in "Bush" 2-dr glass upright refrigerator and "True" 1-dr freezer upright (grocery side).
- Critical: Hands and Arms/When to Wash (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves for working with food.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles (A) After touching bare human body parts other than clean, exposed portions of arms (B) After using the toilet room (C) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals as specified in 2-403.11(B) (D) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking (E) After handling soiled equipment or utensils (F) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks (G) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food (H) Before donning gloves for working with food and (I) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.
- Hands and Arms/Where to Wash (corrected on site)
Observation: A food employee was observed cleaning their hands in a food preparation sink.
Correction: Food employees shall clean their hands in a handwashing sink or approved automatic handwashing facility and may not clean their hands in a sink used for food preparation or warewashing, or in a service sink or a curbed cleaning facility used for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste.
- Gloves, Use Limitation (corrected on site)
Observation: Single-use gloves saved for reuse.
Correction: Cease reuse and discard gloves when interruptions occur in the operation.
- Critical: Potentially Hazardous Food, Cold Holding (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Gyro meat (48F) in "Traulsen" 2-dr upright refrigerator and Rice (46F) in "Bush" 2-dr glass upright refrigerator were observed at improper cold holding temperature.
Correction: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified under section 3-501.19, and except as specified under paragraph (B) of this section, Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) shall be maintained at 5ºC (41ºF) or less. Bacterial growth and/or toxin production can occur if potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) remains in the temperature "Danger Zone" of 5ºC to 57ºC (41ºF to 135ºF) too long. Up to a point, the rate of growth increases with an increase in temperature within this zone. Beyond the upper limit of the optimal temperature range for a particular organism, the rate of growth decreases. Operations requiring heating or cooling of food should be performed as rapidly as possible to avoid the possibility of bacterial growth.
- Critical: RTE, PHF(TCS), Date Marking/On-Premises Preparation
Observation: Hummus, Grape leaves, Rice pudding and Bean salad, etc. prepared and held in the food establishment for more than 24 hours is not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded.
Correction: Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method as specified under section 3-502.12, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be 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 of 5ºC (41ºF) or less for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. A date marking system that meets the criteria of this section may include: (1) Using a method approved by the regulatory authority for refrigerated, ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) that is frequently rewrapped, such as lunchmeat or a roast, or for which date marking is impractical, such as soft serve mix or milk in a dispensing machine
- Warewashing Machine, Cleaning Frequency
Observation: The interior surfaces of the mechanical warewashing machine are soiled with (food debris, limescale) that may decrease the effectiveness of the unit.
Correction: Increase the frequency of cleaning or limescale deposit removal from the interior surfaces of the unit to maintain unit performance.
- Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils/Clean
Observation: The nonfood-contact surface of the kitchen shelves is not kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris.
Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. The objective of cleaning focuses on the need to remove soil from nonfood contact surfaces so that pathogenic microorganisms will not be allowed to accumulate and insects and rodents will not be attracted.
- Handwashing Sink/Using/Operation and Maintenance (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The kitchen handwashing sink had food processor in the basin and blocked by a chair and is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.
Correction: A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Facilities must be maintained in a condition that promotes handwashing and restricted for that use. Convenient accessibility of a handwashing facility encourages timely handwashing which provides a break in the chain of contamination from the hands of food employees to food or food-contact surfaces.
- Refuse/Toilet Room Receptacle, Covered
Observation: There is no covered receptacle in the toilet room used by females.
Correction: A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. Garbage containers should be available wherever garbage is generated to aid in the proper disposal of refuse.
- Toilet Rooms, Enclosed
Observation: The toilet room is not completely enclosed and/or provided with a tight-fitting and/or self-closing door.
Correction: Except where a toilet room is located outside a food establishment and does not open directly into the food establishment such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a shopping mall, a toilet room located on the premises shall be completely enclosed and provided with a tight-fitting and self-closing door. Completely enclosed toilet facilities minimize the potential for the spread of disease by the movement of flies and other insects between the toilet facility and food preparation areas.
- Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter
Observation: The premises is not free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
Correction: The premises shall be free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. The presence of unnecessary articles, including equipment which is no longer used, makes regular and effective cleaning more difficult and less likely. It can also provide harborage for insects and rodents.
- Critical: Food Manager Certificate and Responsibility
Observation: The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.
Correction: It shall be unlawful to operate a food establishment unless it is under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager
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04/24/2013 | Routine | |
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