A small diameter metal stem thermometer has been obtained. Ensure the handwashing sink basin and surround area remains clear to promote handwashing.
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/29/2016 | Routine | |
Discontinue the use of the table top griddle in the establishment. Ensure food is not tightly packed in the refrigerator to allow for adequate airflow. Recommended for health permit renewal.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Critical: Preventing Contamination from Hands (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.
Correction: Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
- Temperature - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided (repeated violation)
Observation: The certified food manager could not provide small diameter metal stem thermometer.
Correction: Obtain a small diameter metal stem temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
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07/22/2015 | Routine | |
Ensure single-use food packaging is not reused for food storage and serving.
- Temperature - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided
Observation: The certified food manager could not provide a small diameter food temperature measuring device.
Correction: A thermometer with a suitable small diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods such as
meat patties and fish filets.
- Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: bottom of the freezer.
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
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01/14/2015 | Routine | |
Enusre food manager certificates remain current. Recommended for health permit renewal.
- Critical: Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory* (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwashing facility located at the kitchen is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the crate preventing its use.
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07/11/2014 | Routine | |
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) mac and cheese/broccoli and cheese in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and ""consume by"" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
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01/13/2014 | Routine | |
Recommended for health permit renewal.
- Conformance with Approved Procedures
Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment.
Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
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07/11/2013 | Routine | |
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing* (corrected on site)
Observation: When tested, the spray bottle was observed with a low concentration of chlorine sanitizer.
Correction: Provide chlorine sanitizer at proper concentration of 50 ppm and immerse or expose food contact surfaces to sanitizing solution for adequate time.
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02/11/2013 | Routine | |
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