Black Bear Bistro/ The Brick, 32 Main St, Warrenton, VA 20186 - Full Service Restaurant/Caterer inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Black Bear Bistro/ The Brick
Address: 32 Main St, Warrenton, VA 20186
Type: Full Service Restaurant/Caterer
Phone: 540 428-1005
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 06/17/2015

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

No violation noted during this evaluation.06/17/2015Follow-up
Note: Variance required for outdoor patio dog dinning.
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash her hands before engaging in food preparation after handling soiled utensils which may have contaminated his/her hands.
    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 and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
  • 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. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) ham, turkey, pasta 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.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: Meat slicer, potato slicer, can opener.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed accumulations of encrusted grease deposits or other soil on the following food contact surfaces: Panini maker.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Refuse - Removal Frequency
    Observation: Refuse containers are stored full overnight causing an attractant to pests.
    Correction: Discontinue the practice of leaving partially filled refuse containers in the facility overnight.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
    Observation: Floors, wall, piping, vents in the kitchen noted in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must 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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Medicines - Restriction and Storage* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Medicines are located kitchen.
    Correction: Locate medicines to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles
06/08/2015Routine
  • Critical: Food - Safe and Unadulterated* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Chick peas unsound. Mold like substance growing on them.
    Correction: Discarded. Ensure food is safe and unadulterated.
  • Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage (corrected on site)
    Observation: Dispensing utensils improperly stored between uses. Pizza utnesils stored in water lower than 135 degrees.
    Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: Can opener.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: Lighting in kitchen and floor at pizza prep not sealed.
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Dust and dirt on ventilation, pipes and equipment in the kitchen noted in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must 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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Working containers of cleaning agents are not properly labeled.
    Correction: Working containers of toxic items are to be properly labeled with contents. Identification of these containers with the common name of the material helps prevent the dangerous misuse of the contents.
05/19/2014Routine
Inspection focused on remodel of brick oven pizza, kitchen, new equipment, dishmachine, and indirect connection of prep sink.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
05/14/2013Critical Procedures

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