Casa Di Costanzo Pizza, 1464 Mount Pleasant Rd. 15, Chesapeake, VA 23322 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Casa Di Costanzo Pizza
Address: 1464 Mount Pleasant Rd. 15, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 757 546-9025
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 01/06/2016

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Inspection findings

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*Ensure foods in the display case are maintained <41F consistently.
  • Jewelry - Prohibition
    Observation: Employee wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food.
    Correction: Ensure employees are not wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. This section does not apply to a plain ring such as a wedding band.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    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: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.
    Correction: Provide and use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
  • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (repeated violation)
    Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
    Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
    Observation: Some prepared foods in the refrigeration unit are 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.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: Pizza paddle and pizza screen observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: REMOVE the damaged items noted.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed accumulations of deposits or other soil on the bottom table shelves, underside of shelf over hot holding unit.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
    Observation: Single service items(aluminum foil pans) observed unprotected from contamination.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
01/06/2016Routine
HEALTH PERMIT RENEWED. Ensure spray bottles are clearly labeled.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    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: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands*
    Observation: Employee 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.
  • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (repeated violation)
    Observation: Labels on food containers faded or missing.
    Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses: laying in the hand sink.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between uses.
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Lunch items for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: In use pizza paddle observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Repair or remove the damaged paddle.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed accumulations of food deposits or other soil on the following: knife holder, overhang at warmer unit, exterior of the ice maker.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
    Observation: Single service ptzza boxes stored on floor, unprotected from contamination.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser at least 6" off the floor.
  • Toxics - Presence and Use Restriction (repeated violation)
    Observation: Unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials found in the food establishment: headlight restorer.
    Correction: Remove unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials.
09/15/2015Routine
*MANAGER CERTIFICATION EXPIRES THIS MONTH. RECERT CLASS SCHEDULE PROVIDED.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    Observation: Soda and beer stored on the floor or stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate all food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
    Observation: Food in the display case cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
    Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chlorine sanitizing solution.
    Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level (50-100ppm).
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: One pizza screen observed in a state of disrepair.
    Correction: Remove the damaged pizza screen.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: One door gasket to the pizza prep refrigerator is in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness*
    Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
    Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of 50 to 100 parts per million with a water temperature of 100°F.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation
    Observation: Manufacturer containers were observed reused for the storage of other foods.
    Correction: Do not reuse plastic containers that food came in for other food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
    Observation: The following equipment surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: refrigerator doors, door gaskets, fronts, and sides,..pot holders, oven mitts, knife holder, bottom of prep table, wire rack.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
  • Hand Drying Provision
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the front prep area or ladies' room.
    Correction: Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
  • Toxics - Presence and Use Restriction
    Observation: Unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials found in the food establishment: "Home Defense" pesticide.
    Correction: Remove unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials.
06/02/2015Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    Observation: Labels on lasagne and cutlet containers are illegible.
    Correction: Clearly date and label containers when the food is prepared.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate all food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Lunch items for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control were not documented or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise chart the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: Wooden pizza paddle observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Repair/remove the paddle to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination: stored with the food contact surfaces exposed.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: Walls at mop sink are not maintained in good repair
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
02/03/2015Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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: Time as a Public Health Control*
    Observation: Foods for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed accumulations of food deposits or other soil on the following: sides of make unit, underside of shelf over warmer, stove, door gaskets on Traulsen refrigerator.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
11/05/2014Routine
*Health Permit renewed. **Ensure display case maintains foods <41F consistently.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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: Reheating for Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Meatballs classified as ready-to-eat (RTE) taken from a commercially processed, hermetically sealed container, or from an intact packaged purchased from a food processing plant, was not reheated to the proper temperature for hot holding.
    Correction: Reheat commercially processed RTE food for hot holding to 135°F or above.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) lasagna 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.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wooden pizza paddle, rusty rack in Traulsen refrigerator observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Remove the damaged paddle and rack.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gaskets to the pizza make unit are in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed accumulations of food deposits or other soil on the following: sides of some equipment, knife holder, bottom of prep tables, underside of shelf mounted on refrigerator.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination: food contact surfaces exposed.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
08/15/2014Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single-service cups observed reused as spice scoops.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers as food scoops. Provide approved reusable food scoops with a handle.
05/21/2014Routine
Please keep garlic and oil mixture either in a refrigerator or discard after 4 hours if not refrigerated to prevent bacterial growth. Please remove plastic packing material from ice maker.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    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: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Pizzas for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: Plastic container containing shredded cheese and pizza board was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Replace the pizza board and the plastic container to a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Manufacturer containers were observed reused for the storage of onions (cardboad box).
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of manufacturer containers for onion storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed with food contact surface exposed..
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
02/19/2014Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    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: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Foods on the counter for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label, chart, or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Manufacturer containers were observed reused for the storage of other foods.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of manufacturer containers for any food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
11/19/2013Routine
Health Permit renewed.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses(>200ppm chlorine today).
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration(50-100ppm chlorine) between uses.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate ALL food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding*
    Observation: The meat balls and marinara were not reheated to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.before placing in the hot holding unit.
    Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
    Observation: Foods in bottom of the make table cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Discard any products that exceed 41F for four hours or more.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
    Observation: There is no properly working chlorine test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
    Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: The door gaskets to the Traulsen refrigerator observed in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket(s) in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: Wooden pizza paddle observed split, duct taped plastic lid in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Remove the split pizza paddle and damaged tub lid.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation
    Observation: Used plastic bags were observed saved for reuse with food.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers for any food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: ice maker interior, can opener.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (repeated violation)
    Observation: Clean pans were observed cloth-dried rather than air-dried after cleaning and chemical sanitization.
    Correction: Items must be allowed to drain and air-dry before being stacked or stored. Cloth-drying may transfer microorganisms to equipment or utensils.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory
    Observation: The handwashing facility located at the front service area 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 wiping cloth bucket preventing its use.
08/30/2013Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration(quats tablets 200ppm) between uses.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) lasagne 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: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Pizza and other items for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise charted with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise chart the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch:ice maker interior, can opener.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning*
    Observation: The food-contact surfaces of equipment were not sanitized.
    Correction: After cleaning and rinsing of the food-contact surface, all equipmentl be effectively sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
    Observation: Plastic items were observed cloth-dried rather than air-dried after cleaning.
    Correction: Items must be allowed to drain and air-dry before being stacked or stored. Cloth-drying may transfer microorganisms to equipment or utensils.
06/04/2013Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee 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
  • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    Observation: Unlabeled food containers(sugar?).
    Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
  • Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage
    Observation: In-use ice scoop improperly stored between uses.
    Correction: Store in-use ice scoop: 1) In the ice with the handle above the top of the ice or 2) In an approved holder.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between uses.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate all food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gaskets on the pizza prep refrigerator are in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
03/01/2013Routine
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses (>400ppm chlorine today).
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration(50-100ppm chlorine) between uses.
  • Critical: Reheating for Hot Holding*
    Observation: The meatballs in the warmer were not reheated to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
    Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F or above prior to placing in the hot holding device.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
    Observation: There is no properly working chlorine test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
    Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: The door gaskets to the pizza prep refrigerator are in poor repair.
    Correction: Replace the door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Observed mold deposits or other soil on the ice maker lid.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Employee Accommodations, Designated Areas
    Observation: Employee medications and clothing observed stored in prep area.
    Correction: Provide employee lockers or other suitable facilities so that food, equipment, single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: ceiling vent over back prep table 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.
12/06/2012Routine
  • Jewelry - Prohibition
    Observation: Employee wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food.
    Correction: Ensure employees are not wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. This section does not apply to a plain ring such as a wedding band.
  • 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.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between uses (>400ppm chlorine today).
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration(50-100 ppm chlorine) between uses.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Jug of oil observed stored on the floor with cleaning products.
    Correction: Elevate all food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
    Observation: Foods in the make table and the Bev Air refrigerato cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Do not double pan meats in the top of the make table.
  • Critical: Time as a Public Health Control*
    Observation: Pizzas for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
    Correction: Reestablish the good pizza charts. Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
    Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
    Correction: Obtain chlorine and a quaternary ammonium test kits so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed accumulations of food deposits or other soil on the following food contact surfaces: ice maker interior, rolling rack in storage area.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination: unwrapped containers with food contact surfaces exposed, pizza boxes stored on floor.
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser at least 6" off the floor.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: One light missing in the exhaust hood.
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
03/14/2012Routine

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