Havana 59, 16 North 17th Street, Richmond, VA 23219 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Havana 59
Address: 16 North 17th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 804 780-2822
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 03/22/2016

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Inspection findings

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  • Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
    Observation: The cutting boards are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
    Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: Observed accumulation of grime on the nonfood contact surfaces of the oven and the compressor in the walk-in refrigerator.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination (straws & stirrers)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
    Observation: Light bulb in walk-in refrigerator upstairs not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: The floor in the walk-in refrigerator upstairs is not maintained in good repair
    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: The ceiling in the warewashing area 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.
03/22/2016Routine
  • Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The food contact equipment surfaces of the 3 ovens are observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the food contact surfaces of the ovens to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
12/16/2015Risk Factor
  • Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
07/23/2015Risk Factor
  • Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
    Observation: The food contact surface of the meat slicer blade is not designed or constructed to be smooth and it contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
    Correction: Replace the blade to provide a food contact surface that is smooth and easily cleanable, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices to prevent build-up of food debris.
  • Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
    Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the fryer has accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • 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.
03/03/2015Routine
  • Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification*
    Observation: The tags for the shellstock are not available or are discarded immediately after the container is empty.
    Correction: Maintain the identity of the source of shellstock that are sold or served by retaining the shellstock tags or labels for 90 calendar days from the date the container is emptied.
  • Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Chicken wings noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
    Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses.
  • Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
    Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
07/15/2014Risk Factor
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: Observed accumulation of grime on the filters of the exhaust ventilation system.
    Observed accumulation of grime on the fan covers in both walk-in refrigerator.

    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination (straws and stirrers)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Observed accumulation of grime on the ceiling in the walk-in refrigerator downstairs.
    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.
02/27/2014Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation.07/24/2013Risk Factor
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: The door gasket to the walk-in refrigerator upstairs is in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed accumulation of grime on the bottom compartments of the fryers.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (repeated violation)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination (straws and stirrers)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
    Observation: Light bulbs in the upstairs walk-in refrigerator and the exhaust hood system are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed a hole in the wall near the hand sink.
    The floor in the upstairs walk-in refrigerator need to be resurface.

    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
03/20/2013Routine

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