Italian Job, 149 N Massanutten St., Strasburg, VA 22657 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Italian Job
Address: 149 N Massanutten St., Strasburg, VA 22657
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 540 465-8531
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 12/16/2015

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Inspection findings

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Please monitor temperatures of product stored in Pizza Prep Unit to insure that product is being held at 41'F or below.
  • Toilet Rooms - Enclosed (repeated violation)
    Observation: Toilet room doors on the bar side of food establishment are not provided with a self-closing door
    Correction: Provide a self-closer for the toilet room 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.
  • Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
    Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food prep area.
    Correction: Provide at least 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
12/16/2015Follow-up
All wooden shelving needs to be properly sealed by painted with white semi-gloss paint. Note: All product that is intended to be hot held must be rapidly heated on the stove top prior to being placed in hot holding units.
  • Critical: Hands - 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.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Cooked chicken, enchalada sauce, cooked beef, beans and rice hot holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for hot holding are maintained at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Theready-to-eat (RTE) product in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
    Correction: Mark the 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.
  • Temperature - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided
    Observation: The person in charge could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
    Correction: Obtain at least one food temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
  • Toilet Rooms - Enclosed
    Observation: Toilet room doors on the bar side of food establishment are not provided with a self-closing door
    Correction: Provide a self-closer for the toilet room 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.
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food prep area.
    Correction: Provide at least 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
  • Premises - Maintaining Premises - Unnecessary Items and Litter
    Observation: Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
    Correction: Remove all unnecessary items from the facility. 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.
12/10/2015Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation.12/16/2014Routine
Wooden board under microwave oven must be painted with white semi-gloss paint to seal the wood. Note: Unused equipment to be removed from the patio and dumpster area / Trash Receptacle to be set on pad within the next 2 week.
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity 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.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) product in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
    Correction: Mark the 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.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Manufacturer containers were observed reused for the storage of product in Walk-In Cooler.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of manufacturer containers for product storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • 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: meat slicer.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
    Observation: The cavity of the microwave oven is observed soiled.
    Correction: Using the manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedure, clean the microwave oven at least every 24 hours.
  • Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
    Observation: Plumbing connections under the hand sink (outside the walk-in cooler) are leaking.
    Correction: Plumbing systems and components shall be maintained in good repair.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Walls 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 - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Containers of cleners are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
    Correction: Containers of cleaners must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
11/06/2013Routine
Fire Suppression last serviced October 2012 / Exhaust hood last professionally cleaned (?).
  • Premises - Maintaining Premises - Unnecessary Items and Litter (repeated violation)
    Observation: Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
    Correction: Remove all unnecessary items from the facility. 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.
12/07/2012Follow-up
Restaurant was very clean, a lot of old equipment is being stored on the side deck- this could generate some complaints. Told PIC to make a plan to use it or dispose of it.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (corrected on site)
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
12/29/2011Routine
Facility has decided to remove the cheese shredder.
Handsinks need to be fully stocked.
No food had been delivered prior to inspection. Cooling units should be turned on prior to delivery.

No violation noted during this evaluation.
10/27/2011Pre-Opening
75 gallon water heater - gas 70,000 BTU.
Additional lighting needed over cheese shredder.
Small prep unit needs to be serviced to ensure it is capable of maintaining foods at proper temperatures.
Okay to order food (may not open until follow-up inspection completed (scheduled for Thursday AM)

No violation noted during this evaluation.
10/25/2011Other

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