Jesse's Place, 3351 Chesapeake Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23513 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Jesse's Place
Address: 3351 Chesapeake Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23513
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 757 332-1507
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 01/29/2016

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  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: inside of double stack metal drawers (under hot hold table) and inside lowboy.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of the cooking equipment.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize food-contact surface of equipment and pans. Discard carbonized pans due to lack of cleanability.
  • Floors, Walls, and Celings - Cleanability (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wall next to gas stove is not smooth and easily cleanable.
    Correction: Repair or replace wall or wall covering to make it smooth and easily cleanable.
  • 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.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
    Observation: Floor in the front counter service area, under ice machine, metal racks, and triple sink noted in need of cleaning. Floor under equipment in kitchen and floor under racks in back hallway next to walk-in cooler all 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.
01/29/2016Follow-up
Inspector to follow-up for food handler cards. All other non-critical violations are expected to be corrected by next routine inspection for permit renewal.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: A food service employee was working in the food service establishment without having a valid food service card on-site.
    Correction: A food service employee shall have a valid food service card prior to working in the food service establishment. The person in charge shall not employ anyone to work in the food service establishment until they posses a valid food service card. A food service employee shall have a valid food service card while working in a food establishment.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: inside of double stack metal drawers (under hot hold table) and inside lowboy.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of the cooking equipment.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize food-contact surface of equipment and pans. Discard carbonized pans due to lack of cleanability.
  • Floors, Walls, and Celings - Cleanability
    Observation: Wall next to gas stove is not smooth and easily cleanable.
    Correction: Repair or replace wall or wall covering to make it smooth and easily cleanable.
  • 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.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
    Observation: Floor in the front counter service area, under ice machine, metal racks, and triple sink noted in need of cleaning. Floor under equipment in kitchen and floor under racks in back hallway next to walk-in cooler all 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.
01/26/2016Routine
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE).
    Correction: Separate raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) scrapple 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 - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of the following cooking equipment: stove and grill.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize food-contact surface of equipment and pans. Discard carbonized pans due to lack of cleanability.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the following equipment were observed soiled with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris: counter tops and shelves.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Critical: Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Observed employees using the automated handwashing station in a manner that was not approved by the manufacturer.
    Correction: Discontinue to use the automated handwash station for dumping. This station must be used in accordance with the manufacturers operating procedures.
  • 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.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Walk-in cooler floor 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.
09/23/2015Routine
Grease barrel outside on rocks/concrete, not visible unless soil around dug up- must be moved to concrete/asphalt (cleanable surface in case of spills), City will be asked to inspect.
CFM class schedule provided to CFM, called during inspection to schedule re-certification.
Permit issued to owner.

  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Uncovered sugar and salt containers in the front counter area.
    Correction: Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Half and half cups cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • 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: Trays holding coffee mugs (not used) in front counter area, on bottom shelf.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
05/28/2015Routine
Dishwasher is not operational yet - placement will need to be approved by NDPH, in an area as to not affect the triple sink and handsink.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (corrected on site)
    Observation: Glasses were found stacked wet after cleaning and chemical sanitization.
    Correction: Items must be allowed to drain and air-dry before being stacked or stored to allow evaporation of chemical sanitizer and moisture that may encourage microbial growth.
01/20/2015Routine
  • Gloves; Use Limitation
    Observation: Single-use gloves while worn during multi-tasked food preparation.
    Correction: Discard gloves when changing tasks and wash hands when changing from raw food to ready-to-eat (RTE) food preparation to prevent cross contamination. Single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with RTE food or with raw animal food and used for no other purpose.
09/08/2014Routine
Post sign to inform customers they may request your most recent inspection. Permit issued.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices (corrected on site)
    Observation: The temperature measuring device in the Pepsi reach-ins were not properly located in the warmest part of the unit.
    Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices (corrected on site)
    Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the Left Pepsi reach-in.
    Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (corrected on site)
    Observation: Cutting boards deeply scored and discolored. Discontinue use if you cannot restore.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the wait Staff area. The paper towels are being Kept at soda machine. Waitress was informed they need to stay at the hand sink or stock two rolls.
    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
  • Maintenance Tools - Storing Maintenance Tools
    Observation: Maintenance tools in dry Storage area noted to be stored in such a way that it is contaminating food equipment.
    Correction: Maintenance equipment supplies and tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, and similar items must be stored so they do not contaminate food equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
05/12/2014Routine
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Food stored on the floor of walk-in.
    Correction: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6"" legs or casters.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
    Observation: Encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of cooking equipment. Deep cleaning day is Tuesday - inspector will asses at next routine inspection and make inspection the day after the deep cleaning.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize food-contact surface of equipment and pans. Discard carbonized pans due to lack of cleanability.
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures (repeated violation)
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained consistently by the establishment.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
02/21/2014Follow-up
  • 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.
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the freezer on top of a cardboard box.
    Correction: Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
  • Utensils - In-Use; Between-Use Storage
    Observation: In-use utensils improperly stored between use.
    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 and the container.
  • Cooling Methods (corrected on site)
    Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate.
    Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
  • Consumer Advisory: Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw, Undercooked, or Not otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens
    Observation: Breakfast and lunch menus had Consumer Advisory but did not identify those items by asterik(*) ok the lunch menu.
    Correction: The Permit Holder shall inform Consumers of the significantly increased Risk of consuming such Foods by way of a Disclosure and Reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
  • Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
    Observation: Encrusted grease deposits and/or other soil deposits were observed on the food contact surfaces of cooking equipment.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize food-contact surface of equipment and pans. Discard carbonized pans due to lack of cleanability.
  • Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers*
    Observation: Containers of chemicals are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, or single service items.
    Correction: Containers of chemicals must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained consistently by the establishment.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
02/11/2014Routine
Homemade jams will not be sold - if owner decides to sell jams there must first be a HACCP plan accepted by NDPH. Wonderful temperature log record-keeping and date marking.
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation between glove use.
    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.
  • Thawing
    Observation: Improper methods used to thaw fish.
    Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F (45°F) 2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours 3. As part of the cooking process
  • Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: Knife used to cut raw sausage and then raw vegetables.
    Correction: After cleaning and rinsing of the food-contact surface, the surface shall be effectively sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
  • Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Bleach being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940
    Correction: Utilize only 50-100ppm bleach that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940 when applying to food contact surfaces
10/08/2013Routine
Unit is cold holding food <41F. Recommend getting better seal for WIR (can see light under door) or turning down unit to compensate. No violations.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Food in Walk-in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
  • Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Bleach being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940
    Correction: Utilize only @sanitizing agent@ that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940 when applying to food contact surfaces
06/28/2013Follow-up
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Food in Walk-in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
  • Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Bleach being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940
    Correction: Utilize only @sanitizing agent@ that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940 when applying to food contact surfaces
06/26/2013Routine
No violations observed. Recommended for permit. Letter of Authorization issued.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
05/09/2013Pre-Opening

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