Little Creek Diner, 7941 Halprin Dr., Norfolk, VA 23518 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant: Little Creek Diner
Address: 7941 Halprin Dr., Norfolk, VA 23518
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 757 588-9948
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 03/15/2016

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Inspection findings

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  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gasket of some refrigerators are (missing, damaged).
    Correction: Repair or replace the refrigerator door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
    Observation: Floor soiled in the outside storage shed and in the storage area behind the kitchen storage room.
    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.
03/15/2016Follow-up
Maintain daily temperature logs.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: A food service employee was working in the food service establishment without having a valid food service card.
    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.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
  • Critical: Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Disposition*
    Observation: The commercially processed ready-to-eat (RTE) luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit is not labeled with a "consume by" date.
    Correction: Discard the food at this time. Ensure that all commercially processed RTE foods are mark a "consume by" date once opened. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served, sold or discarded within 7 calendar days or within 4 calendar days if held at 45°F. 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.
  • Food Labels
    Observation: Some dry products not labeled.
    Correction: Foods, whether packaged from the provider,packed within the establishment,or contained in working containers are required to conform to specific labeling laws.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
    Observation: There is no test kit located 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 (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gasket of some refrigerators are (missing, damaged).
    Correction: Repair or replace the refrigerator door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Warewashing Equipment, Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    Observation: The chemical sanitizer was too weak, <50ppm Cl.(manager to contact repair tech)
    Correction: Obtain a chlorine chemical test kit to ensure the sanitizing solution is maintained at the proper solution.
  • Microwave Ovens
    Observation: One microwave oven is not commercial.
    Correction: Replace the component of the microwave unit that makes the unit unsafe or replace the entire unit with a commercially-listed, ANSI-certified (such as NSF-approved) unit. Prior to purchase and installation of any new equipment, contact to make sure that replacement unit meets the specifications of Part IV, Articles 1 and 2 of these regulations.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Floor soiled in the outside storage shed and in the storage area behind the kitchen storage room.
    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.
02/03/2016Routine
CFM to expire March 2015.
  • Critical: Preventing Contamination from Hands (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    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 - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the Reach-in.
    Correction: Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
  • 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) (repeated violation)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) White Rice 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.
  • Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
    Observation: There is no test kit located 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 - Cutting Surfaces
    Observation: The cutting board(s) along the kitchen 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.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
    Observation: Plastic Cups 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.
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted under the hood system.
    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
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 20 foot candles of light was noted in the Reach-in
    Correction: Provide at least 20 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in consumer self-service areas, inside equipment, warewashing, equipment storage, toilet rooms
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: Gaskets on Reach-in Fridge are not maintained in good repair
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
02/06/2015Routine
Recommended for annual Health Department permit renewal.
  • 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: brown storage shelves in the back(corrected), ventilation hood filters(corrected), and bottom inside of the salad prep refrigerator.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
04/08/2014Follow-up
Maintain daily temperature logs.
  • Jewelry - Prohibition (corrected on site)
    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.
  • Critical: Eating; Drinking; or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils. Evidence of smoking in the back area of the kitchen. Cigarette butt on the floor.
    Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands
  • Critical: Preventing Contamination from Hands (repeated violation)
    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.
  • Food Storage Containers; Identified with Common Name of Food
    Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
    Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Food containers shall be labeled in a language that is understood by the regulatory authority and by the employee. 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* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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: The door gasket of the three door and tall two door refrigerators is (missing, damaged).
    Correction: Repair or replace the refrigerator door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • 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: brown storage shelves in the back, ventilation hood filters, and bottom inside of the salad prep refrigerator.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulbs in some refrigerators and freezers are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
  • Outer Openings; Protected
    Observation: Outer opening of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents. Hole in the wall, allowing an opening to the outside, next to the back door.
    Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1. Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings
  • 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
    Observation: Floor in the outside storage shed 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.
03/24/2014Routine
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (repeated violation)
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    Observation: Food stored on the floor. Or Food stored less than 6" above the floor. Bags of onions and potatoes stored on the floor in the outside storage shed.;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gaskets of some of the refrigerators are damaged.
    Correction: Repair or replace the refrigerator door gaskets in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulbs in the three door refrigerator and the freezer are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
  • 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.
12/09/2013Follow-up
Maintain daily temperature logs.
  • Critical: Preventing Contamination from Hands
    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.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
    Observation: Food stored on the floor. Or Food stored less than 6" above the floor. Bags of onions and potatoes stored on the floor in the outside storage shed.;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) commercially processed luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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
    Observation: The door gaskets of some of the refrigerators are damaged.
    Correction: Repair or replace the refrigerator door gaskets 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. Dishwasher not sanitizing.(set up three comparment sink and dishwasher repair tech to be called)
    Correction: Immediately discontinue the use of the machine until it is operating in accordance with minimum requirements. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils.
  • Single-Service and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (corrected on site)
    Observation: Cardboard egg crates reused to store cooked bacon.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers for food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
    Observation: Light bulbs in the three door refrigerator and the freezer are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
  • 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.
  • Toxics - Presence and Use Restriction
    Observation: Unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials found in the food establishment.
    Correction: Remove unnecessary poisonous or toxic materials.
12/06/2013Routine
Refrigerator fixed and holding food at required temperature.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
08/27/2013Follow-up
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Clam base 45'F, cold holding at improper temperatures, in the Bev. Air single door refrigerator and the ambient temperature was 45'F.(transferred PHF's to another unit. Refrigeration repair tech was out and will be called back for repair. Not to use until repaired.)
    Correction: Transfer the food to a working unit and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulb in the back prep area are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent. Light in freezer is not shatter proof or shielded.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
08/23/2013Follow-up
Maintain daily temperature logs for refrigerators and dishwasher.
  • 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: Eating; Drinking; or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
    Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat (RTE) food in the refrigeration unit.
    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.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding*
    Observation: Scrapple 51'F, cold holding at improper temperatures, in the Bev. Air single door refrigerator and the ambient temperature was 51'F.(voluntarily discarded PHF's in the unit more than 4 hours and refrigeration repair tech to be called. Unit is not to be use until fixed.)
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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 (corrected on site)
    Observation: Cardboard egg crates reused to store cooked bacon on.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers for food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulb in the back prep area are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent. Light in freezer is not shatter proof or shielded.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
08/19/2013Routine
Recommended for annual Health Department permit renewal. One certified food managers certificate will expire this month. Must renew within 6 months of expiration date.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (repeated violation)
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulbs in the back prep area are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent. Some lights bulbs in refrigetors and freezers are not shatter proof or shielded.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
  • Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
    Observation: One light burned out in the 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
03/12/2013Follow-up
Maintain daily temperature logs and a log for the dishwasher. Identify food items on the menu that may be undercooked.
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
    Observation: Employee observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraint.
    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.
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Raw animal food preparation conducted 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.
  • Food Storage Containers; Identified with Common Name of Food
    Observation: Unlabeled food containers nof dry products.
    Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Food containers shall be labeled in a language that is understood by the regulatory authority and by the employee. 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: Reheating for Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The meat loaf that was made last night was hot holding at 127'F and was not reheated to a sufficient temperature and time to eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
    Correction: Rapidly reheat food for hot holding to 165°F or above within 2 hours.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Meat sauce 50'F and broth 48'F, cold holding at improper temperatures, in salad prep refrigerator. Air temperature 49'F. Food has been in the unit all night.(voluntarily discarded and adjusted thermostat on the refrigerator. Monitor temperature and call a refrigeration repair tech if needed)
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking*
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed luncheon meats in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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.
  • Warewashing Machines, Sanitizer Level Indicator
    Observation: The warewashing machine is not equipped with a device to warn of low sanitizer level.
    Correction: Alter or replace the warewashing machine so that an audible or visual warning is given when more chemical sanitizer needs to be added.
  • Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness
    Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration. Sanitizer bucket for machine is empty.(stopped using machine and called the dishwasher repair tech)
    Correction: Immediately discontinue the use of the machine until it is operating in accordance with minimum requirements. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils.
  • Warewashing Equipment, Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    Observation: The operator is not testing the chemical sanitizing solution to ensure proper concentration of the solution.
    Correction: Use a chemical sanitizing solution test kit to ensure the proper concentration of the solution.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulbs in the back prep area are not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent. Some lights bulbs in refrigetors and freezers are not shatter proof or shielded.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistent bulb.
  • Outer Openings; Protected
    Observation: Outer opening of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents. Back door not self closing and gap under the door.
    Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1. Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: One light burned out in the 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
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 20 foot candles of light was noted in the in the dishwashing area. Lights burned out.
    Correction: Provide at least 20 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in consumer self-service areas, inside equipment, warewashing, equipment storage, toilet rooms
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Old rodent droppings in the back storage area.(area to be cleaned and made rodent proof and any unnecessary articles removed)
    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.
02/26/2013Routine

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