Observations discussed for correction.
- Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Chicken 119 and 81 degrees 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.
- Cooling Methods (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
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.
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Corrosion Resistant/Nonabsorbent
Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the wet linen underneath the cuttingboard is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
Correction: Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The handwashing facility located in 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 tray preventing its use.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the walk-in refrigerator.
Correction: Provide at least 10 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in the walk-in refrigeration units and dry storage areas and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: The flooring throughout the prep area has heavy food debris an is 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.
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03/08/2016 | Routine | |
Observations discussed for correction. Permit renewed during the inspection.
- Jewelry - Prohibition (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees wearing watches 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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: No containers of chemical sanitizer was found to store wiping cloths that are used on food contact surfaces.
Correction: Provide sanitizer containers at proper concentration strengths and immerse or expose food contact surfaces to sanitizing solution for adequate time.
- 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.
- Cooling Methods (repeated violation)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate to cool chicken.
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.
- Warewashing Equipment, Cleaning Frequency (repeated violation)
Observation: The compartment(s) or drainboards of the 3-c sink are heavily soiled.
Correction: Clean the sink compartment(s) or drainboards: 1) before use. 2) throughout the day at a frequency to prevent contamination of food, sanitized equipment and utensils. and 3) if used, at least every 24 hours.
- Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on the following nonfood-food contact surfaces: the exterior of the refrigerator..
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine (shoot) was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of mold.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine (shoot) at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose (repeated violation)
Observation: The handwash station in the prep area is being used to clean equipment and utensils.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: The entire floor in the prep area is noted in need of cleaning. The floors are heavily soiled with food and chicken juice. A large amount of grease is on the floor underneath the fryer,
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.
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11/03/2015 | Follow-up | |
Observations discussed for correction. Advised all critical items must be corrected immediately.
- Critical: Employee Health*
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health as they relate to the symptoms caused by illness, infection, or other source that is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness or a lesion.
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they are experiencing the following symptoms or conditions: (1) diarrhea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, or sore throat with fever. (2) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is on the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over by an impermeable cover or on other parts of the body, unless the lesions covered by a dry durable, tight-fitting bandage.
- Critical: Employee Health*
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities if they are suspected of causing, or being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they meet one or more of the following high-risk conditions: Is suspected of causing, or being exposed to, a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. Typhi, Shigella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or norovirus
- Critical: Employee Health*
Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food, including the date of onset of jaundice or of an illness due to Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge any information about their health and activities if they are diagnosed with or had a past illness from Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Hepatitis A virus or Norovirus
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after handling raw chicken an 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.
- Jewelry - Prohibition
Observation: Employees wearing watches 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*
Observation: The food hanlers were eating and drinking in the prep area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
Correction: All food handlers who are eating and drinking must be in the designated break area away from food preparation/handling areas to prevent cross contamination.
- 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. 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: Heavily soiled wiping cloths in use.
Correction: Replace wiping cloths once visibly soiled. Wiping cloths shall be free of food debris and visible soil.
- 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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: No containers of chemical sanitizer was found to store wiping cloths that are used on food contact surfaces.
Correction: Provide sanitizer containers at proper concentration strengths and immerse or expose food contact surfaces to sanitizing solution for adequate time.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
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: Cooling* (corrected on site)
Observation: Large containers of chicken 91 degrees 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.
- Cooling Methods (repeated violation)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate to cool chicken.
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.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chicken 119 hot holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Rapidly reheat the food to 165°F and maintain at 135°F or above through the hot holding period.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Fresh garlic and oil cold holding at improper temperatures
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 lo-mein egg rolls 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.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Fried chicken 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.
- Temperature - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided
Observation: The Person in Charge could not produce an appropriate food temperature measuring device to verify cooking temperatures of thin foods such as meat patties or fish filets.
Correction: A temperature measuring device with a suitable small-diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods such as meat patties and fish filets.
- Warewashing Equipment, Cleaning Frequency
Observation: The compartment(s) or drainboards of the 3-c sink are heavily soiled.
Correction: Clean the sink compartment(s) or drainboards: 1) before use. 2) throughout the day at a frequency to prevent contamination of food, sanitized equipment and utensils. and 3) if used, at least every 24 hours.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: the can opener blade, the cutting board, interior and exterior of the refrigerators and the prep table.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Observation: Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on the following nonfood-food contact surfaces: the exterior of the refrigerator..
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine (shoot) was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of mold.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine (shoot) at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Rinsing Procedures
Observation: A distinct, separate water rinse after washing and before sanitizing of utensils and equipment was not observed.
Correction: Properly utilize the 3-compartment sink wash, rinse and sanitize basins in that order.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning*
Observation: The food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: the prep table, counter and cutting board.
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.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwashing facility located in the prep 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 pan preventing its use.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose (repeated violation)
Observation: The handwash station in the prep area is being used to clean equipment and utensils.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
Observation: The entire floor in the prep area is noted in need of cleaning. The floors are heavily soiled with food and chicken juice. A large amount of grease is on the floor underneath the fryer,
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.
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10/20/2015 | Routine | |
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