May Mar, 5030 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, VA 23502 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: May Mar
Address: 5030 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, VA 23502
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 757 858-6667
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 03/29/2016

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

No violation noted during this evaluation.03/29/2016Routine
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the bathroom.
    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
01/04/2016Routine
2016 CFM schedule provided to CFM.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking*
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) creamed spinach, cooked rice noodles, cooked pork belly 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.
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatories in the facility.
    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
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures (repeated violation)
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
10/06/2015Routine
Permit issued.
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment. Temp logs provided and immediately placed on cold holding units by owner.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
06/29/2015Routine
Cooling logs were kept since previous inspection. No cooling issues observed during this inspection. No critical violations observed.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
12/23/2014Routine
  • Employee Health
    Observation: No signed Federal Form 1-Bs on site. Another copy was provided to PIC.
    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 virusor Norovirus.
  • Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Noodles noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. Noodles were discarded by PIC voluntarily. PIC was provided with temperature charts to monitor cooling practices.
    Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature to 41°F or below within 6 hours. 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.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked noodles 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.
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the women's bathroom.
    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
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment. Temperature logs were provided to PIC.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
10/21/2014Risk Factor
Foods on hot bar are labeled
No violation noted during this evaluation.
06/20/2014Follow-up
Permit not issued at this time.
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation*
    Observation: Raw shell eggs 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.
  • 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.
  • Critical: Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Disposition*
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) noodles in the refrigeration unit was not discarded by the "consume by" date.
    Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by the ""consume by"" date. 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: Foods not properly labelled.
    Correction: Foods on hot bar should be labelled for customers.
  • Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
    Observation: The cutting boards in the establishment 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.
06/12/2014Routine
Spoke to CFM about working on labels for hot hold table.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
04/16/2014Follow-up
2013 Food Code changes and Federal Form 1-B provided.
  • Critical: Hands and Arms Cleaning Procedure* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Improper handwashing procedures observed - no soap or paper towels available for use.
    Correction: Ensure all food employees clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms with a cleaning compound in a lavatory by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of their lathered hands and warms for at least 20 seconds and thoroughly rinsing with clean water.
  • 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 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 - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding*
    Observation: Cooked noodles cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food 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 prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods 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.
  • Food Contact Surfaces; Cleanability*
    Observation: The food contact surface of cardboard is not smooth and can not be easily cleaned.
    Correction: 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 buildup of food debris.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (repeated violation)
    Observation: Equipment was 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.
  • Handwashing Cleanser; Availability (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
    Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
    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
04/10/2014Routine
Grease was building up on fire suppression system, tag is unreadable. Temperature charts and employee health policy provided by inspector.
  • Washing, Procedures for Alternative Manual Warewashing Equipment
    Observation: Bench Dough Roller is observed ineffectively cleaned by an alternative warewashing method listed in 12 VAC 5-421-1460 C.
    Correction: Dissassemble roller to wash equipment by a more effective means.
  • Handwashing Cleanser; Availability (corrected on site)
    Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
    Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
  • Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site)
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen.
    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
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures (repeated violation)
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
11/01/2013Routine
Separate personal foods from those used for the consumer.
  • Warewashing Sinks, Use Limitation (corrected on site)
    Observation: The warewashing sink was not observed cleaned and sanitized before use with prepped vegetables.
    Correction: The sink shall be cleaned and/or sanitized before and after each time it is used to wash wiping cloths or wash produce or thaw a food item and prior to warewashing activity.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
    Observation: Metal bowls and pans 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.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Hood system and wall next to it, in the kitchen above cook line, 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.
08/01/2013Routine
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food; Hot Holding* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Vegetables hot holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Disposition*
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
    Correction: Date mark combined products with the earliest or first prepared potentially hazardous RTE ingredient or portion. If the food is held at 41°F or below date mark the container with a ""consume by"" date not to exceed 7 days (including the date of preparation of the first prepared ingredient). If the food is held at 45°F mark the container with a ""consume by"" date not to exceed 4 calendar days.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: Microwave was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Repair the handle to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter. If unable to repair the handle, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
  • Equipment and Utensils - Good Repair and Calibration
    Observation: The food temperature measuring device was found out of calibration in the range of use.
    Correction: Calibrate the device in accordance with manufacturer's specifications as necessary to ensure their accuracy in the range of use.
  • 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: inside of oven, top of grease trap, fire suppression system for hood.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the kitchen.
    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
  • Conformance with Approved Procedures
    Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment.
    Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
03/15/2013Routine

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