Moe's Southwest Grill, 118 Mid-Town Avenue, Farmville, VA 23901 - Fast Food Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Moe's Southwest Grill
Address: 118 Mid-Town Avenue, Farmville, VA 23901
Type: Fast Food Restaurant
Phone: 434 395-2072
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 04/01/2016

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Food 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.
04/01/2016Risk Factor
  • 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: storage shelving, grills, stove top burners, splash guard, exhaust hood and filter system.
    Correction: Clean and maintain cleanliness of the equipment.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (corrected on site)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination. (To-go containers.)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • 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
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: The air vent, in the kitchen, was observed peeling and chipping.
    Correction: Repair or replace the air vent.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The floors and vents, throughout the facility, were noted in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, vents, 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.
01/19/2016Routine
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Food 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.
10/05/2015Risk Factor
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Employee observed donning gloves without washing their hands.
    Correction: Instruct employees to wash their hands when donning gloves.
  • Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Soiled chemical equipment was observed stored on single use and food items.
    Correction: Instruct employees to store soiled chemical equipment from food and single use items.
08/19/2015Routine
  • 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: steam kettle.
    Correction: Clean, sanitize, and maintain cleanliness of the food contact surfaces.
04/06/2015Risk Factor
  • Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
    Observation: The food contact surface of the pots and pans are not designed or constructed to be smooth and it contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
    Correction: Replace the pots and pans to 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 build-up of food debris.
01/15/2015Routine
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Employee observed donning new gloves without washing their hands.
    Correction: Instruct employees to wash their hands when donning new gloves.
10/06/2014Risk Factor
  • Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: According to the ""consume by"" date on the prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food, the food should have been discarded 1 day ago. (Moe's policy.)
    Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by the ""consume by"" date.
08/20/2014Risk Factor
No violation noted during this evaluation.04/01/2014Risk Factor
  • 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
  • Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site)
    Observation: According to the ""consume by"" date on the prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food, the food should have been discarded 1 day ago. (Moe's policy.)
    Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by the ""consume by"" date.
  • 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: Alto-Shaam, grills, refrigerators, splash guard, stove top, storage cabinets, soda machine, push cart, ice machine, can opener, exhaust hood and filter system.
    Correction: Clean and maintain cleanliness of the equipment.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination. (To-go containers.)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • 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
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The floors, walls, and lights, throughout the facility, were noted in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, lights, 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.
  • Mops - Drying Mops
    Observation: Mops not hung up to air dry.
    Correction: Wet use maintenance items such as mops must be hung in a position that allows them to air dry so they are not allowed to grow contamination which can then be spread through the establishment at the next use.
01/23/2014Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation.10/25/2013Risk Factor
  • Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Containers of cleaning chemicals were not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens 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.
08/26/2013Risk Factor
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Employees observed changing soiled gloves with clean gloves without washing their hands.
    Correction: Instruct employees to wash their hands after removing soiled gloves and below changing into clean gloves.
04/04/2013Risk Factor
  • 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: ice machine, dicer, hot holding unit, grills, deep fat fryer, and splash guard.
    Correction: Clean and maintain cleanness of the equipment.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles (corrected on site)
    Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination. (To-go containers.)
    Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The walls and vents, in the kitchen, were noted in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, vents, 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.
  • Premises - Maintaining Premises - Unnecessary Items and Litter
    Observation: Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment. (Chopper.)
    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.
01/15/2013Routine

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