Oakridge Elementary School, 1414 S 24th St, Arlington, VA 22202 - Public Elementary School Food Service inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Oakridge Elementary School
Address: 1414 S 24th St, Arlington, VA 22202
Type: Public Elementary School Food Service
Phone: 703 228-8160
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: 01/20/2016

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Inspection findings

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  • Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils/Clean (corrected on site)
    Observation: Dust observed accumulated on top of the open display case refrigerator.
    Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. The objective of cleaning focuses on the need to remove soil from nonfood contact surfaces so that pathogenic microorganisms will not be allowed to accumulate and insects and rodents will not be attracted.
  • Refuse/Covering Receptacles (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Cardboard dumpster lids are not closed.
    Correction: Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors if kept outside the food establishment. Outside receptacles must be constructed with tight-fitting lids or covers to prevent the scattering of the garbage or refuse by birds, the breeding of flies, or then entry of rodents.
01/20/2016Routine
The CFM said that the establishment makes chicken salad twice a week by reheating pre-cooked chicken fillet and cooling.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
10/13/2015Risk Factor
  • Single-Serve and Single-Use Articles, Use Limitation (corrected on site)
    Observation: Manufacturer containers were observed reused for the storage of different foods.
    Correction: Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers for food storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.
  • Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (corrected on site)
    Observation: After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils are not air-dried, adequately drained, and/or they are cloth dried before contact with food.
    Correction: After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: (A) Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining as specified in the first paragraph of 40 CFR 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (food-contact surface sanitizing solutions), before contact with food
  • Refuse/Covering Receptacles (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Receptacles and/or waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and/or returnables kept outside the food establishment are not kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors.
    Correction: Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors if kept outside the food establishment. Outside receptacles must be constructed with tight-fitting lids or covers to prevent the scattering of the garbage or refuse by birds, the breeding of flies, or then entry of rodents.
04/10/2015Routine
*Strawberries, cut vegetables and salad must be covered and/or protected in the open display.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
10/03/2014Risk Factor
Please cover or rap foods on display to consumers.
  • Critical: Food Display/Preventing Contamination by Consumers (repeated violation)
    Observation: Strawberries, cut vegetables, and salad in the open display refrigerator case are not protected from contamination.
    Correction: Except for nuts in the shell and whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging
  • Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
    Observation: The nonfood-contact surfaces of the milk crates used as shelving are not free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and/or designed and constructed to be easily cleanable or maintained.
    Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance. Hard-to-clean areas could result in the attraction and harborage of insects and rodents and allow the growth of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms. Well-designed equipment enhances the ability to keep nonfood-contact surfaces clean.
  • Refuse/Covering Receptacles (repeated violation)
    Observation: The outside trash receptacle is missing a sliding door.
    Correction: Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors if kept outside the food establishment. Outside receptacles must be constructed with tight-fitting lids or covers to prevent the scattering of the garbage or refuse by birds, the breeding of flies, or then entry of rodents.
04/23/2014Routine
Reheating of commercially processed foods for hot-holding in the oven shall reach 135 F or above. Trays of Asian chicken varied from 58-185 F. Pieces of chicken that were smaller, on the left side of the oven, and single layered on the sheet pan were hotter than those on the right side of the oven, thicker, and doubled stacked. Ensure that all chicken pieces are reheated to 135 F or above prior to transferring them into the steam-table.
  • Critical: Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation/Preventing Food and Ingredient Contamination
    Observation: Snap peas, carrots with spinach and cherry tomatoes in the open display case refrigerator are not in covered packages or wrappings.
    Correction: Food shall be protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. This section does not apply to: (1) Whole, uncut, raw fruits and vegetables and nuts in the shell, that require peeling or hulling before consumption
10/22/2013Risk Factor
Keep equipment off the floor in the corner of the storage room.
  • Food Display/Preventing Contamination by Consumers
    Observation: Carrot sticks in the open display case refrigerator are not protected from contamination.
    Correction: Except for nuts in the shell and whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging
  • Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils/Clean
    Observation: The walk-in refrigerator door gasket is not kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and/or other debris.
    Correction: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. The objective of cleaning focuses on the need to remove soil from nonfood contact surfaces so that pathogenic microorganisms will not be allowed to accumulate and insects and rodents will not be attracted.
  • Refuse/Covering Receptacles
    Observation: Receptacles and/or waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and/or returnables kept outside the food establishment are not kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors.
    Correction: Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors if kept outside the food establishment. Outside receptacles must be constructed with tight-fitting lids or covers to prevent the scattering of the garbage or refuse by birds, the breeding of flies, or then entry of rodents.
  • Controlling Pests
    Observation: Insect, rodent, and/or other pest harborage conditions exist on the premises [mouse droppings observed on the floor in the storage room.]
    Correction: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by eliminating harborage conditions. Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces. Effective measures must be taken to control their presence in food establishments.
  • Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The floor in the storage room and walk-in freezer are not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
    Correction: Physical facilities shall 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.
04/04/2013Routine

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