Philly Pretzel Factory, 1170 N Military Hwy., Norfolk, VA 23502 - Fast Food Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Philly Pretzel Factory
Address: 1170 N Military Hwy., Norfolk, VA 23502
Type: Fast Food Restaurant
Phone: 302 393-1125
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 12/09/2015

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

Recommended renewal of health department permit.
No violation noted during this evaluation.
12/09/2015Routine
  • Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (corrected on site)
    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.
07/24/2015Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation.04/20/2015Risk Factor
  • Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility*
    Observation: The person in charge was not available at the time of inspection.
    Correction: The permit holder shall designate a person in charge who is authorized to monitor and manage all food establishment operations and who is authorized to take actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • 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.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed at being a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program or responds correctly to the EHS's questions as they relate to the specific food operation.
    Correction: Ensure that the person in charge has a valid certified food protection manager certificate and/or correctly demonstrates knowledge of the food operation as it relates to the EHS's questions.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to describe the relationship between the prevention of foodborne disease and employees personal hygiene.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to describe the relationship between the prevention of foodborne illness and the management and control of the following: (a) Cross contamination, (b) Hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, (c) Handwashing, and (d) Maintaining the food establishment in a clean condition and good repair.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to describe the symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to explain his or her responsibility in preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by an employee who has a disease or a medical condition that may cause foodborne disease.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to explain the correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to have no violations of priority items during the current inspection.
    Correction: The person in charge shall demonstrate knowledge by having no violations of priority items during the current inspection.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to obtain a valid certified food managers card. The person in charge failed to employ a certified food service manager.
    Correction: Hire a Certified Food Manager.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to posses a certified food service manager's card.
    Correction: Obtain a valid food service managers card.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not informed of their responsibility to report with law, to the person in charge, information about their health and aactivities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food, as specified under 2-201.11(A).
    Correction: Ensure employees are informed as to transmissible disease spread, as specified under 2-201.11(A).
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not properly sanitizing cleaned multiuse equipment and utensils.
    Correction: Ensure employees are properly sanitizing cleaned equipment and utensils before they are reused, through routine monitoring of solution temperature and exposure time for hot water sanitizing, and chemical concentration, pH, temperature, and exposure time for chemical sanitizing.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties, including food allergy awareness.
    Correction: Train all employees in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Poor handwashing procedures observed.
    Correction: Educate employees on proper handwashing and routinely monitor the employee's handwashing procedures to ensure they are effectively cleaning their hands.
  • Warewashing - Manual Warewashing, Sink Compartment Requirements (repeated violation)
    Observation: The compartments of the 3-vat sink are not large enough to accommodate the largest piece of equipment.
    Correction: Comply with at least one of the following corrective actions: 1. Install a 3-vat sink with basins large enough to immerse the largest piece of equipment 2. Remove all equipment and utensils from the facility that can not be properly cleaned and sanitized in the 3-vat sink 3. Use an approved alternate manual warewashing method. Prior approval by the local health department is required before any modifications are made to the warewashing area equipment.
  • Hand Drying Provision
    Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the store
    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
02/11/2015Follow-up
No violation noted during this evaluation.01/29/2015Risk Factor
Verified the baker's lye and wooden boards are approved for commercial bakery use. Recommended issue of new health department permit.
  • Warewashing - Manual Warewashing, Sink Compartment Requirements
    Observation: The compartments of the 3-vat sink are not large enough to accommodate the largest piece of equipment.
    Correction: Comply with at least one of the following corrective actions: 1. Install a 3-vat sink with basins large enough to immerse the largest piece of equipment 2. Remove all equipment and utensils from the facility that can not be properly cleaned and sanitized in the 3-vat sink 3. Use an approved alternate manual warewashing method. Prior approval by the local health department is required before any modifications are made to the warewashing area equipment.
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the store
    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
  • Mops - Drying Mops
    Observation: Mops and brooms 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.
12/19/2014Pre-Opening

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