- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
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12/08/2015 | Risk Factor | |
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
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: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) potato salad, rice and cabbage 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.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a quaternary ammonium test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: The door gaskets to the Continental refrigerator and small reach-in refrigerator are in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces (repeated violation)
Observation: The cutting boards 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.
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment (repeated violation)
Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
Observation: The cavity of the microwave oven is observed soiled.
Correction: Using the manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedure, clean the microwave oven at least every 24 hours.
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
Observation: Observed accumulation of grime on the following non-food contact surfaces
-bottom compartment of the fryer
-filters in the exhaust ventilation system
-storage shelves throughout the facility
Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
- Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, and Enclosed or Sealed
Observation: Floor wall juncture in the small dining room is not coved and closed to no larger than 1/32 inch space.
Correction: Cove floor wall juncture to no larger than a 1/32 inch space.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
Observation: The floor and walls in the kitchen 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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08/04/2015 | Routine | |
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment (corrected on site)
Observation: The cavity of the microwave oven is observed soiled.
Correction: Using the manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedure, clean the microwave oven at least every 24 hours.
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04/03/2015 | Risk 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
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (corrected on site)
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chicken 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.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Observation: The door gasket to the Lowboy refrigerator is in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
Observation: The cutting board is 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.
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the oven is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the oven to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
- Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination.
Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered
Observation: There is no covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
Correction: Install a covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
- Handwashing Lavatories - Maintaining and Using Handwashing Lavatories (corrected on site)
Observation: Handwashing facilities are unclean and not maintained
Correction: Keep handwashing facilities clean and maintained to encourage proper handwashing.
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08/26/2014 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 07/17/2014 | Pre-Opening | |
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