Informed Certified food manager that facility will need a second CFM for back-up. Recommended using metal plates for salad bar that will maintain items cold, widening the outlets so plate sits deeper and maintains food 41 and below. Food at salad bar was within time for temperature control (4hours).
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
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12/21/2015 | Follow-up | |
CFM present during inspection. Only three service workers had valid food service cards. CFM assured EHS that he will make sure all food handlers do the on-line training. CFM informed EHS that it might take another two weeks to get the sneeze guard for the salad bar and he is working on providing plate racks for the plates at the salad bar. The environment was clean and organized.
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge* (repeated violation)
Observation: All food service employee was working in the food service establishment without having a valid food service cards.
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.
- Food Display (repeated violation)
Observation: The food on display is not protected from contamination (Salad bar).
Correction: Protect food on display by the use of packaging
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (repeated violation)
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
- Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (repeated violation)
Observation: Utensils and cups 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.
- Kitchenware and Tableware (repeated violation)
Observation: Plates at the salsd buffet, were displayed with the surface facing upward.
Correction: Store plates with contact surface facing downward to prevent contamination prior to use.
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11/30/2015 | Follow-up | |
Establishment is in a process of change in ownership and has submitted plans for review. None of the food handlers had valid service cards. Salad bar in need of proper documentation for using time as a public health control for food items. There also has to be information on food allergies on display at the salad bar. Salad bar buffet should have an employee monitoring it at all hours of operation. Manager said that they are in the process of constructing a sneeze guard for the salad bar. Handed CFM the following documents
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
Observation: All food service employee was working in the food service establishment without having a valid food service cards.
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.
- Food Display
Observation: The food on display is not protected from contamination (Salad bar).
Correction: Protect food on display by the use of packaging
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control*
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions at the 3 vat sink.
Correction: Obtain a SANITIZING AGENT test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
Observation: Utensils and cups 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.
- Kitchenware and Tableware
Observation: Plates at the salsd buffet, were displayed with the surface facing upward.
Correction: Store plates with contact surface facing downward to prevent contamination prior to use.
- Critical: Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory*
Observation: The handwashing facility located at the sushi prep area showed evidence of being used for other functions (sponge in the handwashing sink).
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Hand washing sink for hand washing only.
- Conformance with Approved Procedures
Observation: Temperature logs are not being maintained by the establishment.
Correction: Maintain accurate temperature logs.
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11/16/2015 | Routine | |
Recommended to Manager to transfer Servesafe certificate over to the Norfolk CFM. Recommended a cleaning schedule be set up for the cleaning of the microwave and ice machine to ensure that it gets cleaned.Talked to manager about replacing burnt out light bulbs noticed during the reinspection. Also recommended that the manager designate an area for staff to place personal items and food to avoid mixing items with commercialized food items.
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 07/13/2015 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Preventing Contamination from Hands (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.
Correction: Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Shrimp was seen stored over vegetables in the refrigeration unit.
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.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Unwrapped or uncovered meat in the walk in freezer.
Correction: Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
- Can Openers (corrected on site)
Observation: The can opener blade soiled with debris.
Correction: Provide a can opener with an easily removable blade to allow for frequent cleaning and blade replacement.
- Temperature Measuring Devices
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the front bar.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment (corrected on site)
Observation: The inside of the microwave oven is observed soiled.
Correction: Using the manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedure of the microwave oven at least every 24 hours.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning*
Observation: The food-contact surfaces of the sushi bar were not observed sanitized. No sanitizing bucket was observed in the sushi bar area.
Correction: After cleaning and rinsing of the food-contact surface, the surface shall be effectively sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
- Kitchenware and Tableware (corrected on site)
Observation: Serving plates were displayed with the food contact surface facing upward.
Correction: Store serving plates with food contact surface facing downward to prevent contamination prior to use.
- Critical: Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory*
Observation: The handwashing facility located in the kitchen is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing. The handwashing facility in storage area was cut off preventing handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the containers preventing its use. Make all handwashing facilities available to employees.
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07/01/2015 | Routine | |
- 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.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Unwrapped or uncovered food in the Walk-in.
Correction: Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw animal food 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.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Food stored on the floor. Or Food stored less than 6"" above the floor.
Correction: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6"" legs or casters.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 100 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is 55°F.
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02/23/2015 | Routine | |
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge* (repeated violation)
Observation: The person in charge failed to posses a certified food service manager's card.
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: Parasite Destruction* (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw @FISH/SEAFOOD@ for service or sale in the ready-to-eat form was not frozen to ensure parasite destruction.
Correction: Ensure parasite destruction of raw, raw marinated, partially cooked or marinated-partially cooked fish for consumption is frozen throughout to a temperature of -4°F (-20°C) for 168 hours (7 days) in a freezer or at -31°F (-35°C) for 15 hours in a blast freezer.
- Handwashing Lavatory, Water Temperature, and Flow
Observation: Water from the handwashing sink at the bar was measured at a temperature less than 100°F.
Correction: Make necessary adjustments to valves and lines serving the handsink to provide water of at least 100°F to allow more effective removal of fatty soils encountered in kitchens.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities (repeated violation)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair (repeated violation)
Observation: Sink faucets, Warewashing Rinse temperature, back flow preventor is not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
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12/08/2014 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge* (repeated violation)
Observation: The person in charge failed to posses a certified food service manager's card.
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: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The raw animal food on display is stored 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.
- Utensils - In-Use; Between-Use Storage (repeated violation)
Observation: Dispensing utensils improperly stored between.
In-use utensils improperly stored between use.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F and the container.
Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F and the container.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (corrected on site)
Observation: Food stored on the floor. Or Food stored less than 6"" above the floor.
Correction: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6"" legs or casters.
- Critical: Parasite Destruction* (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw @FISH/SEAFOOD@ for service or sale in the ready-to-eat form was not frozen to ensure parasite destruction.
Correction: Ensure parasite destruction of raw, raw marinated, partially cooked or marinated-partially cooked fish for consumption is frozen throughout to a temperature of -4°F (-20°C) for 168 hours (7 days) in a freezer or at -31°F (-35°C) for 15 hours in a blast freezer.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food: Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Pepsi Reach-in, Cut lettuce, Reach-in, Sushi rolls, acarab Meat Cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Temperature - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided
Observation: The certified food manager could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
Correction: Obtain at least one food temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
- Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
Observation: @TABLEWARE@ 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.
- Critical: Handwashing Lavatory*
Observation: There is no handwash lavatory at the bar preventing routine handwashing by food workers.
Correction: Install an additional handwash lavatory at the bar to allow convenient use by food workers. Prior to installing additional plumbing fixtures the permit holder must apply and gain approval through the necessary regulatory agencies.
- Outer Openings; Protected (repeated violation)
Observation: Outer opening of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.
Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1. Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: Sink faucets, Warewashing Rinse temperature, back flow preventor is not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics*
Observation: Working containers of cleaning products are not properly labeled.
Correction: Working containers of toxic items are to be properly labeled with contents. Identification of these containers with the common name of the material helps prevent the dangerous misuse of the contents.
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11/03/2014 | Routine | |
Personal Food by restaurant food. Hood filters need cleaning. Fans in walk-in need cleaning. Prep sink out of order. Piping on condensate line of walk-in freezer broken.
- 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: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation*
Observation: Raw animal food holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE).
Unwrapped or uncovered food in the Reach-in and ice cream unit.
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.
Protect food from cross contamination by storing food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings.
- Food Storage Containers; Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Food containers shall be labeled in a language that is understood by the regulatory authority and by the employee. 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.
- Utensils - In-Use; Between-Use Storage (corrected on site)
Observation: Dispensing utensils improperly stored between.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F and the container.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (corrected on site)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Parasite Destruction*
Observation: Raw Fish for service or sale in the ready-to-eat form was not frozen to ensure parasite destruction.
Correction: Ensure parasite destruction of raw, raw marinated, partially cooked or marinated-partially cooked fish for consumption is frozen throughout to a temperature of -4°F (-20°C) for 168 hours (7 days) in a freezer or at -31°F (-35°C) for 15 hours in a blast freezer.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food; Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Fried Rice hot holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above 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) leftovers in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed squid in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
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.
Mark a ""consume by"" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site)
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
- Sponges, Use Limitation (corrected on site)
Observation: Sponges are being used to wipe down food contact surface of the food contact surfaces.
Correction: Discontinue use of sponges for this purpose as they are to be used only where they will not contaminate cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food contact surfaces.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a Chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- 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: Shelves in dry storage room and underneath of food prep table where bread crumbs are kept.
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
- Outer Openings; Protected
Observation: Outer opening of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.
Correction: Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1. Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the Store room.
Correction: Provide at least 10 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in the walk-in refrigeration units and dry storage areas and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning.
- Premises - Maintaining Premises; Unnecessary Items and Litter
Observation: Facility is storing unnecessary items to the operation or maintenance of the establishment.
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.
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Containers of Chlorine are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Containers of Chlorine must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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06/03/2014 | Routine | |
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