Sweetwater Cuisine (01-1067), 4216 Virginia Beach Boulevard #140, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Sweetwater Cuisine (01-1067)
Address: 4216 Virginia Beach Boulevard #140, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 757 403-7073
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 03/03/2016

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Inspection findings

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DISH MACHINE WAS RECALIBRATED SO THE CORRECT AMT OF SANITIZER WAS DISPENSED WHILE ON SITE BY ECOLABS
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    Observation: Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination.
    Correction: Store food where it is not exposed to splash or install an approved durable, and cleanable barrier between the splash source and the food to prevent contamination.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: THe inside of the walk in doors was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
    Correction: Repair the door to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter. If unable to repair the door, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: The door gasket to the walk in refrigerator and the walk in freezer are in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Warewashing Machines, Manufacturers' Operating Instructions
    Observation: The mechanical warewashing machine was not operating in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. sanitizer at 200ppm chlorine
    Correction: Operate the warewashing machine per affixed data plate specifications to ensure that equipment and utensils are properly cleaned and sanitized.
  • Warewashing Equipment, Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    Observation: A sanitizer test kit is not being used to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution(s) are at the proper concentration.
    Correction: Use a chemical test kit to ensure the sanitizing solution is maintained at the proper solution.
  • 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: the shelving in the walk in referig and freezer.
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Critical: Backflow Prevention Device, When Required* (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed the pre-wash spray hose extend below the flood rim level of the sink basin at the 3-vat sink.
    Correction: Install an approved backflow prevention device or alter the length of the hose to provide the necessary separation between the water supply and the flood rim level of the sink basin. The minimum allowable separation distance must be at least 2x the diameter of the water supply inlet and at least 1 inch.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (repeated violation)
    Observation: Light bulb in the small prep area not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
03/03/2016Routine
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    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.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices
    Observation: There was no visible temperature measuring device located in thewaitress area refrigerator
    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.
  • 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: ramikins put away wet
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • Light Bulbs Protective Shielding
    Observation: Light bulb in storeroom not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
    Correction: Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
  • Distressed Merchandise, Segregation and Location
    Observation: Products for credit, redemption, or return is not being stored in a separate designated area dented cans
    Correction: Segregate products for credit, redemption, or return (damage, spoiled or recalled items) from other food, equipment, linens and single-service and single-use articles being used in the establishment to avoid the mistaken use of these items.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair (repeated violation)
    Observation: The walls are not maintained in good repair hole.
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The tops and the sides of the equipment 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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Working containers of dish machine 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.
  • Personal Care Items - Storage
    Observation: Medications stored over the food area
    Correction: All personal care items, medicines and first aid supplies must be stored in such a way to prevent potential contamination of food, food contact items, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service and single-use articles.
11/06/2015Routine
Restaurant is using a vacuum sealing pistol vac to vacuum seal and freeze chicken. Variance and HACCP Plan needed for this operation. Do not vacuum package until health department approves HACCP Plan and variance is granted. Repair person has been contacted to service walk-in refrigerator and lower air temperature.
  • 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: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Temperature controlled foods in walk-in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods 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.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed foods in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: 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: Reduced Oxygen Packaging - Criteria* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The establishment does not have an approved HACCP plan for the food that is packaged using the reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) process.
    Correction: Cease the service or sale of ROP food. An approved HACCP plan must be in place prior to packaging food using the ROP processing method.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
    Observation: The temperature measuring device in the refrigerator was not properly located in the warmest part of the unit.
    Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
  • Critical: Backflow Prevention Device, When Required* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Observed the pre-wash spray hose extend below the flood rim level of the sink basin at the sink.
    Correction: Install an approved backflow prevention device or alter the length of the hose to provide the necessary separation between the water supply and the flood rim level of the sink basin. The minimum allowable separation distance must be at least 2x the diameter of the water supply inlet and at least 1 inch.
  • Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
    Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the walk-in freezer.
    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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Working containers of toxic chemicals 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.
07/20/2015Routine
  • Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (repeated violation)
    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.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    Observation: The door gasket to the outdoor freezer is in poor repair. The shelves in the outdoor units are rusty.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Critical: Backflow Prevention, Air Gap*
    Observation: The diameter of the air gap between the water supply inlet and the flood level rim of the spray sink is less than twice the diameter of the water supply inlet.
    Correction: Provide an air gap with a diameter that is at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet and not less that 1 inch for proper backflow prevention by the air gap. discussed for replacement or repair
  • Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
    Observation: gresae trap in poor repair. Lid is loose
    Correction: Repair and maintain all plumbing components ans fixtures.
  • Physical Facilities in Good Repair
    Observation: The outside door to the walk in freezer is not maintained in good repair
    Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
04/02/2015Routine
Critical violations discussed and corrected during inspection. Monitor holding temperatures for temperature controlled foods.
  • Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
    Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
    Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
  • 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
    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: Grits hot holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Temperature controlled foods cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices
    Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the low boy refrigerator..
    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.
  • Critical: Backflow Prevention Device, When Required*
    Observation: Observed the pre-wash spray hose extend below the flood rim level of the sink basin at the 3-vat sink.
    Correction: Install an approved backflow prevention device or alter the length of the hose to provide the necessary separation between the water supply and the flood rim level of the sink basin. The minimum allowable separation distance must be at least 2x the diameter of the water supply inlet and at least 1 inch.
  • Lighting, Intensity
    Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the walk-in freezer.
    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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Working containers of bleach and detergent 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.
  • Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Containers of toxic cleaners are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
    Correction: Containers of toxic cleaners must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
10/28/2014Routine
Observations discussed and/or corrected during inspection. Employee health sheets on file. Great food temperatures!
  • 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 quat test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
  • 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: slicer.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
06/05/2014Routine
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch:satinless steel food pans
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact. to the dish machine
02/11/2014Routine
DISCUSSED
  • Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
    Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
  • 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: stainless steel pans food residue.
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • 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: outside of clean pans labels, ice scoop storage container
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
10/08/2013Routine
Employee illness reporting forms in employee files. Monitor holding temperatures of temperature controlled foods in refrigeration units. One walk-in refrigerator has been converted to dry storage unit.
  • Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
    Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
    Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    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: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Temperature controlled foods cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) casseroles 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.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
    Observation: The temperature measuring device in the glassfront refrigerator was not properly located in the warmest part of the unit.
    Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gasket to the walk-in freezer is in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
06/06/2013Routine
  • Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location (repeated violation)
    Observation: Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor. walk in freezer;Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
    Observation: The door gasket to the outside refrigerator and the freezer is in poor repair.
    Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
  • 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: blade of the can opener.Clean food handling tongs
    Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
  • 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: the shelving in the walk in refrigerator., the panini machine
    Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the front of the ice machine has accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair (repeated violation)
    Observation: Plumbing connections under the dump sink are leaking.
    Correction: Plumbing systems and components shall be maintained in good repair.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: The 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.
02/25/2013Routine

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