- 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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (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.
- Pests - Removing Dead or Trapped Birds; Insects; Rodents; and other Pests
Observation: Dead or trapped roaches was found on the premises
Correction: Remove dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests from control devices and the premises at a frequency that prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (repeated violation)
Observation: under prep table 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.
- 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.
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02/16/2016 | Routine | |
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Gloves; Use Limitation
Observation: Single-use gloves while worn during multi-tasked food preparation.
Correction: Discard gloves when changing tasks and wash hands when changing from raw food to ready-to-eat (RTE) food preparation to prevent cross contamination. Single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with RTE food or with raw animal food and used for no other purpose.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked beef 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: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Observed accumulations of grime and debris on the following food contact surfaces: racks in wall-in cooler
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
Observation: pans 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.
- Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
Observation: 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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11/12/2015 | Routine | |
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Food contact surfaces of the cutting boards in kitchen used to prepare/store potentially hazardous food items were observed soiled with accumulations of food residues.
Correction: Clean food-contact surfaces of cutting boards no less than every 4 hours to prevent the growth microorganisms on those surfaces.
- Handwashing Cleanser; Availability (corrected on site)
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen
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
- Critical: Pests - Controlling Pests*
Observation: Methods are not being used to control pests
Correction: When pests are found use methods to such as trapping devices or other means of pest control. Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
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08/17/2015 | Routine | |
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation:
Correction:
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05/26/2015 | Follow-up | |
- 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: Preventing Contamination from Hands
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: Preventing Contamination from Hands
Observation: Food employee failed to wash his or her hands after coming from restroom.
Correction: Ensure all food employees clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms with soap at a hand sink by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of their lathered hands and arms for at least 20 seconds and thoroughly rinsing with clean water.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation*
Observation: Different types of raw animal foods stored in such a manner that may cause cross contamination. chicken over vegetable
Correction: Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by the following: (a) Using separate equipment for each type. (b) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. (c) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas.
- Food Storage - Clean and Dry Location
Observation: Food stored in a location where it is subject to splash, dust or other contamination. ribs and beef
Correction: Store food where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination to prevent contamination.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat; Potentially Hazardous Food; Date Marking*
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) ribs 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 test kit located in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
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.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils
Correction:
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Surfaces of the stove, and refr. was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of stove and refr. cooler at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, before restocking the consumer self-service equipment/utensils, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Food contact surfaces of the reach-in cooler used to prepare/store potentially hazardous food items were observed soiled with accumulations of food residues.
Correction: Clean food-contact surfaces of reach-in cooler no less than every 4 hours to prevent the growth microorganisms on those surfaces.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Equipment used for storage of packaged or open food items was observed with visible accumulations of soil and debris.
Correction: Clean storage equipment at a frequency to preclude accumulation of soil residues to prevent contamination of food in storage and reduce attraction of insects and rodents.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Equipment food contact surfaces/utensils were not observed cleaned before each use with a different type of raw animal food.
Correction: Clean food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils between and after uses to prevent cross contamination.
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the the walls in kitchen area had 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.
- Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning System Vents
Observation: Air conditioning system designed so make-up air or exhaust vents contaminate food, food contact surfaces, equipment, or utensils. air vent cover for leak
Correction: Design air conditioning system so make-up air and exhaust vents do not cause contamination of food, food contact surfaces, equipment, or utensils.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No disposable towels were provided a the hand washing lavatory in the kitchen
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
- 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.
- Physical Facilities in Good Repair
Observation: cleanliness in kitchen is not maintained in good repair
Correction: Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
- Pests - Removing Dead or Trapped Birds; Insects; Rodents; and other Pests
Observation: Dead or trapped @ Pest/Animals in kitchen was found on the premises
Correction: Remove dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests from control devices and the premises at a frequency that prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests.
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05/13/2015 | Routine | |
- 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.
- 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 @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.
- Insect Control Devices; Design and Installation
Observation: Insect control device does not retain the insects within the device.
Correction: Provide an insect control device that retains the insects within the device. Improper design of the device and dead insect collection tray could allow dead insect parts and injured insects to escape, rendering the device itself a source of contamination.
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02/19/2015 | Routine | |
- Critical: Hands and Arms - Clean condition* (corrected on site)
Observation: Food employees observed with soiled hands and arms.
Correction: Inform all food employees to keep their hands and exposed portions of their arms clean.
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11/10/2014 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 08/19/2014 | Follow-up | |
- 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: Obtain a valid food service managers card.
- 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.
- Ventilation Hood Systems; Filters
Observation: Grease extraction filters in the hood system need cleaning.
Correction: Alter or replace this equipment so that the filters can be easily removed for cleaning and replacement.
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered
Observation: There is no cover to the feminine napkin refuse container in the ladies room stall.
Correction: Provide a cover to the feminine napkin refuse container in the ladies room stall.
- 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. Men and Ladies restrooms
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Premises - Maintaining Premises; Unnecessary Items and Litter
Observation: Premises has accumulation of litter in the hall way
Correction: Maintain the premise free of litter.
- 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.
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08/12/2014 | 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.
- Utensils - In-Use; Between-Use Storage
Observation: In-use utensils improperly stored between use. Ice scoop handle in ice
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 (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.
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04/23/2014 | Routine | |
- 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.
- 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: hood filters.
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chemical sanitizer was not set up at three compartment at bar. The sanitizing solution was not at 200 ppm.
Correction: Provide sanitiez at bar at proper concentration of and immerse or expose food contact surfaces to sanitizing solution for adequate time.
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01/08/2014 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 10/17/2013 | Follow-up | |
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use. at the bar
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food; Hot Holding*
Observation: Green beans hot holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for hot holding are maintained at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food; Hot Holding*
Observation: Ribs hot holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel has been provided. at the bar
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
- 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 at the bar, in the kitchen, and in the restrooms
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Container of cleaner hanging from sink at bar not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Container of cleaner must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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10/02/2013 | Routine | |
- Thawing (corrected on site)
Observation: Improper methods used to thaw pork chops
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F 2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow 3. As part of the cooking process
- Mops - Drying Mops (repeated violation)
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.
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06/26/2013 | Routine | |
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation (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.
- Mops - Drying Mops (repeated violation)
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.
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03/19/2013 | Routine | |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/02/2013 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site)
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
- Clothing - Outer Clothing - Clean Condition
Observation: Food employees wearing soiled clothing and aron.
Correction: Ensure food employees wear clean outer clothing to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and 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.
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation*
Observation: Different types of raw animal foods stored in such a manner that may cause cross contamination.
Correction: Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by the following: (a) Using separate equipment for each type. (b) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. (c) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths; Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- 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: hood filters.
Correction: Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
- Equipment - Cooking and Baking Equipment
Observation: The food contact equipment surface of the cutting area is observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the food contact surface of the cutting area to prevent accumulations that may reduce heat transfer to adequately cook food and to prevent attract of insects when not in use.
- Walls and Ceilings, Attachments
Observation: ceiling tiles in hallway going to the restroom not cleanable, and some of missing
Correction: Attachments to walls and ceilings shall be easily cleanable.
- Mops - Drying Mops (repeated violation)
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.
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12/13/2012 | Routine | |
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