- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: The temperature measuring device in the fruit lowboy and prep lowboy was not properly located in the warmest part of the unit, or was not present at all
Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
- Equipment Compartments, Drainage (repeated violation)
Observation: The fruit lowboy and prep lowboy waste collection compartment is not properly sloped to eliminate pooling water.
Correction: Alter or replace the waste collection compartment so all accumulated moisture due to conditions such as condensation, food or beverage drip, or melting ice completely drain.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: The door gasket to the fruit lowboy and side reach-in is in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
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09/09/2015 | Routine | |
Please provide a CFM for all operating hours.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
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.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled food containers: granular .
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 - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Sliced tomato and roast beef 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.
- Equipment Compartments, Drainage
Observation: The lowboy unit waste collection compartment is not properly sloped to eliminate pooling water.
Correction: Alter or replace the waste collection compartment so all accumulated moisture due to conditions such as condensation, food or beverage drip, or melting ice completely drain.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of equipment 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.
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04/07/2015 | Routine | |
Please provide a C.F.M. during all hows of operation.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility* (corrected on site)
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.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the lowboy refrigeratio units.
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 - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: The door gasket to the reach-in is in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surface of the ice machine was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of equipment 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.
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11/19/2014 | Routine | |
Follow up inspection conducted to verify repair of refrigeration unit.
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 07/10/2014 | Follow-up | |
Improperly cold held food was discarded at time of inspection. The refrigerator is not to be used until able to hold foods at a safe temperature.
- Food - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
Observation: Handle of scoop stored in ready-to-eat food: sugar
Correction: Protect food from miscellaneous sources of contamination such as incidental bare hand contact.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Portioned meat 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.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: The temperature measuring device in several refrigerators were not properly located in the warmest part of the unit or not present at all.
Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
- Equipment Compartments, Drainage
Observation: The fruit refrigerator waste collection compartment is not properly sloped to eliminate pooling water.
Correction: Alter or replace the waste collection compartment so all accumulated moisture due to conditions such as condensation, food or beverage drip, or melting ice completely drain.
- 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 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
Observation: The door gasket to the side reach-in refrigerator is in poor repair.
Correction: Repair or replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications to avoid loss of cool air .
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils (repeated violation)
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine flap was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of the flap at any time when contamination may have occurred, at least every 24 hours, or per manufacturer specifications.
- Distressed Merchandise, Segregation and Location
Observation: Products for credit, redemption, or return is not being stored in a separate designated area: dented cans stored with intact 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.
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07/01/2014 | Routine | |
Violations discussed for correction. Mixers must be broken down and cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours.
- Temperature Measuring Devices
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the low boy prep 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.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
Observation: The cutting boards at prep refrigerator 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.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Food contact surfaces of the mixers used to prepare potentially hazardous food items were observed soiled with accumulations of food residues.
Correction: Clean food-contact surfaces of mixers no less than every 4 hours to prevent the growth microorganisms on those surfaces.
- Equipment - Non-Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
Observation: Surfaces of the ice machine was in contact with non-potentially hazardous food items that were observed soiled with accumulations of grime and debris.
Correction: Clean the surface of ice machine 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: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics*
Observation: Working containers of window cleaner 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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02/18/2014 | Routine | |
Employee signed up for certification class next month. Owner currently certified.
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 09/23/2013 | Routine | |
No certified food manager on staff beside owner. No employee health documentation can be provided as required.EHS requested a meeting with permit holder to discuss immediate corrective action. Enforcement proceedings will be initiated if permit holder does comply.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility* (repeated violation)
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.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled granular food containers: sugar and smoothie mix.
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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (corrected on site)
Observation: Improper use of wet wiping cloths.
Correction: Use clean wet wiping cloths for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment. Store wet wiping in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: Lowboy was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged:condensate not able to drain.
Correction: Repair the equipment 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 equipment, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
- Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils*
Observation: The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: interior ice machine.
Correction: Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
- Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site)
Observation: Quat ammonium being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940
Correction: concentration above 200ppm
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08/08/2013 | Routine | |
(3/22)"Time" has been implemented properly. (4/2) Refrigeration unit repaired and fully operational.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: Prep refrigerator was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged
Correction: condensation pooling on the bottom shelving.
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04/02/2013 | Follow-up | |
Sliced ham, turkey, and roast beef were prepped at lunch time. "Time" must be implemented to use the items safely.
- Critical: Person in Charge - Assignment of Responsibility* (repeated violation)
Observation: The certified food manager 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: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
Observation: Ham, turkey, roast beef 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 person in charge 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 - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment (repeated violation)
Observation: Prep refrigerator was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged
Correction: condensation pooling on the bottom shelving.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site)
Observation: Quaternary Ammonium sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the sanitizing solution to 200 parts per million or otherwise identified by manufacturer's recommendations.
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03/19/2013 | Routine | |
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