Employee Health Policy in Place. Remind employees to date label RTE food as soon as it is removed from the freezer. Very clean and well maintained establishment.
Thawing (corrected on site) Observation: Improper methods used to thaw RTE chicken. Chicken thawing on counter at 56 degrees F.
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F (45°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. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours 3. As part of the cooking process
01/04/2016
Routine
Critical: Hands - When to Wash* (corrected on site) Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves and then engaging in food preparation.
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.
Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Observation: clean dish storage directly next to handwashing sink and exposed to splash.
Correction: Provide barrier between handsink and clean dish storage. Correct today.
01/09/2015
Routine
There were no issues of public health concern observed at this time. No violation noted during this evaluation.
01/06/2014
Routine
No issues of public health concern observed at this time. Very clean establishment. Sources: Sysco, TNT. Sanitizing solution 200 ppm quat. in 3 vat sink. Provided employee health policy. No violation noted during this evaluation.
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