- Cut bags of fish when moved from the freezer to thaw in the walk-in refrigerator.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Feta, sliced tomato, gyro meat cold holding at improper temperatures in the prep unit.
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Toxics - Identifying Toxic Containers*
Observation: Chemical spray bottle observed without a label over the 3 compartment sink.
Correction: Label spray bottles with contents or discard.
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03/15/2016 | Risk Factor | |
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
Observation: The employee is eating in an area other than designated break area while preparing/handling food or contacting clean food contact surfaces.
Correction: All employees who are eating must be in the designated break area away from food preparation/handling areas to prevent cross contamination.
- Thawing (corrected on site)
Observation: Improper methods used to thaw meat.
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
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Gyro cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food 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.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: Continuous towel dispensers that supplies the user with a clean towel are broken in the front and back kitchen area.
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
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02/27/2015 | Routine | |
- Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (repeated violation)
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.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Diced tomato, feta cheese and other foods cold holding at improper temperatures in the salad prep unit.
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food 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.
- Warewashing - Manual Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitizatin Using Detergent-Sanitizers
Observation: No chemical sanitizer observed at the time of inspection.
Correction: Provide a sanitizer for the three bay sink.
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04/15/2014 | Risk Factor | |
- Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
Observation: The person in charge failed to state the minimum cook temperatures and times for potentially hazardous food.
Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
- Critical: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands* (repeated violation)
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*
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.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (repeated violation)
Observation: Food cold holding at improper temperatures in the prep unit.
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food 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 - Food Temperature Measuring Devices - Provided
Observation: The Person in Charge could not produce an appropriate food temperature measuring device to verify cooking temperatures of thin foods such as meat patties or fish filets.
Correction: A temperature measuring device with a suitable small-diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods such as meat patties and fish filets.
- Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
Observation: Hand sink in poor repair on front line. The water had been turned off because of a faucet leak and no hot water.
Correction: Repair and maintain all plumbing components and fixtures.
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08/22/2013 | Routine | |
Call once the unit is working correctly.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
Observation: Food at the 3 door True Prep Unit observed cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: Hand towel dispensers have broken handles and the back dispenser would not dispense.
Correction: Repair or replace the hand towel dispensers.
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07/27/2011 | Routine | |
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