Restaurant: El Agave LLC II
Address: 8694 Seminole Trail, Ruckersville, VA 22968
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 434 990-9500
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 10/26/2015
Operator to email Health department once the preparation unit is repaired and the wic is adjusted. Leaving employee health information in Spanish and cooling logs operator to email copies once completed.
Critical: Cooling* Observation: Salsa cooling for 3 hours measured at 48 degrees noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses. Operator placed the salsa in the walk in freezer to bring temperature down. Leaving cooling logs for the operator to complete and provide to the health department so the facility can verify their processes.
Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) Observation: All food in the prep unit cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Operator stated the food had been in the unit for three hours had the operator mive all food to the freezer and ensure it gets to 41 degrees in 1 hour. Operator called a refrigeration specialist during the inspection operator to email the health department once the unit is repaired.
Warewashing - Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Wash Solution Temperature Observation: The wash temperature of the low temperature chemical sanitizing ware wash machine is not meeting the manufacturer's specifications. The minimum temperature is 120ºF and the actual temperature is 110.
Correction: Discontinue the use of the low temperature chemical sanitizing ware wash machine until it is working properly. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils.
Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions Observation: Floors and walls under and behind equipment in the 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.
10/26/2015
Routine
Good managerial controls in place. Flan cooling adequately to 49 degrees F in 3 hrs. Chlorine sanitizer solution in wash rag bucket and dish machine are at appropriate concentrations, 75 ppm. No violation noted during this evaluation.
07/30/2014
Risk Factor
Temperatures observed to be within appropriate ranges. Wet wiping cloth bucket chlorine sanitizer tested at an acceptable concentration of 100 ppm Chlorine sanitizer in dish machine tested at acceptable residual concentration of 50 ppm (after changing sanitizer and priming unit)
Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing* (corrected on site) Observation: When tested, no sanitizer or a low concentration of chemical sanitizer was found in the dish machine. No detectsble chlorine sanitizer when tested.
Correction: Provide @SANITIZING AGENTS@ at proper concentration of @SANI CONCENTRATIONS@ and immerse or expose food contact surfaces to sanitizing solution for adequate time.
Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site) (repeated violation) Observation: Working containers of @HAZARDOUS PRODUCT@ are not properly labeled. Observed spray bottle with pink liquid hanging on side of utility sink without identifying label..
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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