Vet Med Cafe, Duck Pond Drive Vet Med Building (0414) Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA 24060 - State College Food Service inspection findings and violations
Restaurant: Vet Med Cafe
Address: Duck Pond Drive Vet Med Building (0414) Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Type: State College Food Service
Phone: 540 231-4072
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 10/08/2015
Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) Observation: Cooked peppers and onions on bread held at room temp cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Food discarded and product will be cooked on site and held for 4 hours.
10/08/2015
Routine
Healthy Food Handler Policy covered with new unit manager. Always let Health Dept know when a unit changes procedures and begins to cool products. This changes the Risk Index of facility. There was not a cooling chart available to track the Cooling Foods in this unit.
Food Display (corrected on site) Observation: The food on display is not protected from contamination. Un-wrapped apple.
Correction: Protect food on display by the use of packaging - counter, service line, or salad bar food guards - display cases - or other effective means to prevent contamination.
Cooling Methods (corrected on site) Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate. Covered food in 6 inch pan. Food did not have surface area exposed.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
08/28/2014
Routine
Production has not started. Retail coolers are not in place. Monitor the retail reach in coolers when placed in operation. Provide a cut sheet or email on the new counter tops when the final replacement materials are selected. Coffee creamer in pitchers are the only time controlled product.
Lighting, Intensity Observation: Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the cutting board make-table area.
Correction: Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor. Correct in 30 days.
10/22/2013
Routine
Construction inspection: Ceiling over hand sink must be cleanable like the kitchen area. All operations between bulk head and knee wall must be evaluated as dining area not kitchen due to ceiling material. Rework the wood attachment to Make-Table unit must be easy cleanable. No violation noted during this evaluation.
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