- Basic - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually by the operator.
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal and plastic bins on dish rack above triple sink.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At dinner make table on cook line: lasagne 50°, cut tomato 48°, meat sauce 47°, garlic tomato 45°, penne 45°, steak 45°, and chicken 46°. Corrective action: items moved to walk in cooler and maintenance contacted. At pizza prep table: marinara sauce 45°, mozzarella cheese 44°, cut tomato 48°, sausage 48°, anchovies 50°, garlic in oil 51°, and meatballs 51°. Items moved to walk in cooler and maintenance contacted. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Dinner make table holding multiple items between 46° - 51°. Pizza prep table holding multiple items from 45° - 51°. Corrective action: contacted maintenance. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Server area hand sink used to dump ice. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash sink on cook line.
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08/19/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table at cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from cook line: cooked chicken 50°, garlic and oil 49°, and lasagne 49°. At make table on cook line: lasagne 47°, chicken 45°, and tomato sauce 44°. Corrective action: operator instructed to keep make table closed and bags of ice added to cool food in reach in cooler.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Slight mold like build up on top interior of ice machine on deflector shield.
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Bar area hand sink used to dump ice. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reach in cooler across from cook line holding foods at 49° - 50°. Cooked chicken 50°, garlic in oil 49°, lasagne 49°. Thermometer in unit reading 50°. Corrective action: operator moved food to other cooler unit.
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2/12/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Weight loss supplement stored with restaurant food, reach in cooler at entrance to kitchen. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone on cutting board. Moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Inside edge of pizza make table cooler.
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk powdered sugar at cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Replaced empty sanitizer jug. 80 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Next to large stand mixer, prep area.
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Pizza making area hand sink.
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing apron, cloth on side of sink. Corrective action - removed.
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water for any hand sinks.
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow liquid bleach, under triple sink.
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8/7/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit. Pizza make table.
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Over triple sink.
- Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk sugar in storage area.
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Cook line.
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Buildup of metal shavings. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods. Hand sink at make line by dish washing area.
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3/26/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Next to cookline.
- In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs on fryer handle. Corrected On Site. Moved. Pizza peels on dusty oven tops.
- Critical - Observed buildup of black debris around soda dispensing nozzles. Fountain in server area.
- Critical - Observed buildup of black debris in the interior of ice machine. Around chute.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Soiled with metal shavings.
- Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Beer walk in cooler.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lasagna 45F, chicken 46F both in make table of in reach in cooler at cookline. Corrective action - put in deeper metal pans, temperatures inside unit all 41F and below.
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Meat sauce 121F in steam table. Corrective action - turned up heat started stirring.
- Critical - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Triple sink. 0 ppm. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site. Replaced solution 200 ppm.
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9/4/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Small reachin cooler opposite fryers, and pizza make table cooler.
- Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Setting up soap in middle sink, instead of end sink
- Critical - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. In sink at 50ppm
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4/16/2012 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Handsink by dishmachine
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pizza spatulas in container with water in bottom in server area.
- Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under equipment. Large pizza make table in front kitchen area
- Critical - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Back make tablecooler on cookline
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in front pizza make table at 44-45F. Ambiant thermometer at 43F.
- Reach-in cooler gasket soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. Pizza make table cooler and salad make table cooler
- Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cookline reachin cooler and starting to split on numerous other reachin coo.ers
- Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 50ppm
- Critical - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quat sanitizer bucket at 600ppm
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2/24/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Interior top, behind splash guard
- Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head. Hobart mixer Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bags of sugar in storage room above walkin cooler. Container of breadcrumbs in front kitchen area Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Frozen packeged on site calmari stored over pasta in reachin freezer. Liquid eggs stored over RTE foods in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed reachin cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At front pizza make table coolers
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Behind bar Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Server area, interior back of right hand side one
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Meatballs at 107-155. Manager stired up meatballs
- Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Faucet by hobart mixer
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9/15/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually.
- Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Three pans of lasagne made 24hrs before hand at 47-48 F. Stacked together with tight fitting lids. Manager voluntarily discarded. Discussed cooling methods with Manager.
- In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs hanging on fryer door on cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Boxes of food in walkin freezer. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mozzarella cheese at 63F, being used placed in reachin. Repeat Violation.
- Observed soda machine with accumulated slime/debris. Up behind nozzles in server area.
- Waste line blocked at soda gun holster. Behind bar
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3/4/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.POWDERED SUGAR on shelving above STOVE not labeled .
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.PEPPERONI in salad station make table found at 54 farenheit . Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food inside WALK IN COOLER mozzarella cheese inside STAINLESS STEEL container NOT COVERED. Repeat Violation.
- Observed establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface.MICROWAVES AREA blue sponges being used on plates .
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets PINK MOLD LIKE substance on gaskets COOKS LINE reach in cooler 2nd unit right side.
- Critical. Observed LIGHT buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.ON SPLASH GUARD.
- Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener BLADE. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.BAR SODA GUN. Corrected On Site.
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS on pizza oven BRUSH hanging on wall near pizza oven.
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.HEAVY EXCESSIVE slime on BAR AREA drink GUN HOLDSTER. Corrected On Site.
- Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.METAL SPATULA in pizza station area STORED IN BETWEEN pizza ovens and table.
- Observed HEAVY DIRT / DUST on VENT near walk in cooler area. Repeat Violation.
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7/7/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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2/15/2010 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- No Violations Were Observed
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2/15/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.Kitchen area.
- Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other inside walk in freezer RAW GROUND BEEF STORED ON TOP OF RAW CHICKEN BOX.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.SHREDDED CHEESES inside walk in cooler.
- Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees SERVERS HANDLING LEMONS. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.DISHWASHER . Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.PREP AREA. Repeat Violation.
- HANDWASHING sink in dish area HAS NO PROPER GUARD provided to prevent .CLEAN DISH AREA from becomiing contaminated with SPLASH from handwashing .
- Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Observed ICE BUCKETS not stored inverted in a protected.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust.CEILING VENTS.
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
- Critical. Person in charge failed to insure proper handwashing by employees.
- Critical. Certified Food Manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions.REHEATING & COOLING.
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9/30/2009 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 4/20/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 11/14/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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