- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Sliced tomato cold holding at improper temperatures in top of prep unit (43°F).
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Equipment - Cutting Surfaces
Observation: The cutting board(s) along the prep unit is heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Correction: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting board to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 100 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is 55°F.
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04/01/2016 | Routine | |
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
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09/15/2015 | Risk Factor | |
- Critical: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Observed employees directly contacting ready-to-eat food in a manner that does not prevent potential contamination
Correction: Minimize bare hand contact with RTE foods by wearing gloves on both hands to reduce the potential for contamination.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chicken legs hot holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
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03/09/2015 | Risk Factor | |
Using white board as time control for prep unit. Wiping cloth sanitizer bucket 100ppm-200ppm - good. Light bulb for dry storage still needs replacing, and chlorine sanitizer test kit still needed.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Lighting, Intensity (repeated violation)
Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the dry storage area.
Correction: Provide at least 10 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in the walk-in refrigeration units and dry storage areas and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning.
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09/16/2014 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Package Integrity* (corrected on site)
Observation: Food packages are not in good condition or the integrity of the package contents are not protected from adulteration or potential contaminants (ex: dented food cans)
Correction: Discard or return to distributor any food packages that are not in good condition or the integrity of the package contents are not protected from adulteration or potential contaminants.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (repeated violation)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Sliced tomatoes and sliced cheese cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control*
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
- Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices
Observation: There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
Correction: Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at sink used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the dry storage area.
Correction: Provide at least 10 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in the walk-in refrigeration units and dry storage areas and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning.
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09/04/2014 | Routine | |
Air temperature in the walk-in cooler is 48-50°F at the time of inspection. Food temperatures are still 41°F or less so it appears that the temperature in the walk-in has just recently increased. Immediate attention should be given to this situation.
- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the egg and hamburger items that may be served raw and/or undercooked
Correction: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw or undercooked the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Multiuse, Characteristics* (repeated violation)
Observation: The food contact surface of the gray Lowes Bucket is not safe.
Correction: Repair or replace the buckets to permit easy cleaning and prevent the migration of deleterious substances, or transference of colors, odors, or tastes to food.
- Cooling, Heating, and Holding Capacities
Observation: The Walk-In Cooler is not sufficient in refrigeration capacity to meet the cooling demands of the establishment.
Correction: Provide additional refrigeration necessary to maintain food items at 41°F. Improper food storage temperatures are a major contributing factor to foodborne illness.
- Equipment - Fixed Equipment, Elevation or Sealing (repeated violation)
Observation: Hot holding chicken cabinet has been installed on a table without sealing to the table or installing legs. This is a cleaning hazard.
Correction: Alter the installation of the equipment to allow easy cleaning under the equipment. Make of the following corrections. 1. Remove the equipment from the establishment 2. Elevate the equipment at least 4 inches off the table 3. Seal the equipment to the table
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities (repeated violation)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
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07/18/2013 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.
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.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- 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. Raw chicken and raw hamburger are stored in the same bowl while thawing.
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.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Thawing
Observation: Improper methods used to thaw hamburger and chicken.
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 - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the egg and hamburger items that may be served raw and/or undercooked
Correction: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw or undercooked the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Multiuse, Characteristics* (repeated violation)
Observation: The food contact surface of the gray Lowes Bucket is not safe.
Correction: Repair or replace the buckets to permit easy cleaning and prevent the migration of deleterious substances, or transference of colors, odors, or tastes to food.
- Equipment - Fixed Equipment, Elevation or Sealing (repeated violation)
Observation: Hot holding chicken cabinet has been installed on a table without sealing to the table or installing legs. This is a cleaning hazard.
Correction: Alter the installation of the equipment to allow easy cleaning under the equipment. Make of the following corrections. 1. Remove the equipment from the establishment 2. Elevate the equipment at least 4 inches off the table 3. Seal the equipment to the table
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Before Use After Cleaning*
Observation: The food-contact surfaces of equipment were not observed sanitized after washing and rinsing. Food operator was not aware of the proper methods of warewashing.
Correction: After cleaning and rinsing of the food-contact surface, the surface shall be effectively sanitized before coming in contact with food and before use.
- Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
Observation: Single service items observed unprotected from contamination. Forks are stored handles down.
Correction: Store single service items in its original protective packaging or inverted in an approved dispenser.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
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07/01/2013 | Routine | |
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