Manager will submit HACCP plan for ROP to health department within 3 days.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) @FOOD@ in the refrigeration unit is inappropriately marked with a date or time that exceeds the maximum holding time as allowed by law.
Correction: Discard the food at this time. Ensure all prepared RTE food is mark with the name and ""consume by"" date on the container 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, sold or discarded within 7 calendar days or within 4 calendar days if held at 45°F. 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.
- Critical: Reduced Oxygen Packaging - Criteria*
Observation: The establishment does not have an approved HACCP plan for the food that is packaged using the reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) process.
Correction: Cease the service or sale of ROP food. An approved HACCP plan must be in place prior to packaging food using the ROP processing method.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing* (corrected on site)
Observation: Due to improper operation of the low temperature chemical sanitizing mechanical warewashing machine, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not sanitized after cleaning. (See 12 VAC 5-421-1700)
Correction: Repair the unit to restore chemical sanitization. Verify the level of sanitizer and continually monitor by the use of test strips/kit.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory - No Other Purpose (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwash station at the bar is being used as a dump station.
Correction: The handwash facility identified above is to be used for washing hands only
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04/08/2015 | Routine | |
Supply metal pans for top prep units. Have pest control person treat for drain flies.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) white bean puree and creme brule in the refrigeration unit was not discarded by the ""consume by"" date.
Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by the ""consume by"" date. 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. Prepared ready to eat food must be used within 7 days or preparation.
- Pests - Controlling Pests*
Observation: There are drain flies in the kitchen and dining area. Premises are not being routinely inspected for evidence of pests
Correction: Inspect premises on routine basis for the evidence of pests. . Insects and other pests are capable of transmitting disease to man by contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
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07/16/2014 | Routine | |
All violations from 1/9/14 inspection are corrected.
No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/10/2014 | Follow-up | |
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage
Observation: Dispensing utensils improperly stored between uses.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) FOODs 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.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) FOODs in the refrigeration unit is inappropriately marked with a date or time that exceeds the maximum holding time as allowed by law.
Correction: Discard the food at this time. Ensure all prepared RTE food is mark with the name and ""consume by"" date on the container 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, sold or discarded within 7 calendar days or within 4 calendar days if held at 45°F. 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.
- 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 FOOD 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.
- Temperature Measuring Devices (repeated violation)
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the the home style refrigerators and one prep unit on the line.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
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01/09/2014 | Routine | |
Facility must fax proof of sewer lines being repaired to the health department at 857-7315 today.
- Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification*
Observation: Inadequate record keeping system for shell fish when removed from their tagged or labeled container.
Correction: Use an approved record keeping system that would preserve the source identification when removing 1 or more tagged or labeled shellstock from their containers. The system must ensure that shellstock from one tagged or labeled container is not commingled with shellstock from another container before being ordered by the consumer.
- Critical: Hands - Preventing Contamination from Hands*
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: Raw food of animal origin holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE).
Correction: Separate raw foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food.
- Critical: Food Contact with Equipment and Utensils*
Observation: Sewage is being snaked in the kitchen in a way that is contaminating food and food preparation surfaces.
Correction: Food was discarded and movable food prep items were sent to be washed rinsed and sanitized. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT IN THAT AREA UNTILL IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Pesto in the kitchen and the downstairs bar refrigerators 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: 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.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition*
Observation: According to the ""consume by"" date on the prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) FOOD in the refrigerator, the food should have been discarded 1 - 14 days ago.
Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by the ""consume by"" date. 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.
- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods
Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the salmon 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.
- Equipment and Utensils - Multiuse, Characteristics
Observation: The food contact surface of the broken storage containers is not durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable, resistant to pitting.
Correction: Replace the broken food containers to permit easy cleaning and prevent the migration of deleterious substances, or transference of colors, odors, or tastes to food.
- Temperature Measuring Devices
Observation: There was no temperature measuring device located in the prep units.
Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
- Temperature Measuring Devices
Observation: The temperature measuring device in the prep units were not properly located in the warmest part of the unit.
Correction: Relocate the temperature measuring device to the warmest part of the refrigeration unit to properly represent the ambient air temperature.
- Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
Observation: Prep units were observed in a state of disrepair and damaged. They are leaking water in the bottom of the units.
Correction: Repair the @EQUIPMENT@ to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter. If unable to repair the @EQUIPMENT@, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
- Critical: Equipment and Utensils - Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing*
Observation: Due to improper operation of the low temperature chemical sanitizing mechanical warewashing machine, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not sanitized after cleaning. (See 12 VAC 5-421-1700)
Correction: Discontinue use of the dish machine until the unit is repaired to restore chemical sanitization. Verify the level of sanitizer and continually monitor by the use of test strips/kit.
- Critical: Handwashing Lavatory*
Observation: The hand sink in the upstairs men's room is torn off the wall. (See 12 VAC5-421-2280)
Correction: Install additional lavatories to increase the employee's opportunity to wash hands routinely. Prior to installing additional plumbing fixtures the permit holder must apply and gain approval through the necessary regulatory agencies.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory
Observation: The handwashing facility located at the upstairs bar is blocked by the dump sink strainer, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the strainer preventing its use. Hand sinks are to be used for hand washing only.
- Critical: Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair*
Observation: Sewage is backing up into the kitchen
Correction: Repair sewage lines. Plumber was called during inspection.
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the upstairs bar and wait station adjacent to the kitchen.
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel has been provided in the wait station 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
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the upstairs bar, and upstairs mens room.
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
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 20 foot candles of light was noted in the dish area.
Correction: Provide at least 20 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in consumer self-service areas, inside equipment, warewashing, equipment storage, toilet rooms
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10/29/2013 | Routine | |
Great job in kitchen.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: FOOD in top prep unit cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Refrigerator adjusted during inspection.
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03/08/2013 | Routine | |
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food (repeated violation)
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Critical: Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Disposition* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) creme brulee in the refrigeration unit was not discarded by the 7 days after the prep date.
Correction: Discard the food at this time and ensure all prepared RTE food is served, sold or discarded by 7 days after prep including the prep day. 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.
- Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
Observation: Raw and/or undercooked @FOODS@ is/are provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure without proper disclosure.
Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
- Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
Observation: The food contact surface of the cutting board is not designed or constructed to be smooth and it contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
Correction: Replace the cutting board to provide a fotod contact surface that is smooth and easily cleanable, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices to prevent build-up of food debris.
- 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.
- Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (repeated violation)
Observation: @TABLEWARE@ were observed cloth-dried rather than air-dried after cleaning and chemical sanitization.
Correction: Items must be allowed to drain and air-dry before being stacked or stored. Cloth-drying may transfer microorganisms to equipment or utensils.
- Handwashing Lavatory, Water Temperature, and Flow
Observation: The handwashing sink at the service station has no water
Correction: Restore both hot and cold water to the hand sink at the service station area.
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the back bar area
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel has been provided.
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
- Hand Drying Provision
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the upstairs bar.
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
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 20 foot candles of light was noted in the @Location@
Correction: Provide at least 20 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in consumer self-service areas, inside equipment, warewashing, equipment storage, toilet rooms
- Critical: Toxics - Common Name/working Containers of Toxics* (corrected on site)
Observation: Working containers of @HAZARDOUS PRODUCT@ are not properly labeled.
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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03/01/2012 | Routine | |
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