Aug 19, 2014 (Routine)

• Correct response to questions
  Certified Food Protection Manager certificate issued by the DC Department of Health is not conspicuously posted in the establishment next to the establishment's business license. (Corrected On Site)
• Management awareness; policy present
  The establishment does not have an employee health policy regarding the prevention of foodborne illness. I provided the establishment with a copy of the DC Food Code employee medical referral, reporting agreement, and interview forms. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  There is no handwashing signage at the handwashing sink at the seafood display refrigerator. (Corrected On Site)
• Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  The handwashing sinks are unclean. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
  The shellstock tags for mussels and oysters are not being maintained on the premises for at least 90 days after bags/containers are empty. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food separated and protected
  Raw chicken is stored on a shelf directly above sausages in the walk-in refrigerator (Corrected On Site)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Dust is built up on the walk-in refrigerators' fan guards. There is food debris on the floor beneath the storage shelves in the walk-in refrigerator. Crud is built up near the door on the interior wall of the meat walk-in refrigerator in the basement. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  The interiors of the microwave ovens are unclean. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
  There are unlabeled plastic spray bottles of unidentified liquids at the handwashing sinks. (Corrected On Site)
• Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan
  The establishment is vacuum packaging various types of food without having obtained a variance from the Department of Health. CEASE AND DESIST THIS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
  The establishment is conducting reduced oxygen packaging (vacuum packaging) of various foods without a HACCP plan approved by the Department of Health. CEASE AND DESIST THIS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  There is no visible thermometer in the white reach-in refrigerator in the basement. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  The thermometer in the under-counter refrigerator is defective. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Mussels and oysters are on display for sale in the display refrigerator but some have been removed from their original bags and no shellstock tags are provided in the unit. (Corrected On Site)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  A fly strip is suspended from the ceiling in the meat cutting area at the display refrigerator and over the 3-compartment sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  There are packaged food items on display in the front of the establishment that are not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. (Corrected On Site)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Wiping cloths are stored on cutting boards and no wiping cloth sanitizing solutions are prepared. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
  Large plastic pickle buckets are reused throughout the establishment to store various food items other than pickles. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  The cutting boards are badly scratched and chipped. All need to be resurfaced or replaced. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Paper is lining the bottom shelf of the table adjacent to the under-counter refrigerator behind the display refrigerator. There is rust on the interior of the ice maker. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  There is no air gap above the floor drain beneath the 3-compartment sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  There is no covered receptacle for the disposal of feminine hygiene products in the toilet room. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)

Jul 15, 2014 (Follow-up)

Jul 08, 2014 (Routine)

• Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
  No shellstock tags on file for 90 days. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
  No parasite destruction letter for fish in stock. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Unclean food-contact surfaces (knives used for seafood and left near seafood display). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, and unsafe food
  Food left in metal can after opened. Located cans inside of reach in refrigerator. (Corrected On Site)
• Proper date marking & disposition
  6 small tubs of mint jelly were found in reach in refrigerator that expired on June 1st 2014 (Corrected On Site)
• Thermometers provided & accurate
  No thermometer in walk-in refrigerator(s). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Food properly labeled; original container
  Working containers holding sauces in walk in cooler not labeled. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Rodent droppings found in shelving unit near seafood area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, & display
  Food spills inside of refrigerator in downstairs area.
• Personal cleanliness
  Food handlers in meat section not wearing hair restraints. (Corrected On Site)
• Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Wiping cloth(s) stored on counter(s) and not in sanitizing solution. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Gloves used properly
  Meat prep cooks were not changing gloves between serving and cleaning tasks.
• Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
  Cutting boards in behind seafood and meat displays were worn down and had cuts in them. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  No covered receptacle in toilet room.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Bread debris on floor in bakery area.
• Physical facilities: installed, maintained, & clean
  Old or unused equipment stored in the establishment. Tools and other unneeded items stored in the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 45 CALENDAR DAYS)