- Basic - Hood filters in disrepair. Two gaps in hood system filters.
- Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Scoops used for cooked rice in steam table **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near steamer cooker not functional. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN: manager has already put in work order to maintenance to have hand sink repaired and made functional.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Multiple employees
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa at condiment bar for customers 48°. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN: salsa was discarded and new salsa in a new freezer container added to bar
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08/21/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Car keys, sweater, headphones near sink **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Chicken cart cooler by to go window
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Raw ribs in sink near chicken marinating machine **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.sauce squeeze bottles on cookline
- High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Multiple kitchen employees
- High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Front counter server
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked plantains next to fryers 51°. Moved to smaller pan and added more ice to cool down
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Glass cleaner by SOUFLE cups and soda cans near to go window **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Salsa in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
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3/26/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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11/4/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.hotel pans/by 3 compartment sink
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair.reach in cooler/cookline/interior condensation.
- Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered.raw chicken/cookline **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair.reach in freezer/cookline
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.salt/kitchen
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. By ice machine
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.cookline **Corrected On-Site**
- Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only.backdoor/trash **Corrected On-Site**
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6/4/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water.storeroom **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Single-service items stored on floor in dry storage area.plates **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris.kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.bleach/storeroom
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3/6/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.ice/frontline Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.diced tomatos/reach in cooler/frontline Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.frontline
- Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.fruitflies
- Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
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8/14/2012 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.kitchen Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor.vegetable /walk in freezer Corrected On Site.
- Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.cookline
- Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.frontline
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7/6/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored.oven cleaner Corrected On Site.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
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2/23/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. in chicken on prepline
- Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Observed employee with no hair restraint.
- Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. behind grill
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9/12/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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3/30/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. between cooking equipment grills
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed employee switch from working with mopping the floor to working with food cooking on grill without washing hands.
- Critical - Observed employees using same gloves to handle raw and cooked product.
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. in the kitchen Corrected On Site.
- Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
- Observed unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. some person on the phone
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. ribs eeach-in cooler
- Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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2/3/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
- Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
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8/17/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. pp line Corrected On Site.
- Observed employee with no hair restraint.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical. Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. no sanitized set up
- Critical. Reach-in cooler not cleaned prior to accumulation of soil residue. outside of unit Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed buildup of mold in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris. next to hand sink near drive-up window
- Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. in kitchen area
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3/3/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. balsomic tomatoes in walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. singer use utensils with no handle is being storged in PHF, in walk-in cooler, and in storge room.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. cooked rice
- Observed employee with no hair restraint.
- Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. cookline Corrected On Site.
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9/15/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 6/16/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 11/14/2008 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 9/15/2008 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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