- Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
Observation:Areas of kitchen not kept clean. Cleanliness and housekeeping practices have improved but some work still needed.
- Outer openings are protected
Observation:Gap at bottom of back door. New weather strip has been purchased but not installed.
- Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
Observation:Some wood surfaces in bar are not easily cleanable. Owner is in process of sealing.
- Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceilings
Observation:Areas of kitchen and bar flooring not in good repair and not easily cleanable. Owner is in process of repair.
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10/09/2015 | Physical Recheck |
- Cleaning frequency of food contact surfaces (PHF/TCS)
Observation:Cutting surfaces not properly cleaned and sanitized at least every 4 hours.
- Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
Observation:Several non food contact surfaces throughout establishment that are not easily cleanable.
- Bare hand contact with ready to eat foods
Observation:Food employee cutting tomatoes with bare hands. Gloves were put on and tomatoes were voluntarily discarded.
- Utensils and pressure measuring devices maintained
Observation:Rubber scrapper not maintained in good repair. Voluntarily discarded.
- Outer openings are protected
Observation:Gap at bottom of back door.
- Handwashing signage
Observation:Handwashing signage not posted at bar handsink.
- Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
Observation:General overall cleaning needed in dish room and throughout establishment.
- Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceilings
Observation:Areas of floor in kitchen and behind bar that are not in good repair and not easily cleanable.
- Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
Observation:Tall reach-in cooler in kitchen not kept clean. Wire storage shelving in kitchen not kept clean.
- Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
Observation:Raw shell egs, raw chicken and raw seafood stored above vegetables, sauces and salsas in kitchen tall cooler. Items were moved at time of inspection.
- Posting inspection reports
Observation:Most recent inspection report not posted.
- Cutting surfaces maintained
Observation:Several cutting boards not maintained in good repair.
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09/11/2015 | Regular |
- Posting of a valid license
- Handwashing signage
Hand sign needed at hand sink up on the bar.
- equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
Gaskets on prep cooler in poor repair. Clean the outside of ice machien- not clean to sight or touch.
- Design and construction of equipment including
hot oil filtering equipment, can openers, non-food contact surfaces, kick plates, ventilation hood systems filters, bearings and gear boxes, and condenser units
- Designated areas for employees
use of designated areas by employees
- Food storage, prohibited areas
Food in freezer stored directly on cardboard box, cardboard is not easily cleanable. product voluntarily discarded. Some ice build up from freezer when defrosting all foods shall be covered. This water/ice is not potable foods coming in direct contact shall be discarded.
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08/15/2013 | Routine |
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