Village Square Diner, 1111 Spring Rd Shermans, Dale, PA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant name: VILLAGE SQUARE DINER
Address: 1111 SPRING RD SHERMANS, Dale, PA 17090
Phone: 717-275-7218
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 10/14/2014
Last inspection violation count: 15

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

  • Duties of the Person in Charge (46.102)
    --OPERATOR NOT MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH CRITICAL FOOD CODE REQUIREMENTS AS EVIDENCED BY INSPECTION REPORT.
  • Cleanliness of Hands and Exposed Portions of Arms (46.131)
    --HOT WATER SIDE OF MAIN HANDWASH SINK IN COOKING/ PREP AREA NOT TURNED ON DUE TO CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WHEN TURNED ON FROM BELOW SINK. WHEN I ASKED EMPLOYEE IN FRONT OF OWNER HOW HE WAS WASHING HIS HANDS- HE STATED HE WAS USING COLD WATER FOR NOW UNTIL THE REPAIRMAN COMES TO FIX IT. REPAIRMAN CAME LATE DURING INSPECTION AND FIXED SINK.
  • Hair Restraints (46.152)
    --EMPLOYEE PREPARING COOKED POTATOES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT DURING THAT DUTY.
  • Food Storage Requirements & Prohibited Areas (46.321)
    --NUMEROUS CASES AND BAGGED FOOD PRODUCT SITTING ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. CASE OF POTATOES SITTING ON FLOOR UNDER POTATO STORAGE SHELF.
  • Thawing Potentially Hazardous Food (46.383)
    --ONE CASE OF FROZEN FOOD SITTING ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF WALK IN FREEZER THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FROM 1 PM- 2:30 PM. WHEN POINTED OUT TO OWNER- HE STATED IT WAS TO BE PUT INTO WALK IN COOLER TO THAW. ALSO SAW 2 ROLLS OF HAMBURGER IN A BUS TRAY THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
  • Materials for Surfaces that are Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (46.522)
    --TORN PARTS OF PLASTIC BAGS BEING USED IN DRAINS OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO PREVENT WATER FROM DRAINING OUT AS STOPPERS ARE NOT CORRECT TYPE FOR SINK.
  • Jewelry (46.136)
    --EMPLOYEE COOKING AND PREPARING FOOD WEARING A WATCH AND A BRACELET ON WRIST.
  • Eating, Drinking or Using Tobacco (46.151(a))
    --Food Employees observed eating or tasting food ( CAKE )in the * WAITRESS FOOD PREP area.
  • Wiping Cloths Use Limitations (46.304)
    --WET AND SOILED WIPING CLOTHS FOUND IN 3 WAITRESS AREAS NOT BEING STORED IN SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
  • Cold Holding Potentially Hazardous Foods (46.385(a)(2)-(a)(5))
    --PIE COOLER TEMPERATURE WAS AT 54 DEGREES F. INTERNAL TEMPERATURE RANGED FROM 55- 60 DEGREES F. VOLUNTARY DISPOSAL OF APPROXIMATELY $ 21.00 OF TCS PIES.
  • Design & Functionality of Temperature Measuring Devices (46.590)
    --THERE WAS NO THERMOMETER IN PIE COOLER OR IN HOLDING COOLER AND BAINE MARIE IN COOK/ PREP ROOM. A THERMOMETER WAS PUT INTO PIE COOLER DURING INSPECTION, BUT REVEALED UNIT WAS RUNNING AROUND 60 DEGREES F. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
  • Sanitizing Solution Testing Device Provided & Used (46.634 & 46.674(e))
    --OPERATOR HAS CHLORINE TEST PAPERS, BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE COLOR CODE TO COMPARE CONCENTRATION LEVELS TO VERIFY 50- 100 PPM.
  • Water Temperature & Pressure when Hot Water is Used for Sanitizing in Mechanical Warewashing (46.675(d)(e))
    --LOW TEMP DISHWASH MACHINE ONLY REACHING 110 DEGREES F. INSTEAD OF 120 DEGREES F. AS REQUIRED. OWNER STATED IT WAS WORKING 2 WEEKS AGO.
  • Objective of Cleaning Food Contact Surfaces & Utensils (46.711(a))
    --OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ACCUMULATION IN CREVICE AREAS OF SLICER.
  • Insect Control Device Design & Installation (46.922(c))
    --An insect control device ( FLY STICK ) located in * CORNER OF CEILING OVER CLEAN DISHES area with potential to contaminate food, equipment, and / or utensils.
10/14/2014Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 05/12/2014Follow-up
No violation noted during this evaluation. 03/17/2014Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 02/27/2013Follow-up
No violation noted during this evaluation. 02/12/2013Regular

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