Pt's Bar-B-Que, 3634 N Gale Ave, Peoria, IL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: PT's Bar-B-Que
Address: 3634 N Gale Ave, Peoria, IL 61604
Restaurant type: Restaurant
Phone: (309) 688-5544
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 1/3/2014
Score
89

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HACCP: Discussed and provided date marking haccp. Sanitizer used is Chlorine.
  • Food protection during storage, prepartion, display, service, transportation
    Hard wood used for smoking being stored outside the building with no protection.
    Discussed with the own who stated he will get an outdoor storage bin to store the wood in.
    Provide wood for smoking to be protected.
  • Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located.
    The edge of the counter top for the prep table is not sealed.
    Paint or seal the edge of the prep counter.
  • Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
    Numerous wiping cloths seen stored on the counter tops or hanging on the sinks.
    Corrected wiping cloth solution was made and wiping cloths where placed into the bucket.
    Moist cloths or sponges used for cleaning non-food-contact surfaces of equipment such as counters, dining table tops and shelves shall be stored in the sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
    Plastic forks and spoons stored in the box they came in were multiple directions.
    Provide a container which the plastic forks and spoons can be stored in with the handles presented to the worker.
    Single-service knives, forks and spoons shall be presented with the handle of the utensil towards the user unless they are pre-wrapped or pre-packaged.
  • Plumbing installed and maintained
    3-compartment sink is leaking.
    Repair or replace the leaking fixture.
    Plumbing shall be sized, installed, and maintained in accordance with applicable provisions of the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
  • Critical: Toxic items labeled and used properly
    Spray bottles being stored above the sink next to the back door were not labeled.
    Label spray bottles with what they contain.
    Corrected the contents of the bottles were dumped.
    Small working containers of bulk cleaning agents shall be individually labeled for easy identification of contents.
1/3/2014Routine89
Only packaged food and packaged single use items may be stored in the storage room with the washer and dryer.

New hand sink on wall with hood will overflow out the air gap when the water is left on for 30-40 seconds.  Clean grease trap or remove baffles to allow better water flow.  

Per receipt, new gaskets have been ordered for the walk in cooler and walk in freezer.

Final approval has been given to operate under the guidelines of Chapter 10, Food Safety, of the Peoria County Code.
  • Critical: Cross-contamination, equipment, personnel, storage
    Eggs stored over bread in walk in cooler.
    Store raw food products below ready to eat products.
    Corrected.
  • Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located.
    Seal edges of new prep table counter.
  • Plumbing installed and maintained
    Leaks from three compartment sink faucet.
  • Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue
    Provide soap and paper towels at all handsinks including the outdoor one.
11/27/2013Final
Mechanical refrigeration holding ambient temperature of 37-39 degrees F.  

The room contaibning the washer and dryer may not be used for storage, dishes or wares storage, or single use item storage with the exception that packaged food and packaged single use items may be stored in that area.


Sanitizer - chlorine
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located.
    Rusted shelving in walk in cooler.  Rusted blades on several knives and industrial can opener.  Resurface or replace food contact surfaces.
  • Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located.
    Knife holder attached to wall above 3 bay sink in disrepair.  Repair or replace knife holder.

    Gaskets on doors of walk in cooler and walk in freezer held together with duct tape.  Remove duct tape and repair gaskets by final inspection.

    Exposed bare wood in some areas of storage.  Seal all exposed wood by final inspection.
  • Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
    Knives on wall magnet excessively soiled.
  • Plumbing installed and maintained
    Leaky valves on handsink and 3 bay sink.
    Plumbing shall be sized, installed, and maintained in accordance with applicable provisions of the Illinois State Plumbing Code.  Repair by final inspection.
  • Critical: Hand washing sinks installed, located, accessible
    No handsink on hood side of food prep area.  Install handsink by final inspection.

    No temporary handsink set up for outside smoking/grilling.  Please provide temporary handwash station for outside by next inspection.
  • Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, properly constructed, clean
    Wall behind 3 bay sink in disrepair. Repair or resurface wall by final inspection.
11/22/2013Preliminary

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