Plaza Cafe, 12250E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO 80014 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant: Plaza Cafe
Address: 12250E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 751-0500
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Dec 6, 2013
Score
(the higher the better)

100

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Inspection findings

Inspection Type

Inspection Date

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  • Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Food-Contact Surfaces
  • Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Nonfood-Contact Surfaces
  • Equipment Design / Construction: Food-Contact Surfaces
  • Food Labeling / Food Protection: Food Protected from Contamination, Improper Thawing
  • Food Temperature Control: Cold Hold at 41›F or Less
  • Food Temperature Control: Food Thermometer (Probe Type)
  • Food: Consumer Advisory
  • Hand washing Facilities: Soap and Drying Devices
  • Personnel: Demonstration of Knowledge
  • Personnel: Hygienic Practices, Minimize Hand Contact, Common Towel, Appropriate Sink, Fingernails
  • Physical Facilities: Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
  • Physical Facilities: Ventilation
  • Testing Devices: Chemical Test Kits Provided and Accessible
  • Utensils, Equipment, Single-Service Articles: No Reuse of Single-Service Articles
  • Utensils, Equipment, Single-Service Articles: Single-Service Articles Stored and Dispensed
Routine Sep 25, 2013 61
  • Food: Consumer Advisory
  • Physical Facilities: Ventilation
Follow-Up Oct 14, 2013 94
  • Food: Consumer Advisory
  • Physical Facilities: Ventilation
Follow-Up Nov 5, 2013 94
  • Food Temperature Control: Cold Hold at 41›F or Less
  • Personnel: Hygienic Practices, Minimize Hand Contact, Common Towel, Appropriate Sink, Fingernails
  • Sanitation Rinse: Manual
Follow-Up Nov 25, 2013 85
No violation noted during this evaluation. Follow-Up Dec 6, 2013 100

Violation descriptions and comments

Sep 25, 2013

The facility was serving undercooked eggs and beef without a consumer advisory.
The hand sink in the front service and kitchen area was being used for purposes other than hand washing as stated by the employee and evidenced by a scrubbing sponge in the hand sink basin.
The person in charge demonstrated a lack of food safety knowledge; they did not know proper cooking temperatures for chicken or ground beef, they stated they were not sanitizing dishes in the manual ware-washing process, and they did not know how to calibrate their probe-type thermometer.
Cut lettuce was 67°F sitting out on the three-compartment sink drain board.
The facility had a probe-type thermometer that was not calibrated to 32°F +/-2°F in ice water
Paper towels were not provided at the front kitchen hand sink.
Cut vegetables by the sandwich station were stored uncovered.
A shelf inside the standing freezer was broken.
No chlorine test-strips were present at facility for testing the sanitizer.
Ice build-up was observed in standing freezer.
Single service to-go boxes were stored face-up and uncovered.
The wall behind cook line grill was soiled with grease.
No ventilation system was in place for the flat-top grill or the fryer.

Oct 14, 2013

The facility was serving undercooked eggs and hamburger without a consumer advisory.
The facility did not have ventilation provided for the flat top grill or for the counter top fryer. Compliance agreement stands from original inspection.

Nov 5, 2013

The facility was serving undercooked eggs and hamburger without a consumer advisory.
The facility is using a flat top grill without adequate ventilation.

Nov 25, 2013

An employee was observed washing a grill scraper in the front area hand sink.
Roast beef was 50°F on the cold-top cutting board. Cut lettuce was 56°F on the preparation table next to the fryers.
An employee was observed not sanitizing a dish in the manual ware-washing process.

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