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Restaurant: Paragon Food Services at Lucent
Address: 8744 Lucent Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Phone: (303) 587-1467
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Dec 13, 2013

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85

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An employee on the cook line cracked a raw egg and proceeded to prepare food without first washing their hands.
An employee on the cook line was observed wiping their hands on a common cloth towel. Ice was observed in the cook line hand sink.
An employee drink was stored at the cook line next to clean dishes. An unapproved pop top employee beverage was stored in the cook line reach-in refrigerator.
The following items in the cold-top refrigerator and salad bar were: cut melons were 51�°F, feta cheese was 47�°F, ham was 53�°F, an egg was 46�°, shredded cheese was 45�°F, sliced turkey was 56�°F, cheese was 49�°F, cut tomatoes were 55�°F, ham was 52�°F, cut cantaloupe was 54�°F. Sliced swiss cheese was 53�°F on a cutting board on the cook line.
Several coffee filter holders were observed stored in the cook line hand sink preventing its use.
An unlabeled chemical bottle was observed in the ware washing area.
Tuna salad was 58�°F and tightly covered while cooling in the reach-in refrigerator at the cook line.
The wood cutting board behind the sandwich station was scored. Oatmeal and raisins were stored in domestic grade containers above the food preparation area in the kitchen.
The gasket on the service line reach-in freezer was torn. The racks in the walk-in refrigerator were rusty. The formica on a cabinet door in the coffee area was in disrepair. Shelves in the dry storage area were rusted.
Hard water residue was found on the dish machine in the ware washing area.
Cutting boards in the preparation area in the kitchen were stained. The table top can opener blade in the preparation area of the kitchen was soiled with food.
The ventilation hood in the kitchen was soiled with grease. The table top can opener on the preparation table in the kitchen was soiled. The walk-in refrigerator gasket was soiled. The walk-in refrigerator shelves were soiled with food debris.
Sanitizer towels located at the service line were not stored in sanitizing solution and contained less than 150ppm quaternary ammonia residual.
In-use utensils were improperly stored in standing 77�°F water near the omelet area in the cook line.
Single service plates and lids were stored beneath the drain line of the cook line dump sink.
A dual check valve was not installed on the water supply for the coffee maker in the coffee service area. The spray hose above the soup kettle in the kitchen hung below the flood rim without an adequate back flow prevention device installed.
Floor drains in the kitchen were soiled. Vents throughout the kitchen were dusty. The ceiling above the dish wash area was soiled. The walk-in refrigerator floor was rusty and soiled. The walk-in freezer floor and ceiling had ice buildup. A ceiling tile above the ice machine and the mop area was missing. The vent in the employee restroom was dusty.
A light shield in the dry storage area was missing. A light in the employee restroom was not functioning.
The caulking around the toilet in the employee restroom was in disrepair. Several toilet paper rolls in the employee restroom were not in the mounting dispenser and were uncovered.

Ice was present in the basin of the deli area handsink.
A twist top employee beverage was stored underneath the back food preparation sink.
The following potentially hazardous foods were found above 41�°F at the salad bar: honeydew melon was 52�°F, cantaloupe was 52�°F, diced ham was 46�°F, tuna salad was 52�°F, hardboiled eggs were 52�°F.
The dish area handsink was not accessible due to trash cans stored in front of it.

A twist-top beverage was stored underneath the back food preparation sink. An employee beverage in an open container was stored in the deli area.
The following potentially hazardous foods were above 41�°F at the salad bar: diced ham 49�°F, hard boiled eggs 51�°F, cottage cheese 49�°F, cut spinach 48�°F, potato salad 55�°F, cut tomatoes 47�°F, and diced turkey 48�°F.

A moldy strawberry was stored with wholesome strawberries in the walk-in refrigerator.
The facility lacked a consumer advisory for their food items that are served raw or undercooked.
Pepperonis were 52�°F in an ice bin across from the fire oven. Sliced tomatoes were 47�°F in the cook line cold-top refrigerator. Milk was 60�°F, salad was 58�°F, and turkey sandwiches were 60�°F in the front dining room reach-in refrigerator.

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