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Restaurant: BUCA DI BEPPO
Address: 343 N Front St, Columbus, OH 43215
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: Sep 13, 2012

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100

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PIC Chef Jon
I. Employee Health
Management shall have a policy regarding employee health situations
III. Hand washing, Prevention of Contamination from Hands
Exposed ready-to-eat foods shall not be touched by bare hands
Hands shall be properly washed when required
Great job with gloves.
IV. Person in Charge/Demonstration of Knowledge
Manager demonstrated knowledge by responding to food safety question regarding the operation

Critical item corrected.

PIC: Chauncey
Updated green sign.
Investigated foodborne illness complaint and there was no evidence to link facility to the illnesses. Complaint is closed.

Discussed
Provided information
I. Employee Health (+)
II. Personnel Cleanliness (+)
III. Hand washing, Prevention of Contamination from Hands (+)
IV. Person in Charge/Demonstration of Knowledge (+)
V. Thawing (+)
VII. Cooking, Reheating, Cooling, Hot and Cold Holding (+) good cooling logs
VIII. Date Marking/Time as a Public Health Control (+) great work
IX. Consumer Advisory (+)
X. Highly Susceptible Populations (+)
XI. Protection from contamination (+)
XII. Chemical (+)
XIV. Transporting Food off Premise (+)
XV. Temperature Measuring Devices (+)

11-1: Visited facility and conducted a full inspection. Also, spoke in-depth with PIC (chauncey) about employee health policy, personal hygiene standards, hand washing policy. During inspection noted 4 non-critical violations, but no issues that would cause food borne illness. No evidence was found to link illnesses to facility and therefore complaint is non-verifiable and closed.
11-1: Called complainant to discuss my findings. No answer, left a message and got no response.

TRAINING WITH SCOTT AND ZAC ON A COMPLAINT RECIEVED THIS MORNING. SCOTT TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS COMPLAINT. WE TOOK OUR TIME EXPLAINING.

PIC - Todd; updated green "INSPECTED" sign. Discussed the inspection with the person in charge (Todd).

(-)*see violations on standard report
Discussed critical control points with the person in charge.
TCS = time/temperature controlled for safety
V. Thawing (-) Observed chicken thawing at room temperature. To prevent the growth and spread of Salmonella, chicken shall be properly thawed. The operator cooled the chicken under cold running water during the standard inspection. CDC Risk Factor 1 – Improper Holding Temperatures.
I. Employee Health (+) Haz Policy discussed with manager
II. Personnel Cleanliness (+) Acceptable, food employees eat, and drink only in designated areas
III. Hand washing, Prevention of Contamination from Hands (+)
Hand washing facilities are adequate, conveniently located and accessible for employees
Hand washing facilities are adequately supplied
Exposed ready-to-eat foods are not touched by bare hands
Hands are properly washed when required
IV. Person in Charge/Demonstration of Knowledge (+)
Manager has demonstrated knowledge through compliance with the food code
Manager demonstrated knowledge by responding to food safety questions regarding the operation
VII. Cooking, Reheating, Cooling, Hot and Cold Holding (+) Hot foods are being held at 135 F and cold foods are being held at 41 F
VIII. Date Marking/Time as a Public Health Control (+) all TCS food is properly marked with a discard date.
IX. Consumer Advisory (+)

PIC - Chauncy & Todd
- All critical and non-critical violations have been corrected. Thank you!

PIC - Todd & Chauncy
- Updated green "INSPECTED" sign
- Discussed inspection report with the person-in-charge.
- All critical violations observed were corrected during the inspection

Discussed CCP’s with the person-in-charge.
TCS= time/temperature controlled for safety foods.
III. Hand washing, Prevention of Contamination from Hands (-)
Observed a food employee load unsanitary utensils into the warewashing machine and then put away clean utensils. Employees shall thoroughly wash their hands before handling clean equipment so that is does not become contaminated. The violation was discussed with the person-in-charge during the inspection. CDC Risk Factor 4 – Poor Personal Hygiene
XII. Chemical (-)
During the inspection observed an unlabeled chemical bottle in server station. All chemical bottles shall be labeled so that chemicals are not misused and so that food and equipment does not become contaminated. The chemical bottle was labeled during the inspection. CDC Risk Factor: Other - Foreign Substances
I. Employee Health
Management is aware and has a policy regarding employee health situations
II. Personnel Cleanliness
Food employees eat, and drink only in designated areas
Food employees experiencing persistent sneezing, coughing, or runny nose do not work with exposed foods, clean equipment, utensils, linens or unwrapped single service /use articles
IV. Person in Charge/Demonstration of Knowledge
Manager is certified in food safety
Manager has demonstrated knowledge through compliance with the food code

Persons in charge- Chauncey, Reggie. Updated green sign. Report signed by Reggie.

I. Personnel Cleanliness (+)
Note: Acceptable and all employees appeared in good health.
II. Demonstration of Knowledge (+)
Note: Person in charge was able to answer the basic food safety questions.
III. Hand washing, Prevention of Contamination from Hands (+)
Note: Stocked and used appropriately.
V. Thawing (+)
Note: Most foods are thawed under refrigeration.
VII. Cooking, Reheating, Cooling, Hot and Cold Holding (-)
Note: All temperatures were not in compliance.
VIII. Date Marking/Time as a Public Health Control (+)
Note: All items were properly date marked.
XI. Protection from contamination (+)
Note: Acceptable, foods properly stored.
XII. Chemical (+)
Note: All chemicals were labeled and stored appropriately
XV. Temperature Measuring Devices (+)
Note: Person in charge was able to explain how to calibrate a thermometer.

Rechecked coolers. The items in the pizza cooler were holding at the appropriate temperature. The upright cooler on the prep line is no longer being used.
Person in charge/ report signed by Chauncey.

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