Em's Restaurant, 271 N Center St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: Em's Restaurant
Address: 271 N Center St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone: (801) 596-0566
Restaurant type: Restaurants: plated
Risk level: Risk Level 3
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 12/3/2015
Score
83

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

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Action taken

  • Unable to verify 2 food handler cards. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Cooked food in the reach-in cooler is not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
  • Hand washing sink is missing a side splash guard. (1 penalty point)
  • Preset tableware is not wrapped, covered, or not being removed when a consumer is seated. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • The wood cabinet in the storage room is unsealed in damaged areas. (1 penalty point)
  • The ceiling is dusty in various areas. (1 penalty point)
12/3/2015Routine83Advise & Educate
  • The certified manager is not registered with SLCoHD. (1 penalty point)
  • Ice scoop is stored on unclean surface. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Leafy greens are being held out of temperature control at 60 °F on a counter. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Cold holding unit lacks an internal ambient thermometer. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are heavily soiled with accumulations of grease. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Wood storage cabinet shelves are unsealed. (1 penalty point)
12/3/2014Routine84Advise & Educate
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Raw chicken is stored above ready to eat foods in the walk-in cooler. (6 penalty points)
  • Raw meat is stored above other foods in the freezer. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The short rib is being held at 44°F in a reach in cooler. (6 penalty points)
  • Cabinetry is not smooth, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are heavily soiled with accumulations of grease. (6 penalty points)
11/21/2013Routine79Advise & Educate
  • Food safety manager certification is expired. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees are eating in food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: A food employee touched ready-to-eat lemons with bare hands. (6 penalty points)
  • The ice scoop is stored with the handle in contact with an unclean surface. (1 penalty point)
  • Cabinetry is not smooth, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Non-portable equipment is not spaced from immovable non-portable surfaces for easy cleaning, or sealed to nearby immovable surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Hand sinks are being used for purposes other than hand washing. (3 penalty points)
  • Ceiling air vents are dusty. (1 penalty point)
5/8/2013Routine77Advise & Educate
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. (1 penalty point)
  • Cabinetry is not smooth, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Gaskets are damaged on a refrigerator unit. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The final rinse temperature in the warewash machine is too weak. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • The interior of the small reach in is unclean. There is an accumulation of dust on the hood. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Ceiling air vents are dusty. (1 penalty point)
7/27/2012Routine82Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Employee's drink does not have a lid. (3 penalty points)
  • Cutting boards are scratched and scored and no longer easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Sanitizer concentration in the warewash machine is too weak. (6 penalty points)
  • Cooking filters are filled with grease deposits. The basket above food table is filled with dust. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • Restrooms lack hand washing signage. (1 penalty point)
11/30/2011Routine82Advise & Educate
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked in the Victory reach-in cooler. (6 penalty points)
  • Clean water pitchers are not covered or inverted to prevent contamination and are stored by the window. (1 penalty point)
  • Sponges are used to wash pots and pans in the 3 compartment sink. (1 penalty point)
  • Filters in cooking hood are encrusted with grease deposits and other debris. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • Women's restroom lacks hand washing signage. (1 penalty point)
  • There is insufficient light intensity in the food preparation area. (1 penalty point)
7/15/2011Routine80Advise & Educate
  • An employee washed hands at the prep sink (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods are not date-marked in the Victory. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Steak Knives are Stored in a dirty container (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • The faucet leaks at the mop sink (1 penalty point)
  • There is no soap at the hand sink. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Restrooms lack hand washing signage. (1 penalty point)
  • The floor is dirty beneath coffee service equipment. (1 penalty point)
  • There are dead insects in the coffee area handsink (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
1/4/2011Routine78Advise & Educate
  • An employee washed hands at the prep sink. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Food in the Victory are not date marked. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Steak knives are stored in dirty containers. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • The mop sink faucet leaks. (1 penalty point)
  • Hnadsoap is stored at the prep sink and not at the handsink. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • There is no handwash reminder sign in the women's toilet room. (1 penalty point)
  • The floor is dirty under equipment in the coffee service area. (1 penalty point)
  • Dead insects are in the coffee service handsink. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
1/4/2011Routine78Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Employee drinks are stored on the pass-through - no lids. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Food removed from original packaging and held over 24 hours are not date marked. (6 penalty points)
  • Unable to verify an irreversible temperature indicator. (1 penalty point)
  • The Victory door gasket is torn. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The top interior of the ice machine is dirty. (6 penalty points)
6/29/2010Routine80Advise & Educate

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