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FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE TWO LINE PREP COOLERS ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 50.2F AND 48.2F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AND TURKEY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE TWO LINE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED TURKEY AT 50.3F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 52.1F, BLUE CHEESE CRUMBLES AT 52.8F, CUT TOMATOES AT 53.2F, SHELL EGGS AT 53.7F, EGG WHITES AT 44.F, GRAVY AT 55.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISHWASH AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE MACHINE AT 100PPM CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED DISCOLORATION AND A SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF BOTH MACHINES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF BOTH MACHINES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: REAR EXIT DOOR IS NOT RODENT PROOFED. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS. ALSO, OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND AT THE STAIRCASE TO THE BASEMENT. 10 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090 - Comments: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1395893 ON 2/3/14 NOT CORRECTED: 32/01 - DEFROST ICE FROM INTERIOR OF LINE PREP COOLER ON THE CONDENSER UNIT AND MAINTAIN. 34/01 - RESEAL THE FLOOR AROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. 35/01 - SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE PEELING PAINT AND REPAIR THE CEILING ALONG THE KITCHEN HALLWAY TO THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE. 36/01 - OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE DEEP FRYER. MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD. 38/01 - REPAIR ALL THE SINK STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THEY CAN ALL HOLD WATER IN THE SINK BASINS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS AND ICE CREAM FREEZER.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASH AREA, PREP AREA AND BARS WHERE NEEDED TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT BAR.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED A LIGHT SHIELD MISSING ABOVE THE REAR PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST INSTALL THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: STORE ICE SCOOPS FOR THE ICE MACHINES IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DEFROST ICE FROM INTERIOR OF LINE PREP COOLER ON THE CONDENSER UNIT AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: RESEAL THE FLOOR AROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE PEELING PAINT AND REPAIR THE CEILING ALONG THE KITCHEN HALLWAY TO THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE DEEP FRYER. MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR ALL THE SINK STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THEY CAN ALL HOLD WATER IN THE SINK BASINS.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SAUSAGES STORED IN A STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINER ON TOP OF THE FLAT TOP GRILL AT 114.6F. ALSO OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF CUT MELON STORED ON ICE AT 56.6F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 3# OF FOOD WORTH $15. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: NO SANITIZER WAS AVAILABLE AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINES AT THE 1ST FLOOR OR THE BASEMENT BAR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZER AT BOTH MACHINES AND MAINTAIN A FINAL RINSE CONCENTRATION OF 100PPM CHLORINE. MANAGEMENT ADDED A BOTTLE OF SANITIZER AT THE 1ST FLOOR DISHMACHINE AND A FINAL RINSE OF 100PPM CHLORINE WAS OBSERVED. THE BASEMENT DISHMACHINE WAS NOT SET UP WITH ANY CHEMICALS AT THIS TIME. BASEMENT BAR DISHMACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INADEQUATE NUMBER OF EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED THE BASEMENT BAR AREA WITHOUT AN EXPOSED HANDSINK INSTALLED. PLUMBING WAS PROVIDED FOR A HANDSINK WITH COLD AND HOT WATER VALVES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT AN EXPOSED HANDSINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN THIS AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE BASEMENT BAR UNTIL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE COOK'S LINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE 1ST FLOOR BAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EXPOSED HANDSINKS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED RUST ON THE STAINLESS STEEL SURFACES OF THE LARGER ICE MACHINE AND DISCOLORATION AND SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE MACHINE OR REMOVE RUST AND DISCOLORATION FROM THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES AND ALSO REPLACE ANY SOILED WATER HOSES INSIDE OF THE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR SURFACES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND HALLWAY FROM THE PREP AREA TO THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE. APROXIMATELY 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DEFROST ICE FROM INTERIOR OF LINE PREP COOLER ON THE CONDENSER UNIT AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, SHELF ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA INCLUDING FOOD DEBRIS BETWEEN FLOOR TILES AND AROUND WALLS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. RESEAL THE FLOOR AROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS AND CEILING OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE PEELING PAINT AND REPAIR THE CEILING ALONG THE KITCHEN HALLWAY TO THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE DEEP FRYER. MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD.

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: THE BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR LACKS A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE. MUST INSTALL.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARMTENT SINK SO THAT IT IS NOT SPRAYING WATER. REPAIR ALL THE SINK STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THEY CAN ALL HOLD WATER IN THE SINK BASINS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: FOAM CUPS ARE USED AS A SCOOP FOR BULK-FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER SCOOPS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.