AUSTIN EMPOWERMENT COALITION

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WOMEN WASHROOM DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON SAID WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING ON WALL WITH EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING NEXT TO THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/COVER OPENING AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNUSED BROKEN STOVE STORED ON CORNER NEAR THE SIDE EXIT DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID STOVE DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. WHEN THE HOT WATER KNOB IS TURNED NO WATER COMES OUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT WATER AT HANDWASHING SINK AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON SITE WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH RECORD OF VISITS AND COPY OF SERVICE TICKET THAT SETS FORTH PEST CONTROL IDPH LICENSE NUMBER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (C), CITATION ISSUED

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO INTERIOR AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS PROVIDED IN THE 2-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER AND UPRIGHT FREEZER UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MISSING LABELS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED ON ALL BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (POTS, PANS) ALONG EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHELF TO BE SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS AND MAINTAIN.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 4-202.18: OBSERVED ONE MISSING FILTER IN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING FILTER IN HOOD.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC ON PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC FROM PREP TABLE ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PLUMBERS PUTTY ON INTERIOR OF HNADWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY ALL NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCETT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LEAK FROM DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK FROM DRAIN PIPE AND MAINTAIN.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MEN OR WOMEN'S WASHROOM DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON MEN AND WOMEN'S WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED ONE MISSING FILTER IN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING FILTER IN HOOD.

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2566729 DATED 11/08/2022. NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. OBSERVED THE VENTILATION IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS INSIDE CABINET AREAS AT THE WALL OPEN AND EXPOSED, INSTRUCTED THEY MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN ALL OPEN AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ENTERING AND HARBORING.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED THE RIGHT-HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM NEAR THE WINDOW WITH A VERY LOOSE FAUCET UNIT AND THE HOT WATER KNOB IN THE UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT GREASE TRAP ATTACHED. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL COVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, THE CORNER OF THE STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND EXPOSED WALL BEHIND THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AS WELL AS OPENINGS AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPAIR, COVER, AND SEAL ALL OPEN AREAS.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD-UP OF DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON-COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PESTS AND INSECT HARBORING.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FACILITY IN NEED OF WORKING COMMERCIAL GRADE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH PROPER LIGHTING. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST INSTALL AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST FIT UNDER HOOD UNIT (DEEP FRYER, STOVE UNIT) OR ANYTHING THEY DECIDE TO SWITCH OUT AND REPLACE.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT COVERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA JUST IN FRONT OF THE COOKING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON-SITE.