SHINYA IZAKAYA GRILL & BAR

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ICE MACHINE AT BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES.OBSERVED 15 FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AT KITCHEN AREAS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A.MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND ELIMINATE FLIES.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ICE MACHINE AT BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE.MUST REPAIR.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BY COOKING AREAS AND DISHWASHING AREAS.MUST CLEAN.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN AREA 2-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER STORED COVERED WITH FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS UNCOVERED OR LOOSELY-COVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 5 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT AREA: 3 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH SHELVES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ALONG THE WEST BASEMENT WALL, 2 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH CHEST FREEZERS NEAR STAIRWELL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD COCKROACHES AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF DEAD INSECTS OR OTHER PESTS.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS IN ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOWLS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE IN THE KITCHEN AREA MISSING ADEQUATE DRIP PREVENTION, NO GREASE DRIP GUTTERS PROVIDED AND GREASE DEIP BUILD-UP ON SURFACES OF HOOD SYSTEM ABOVE GRILL AND STOVE BURNERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DUCTING OR OTHER COMPONENTS TO ADEQUATELY PREVENT GREASE DRIP ABOVE EXPOSED FOOD, EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK REMOVED FROM THE DISH MACHINE AREA (NEAR UTILITY SINK), AS REFLECTED IN FACILITY. EXISTING PLUMBING CONNECTIONS AND SOAP/PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER STILL PROVIDED ALONG WALL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SINK FOR THIS AREA AND MAINTAIN THE NUMBER OF HANDWASHING SINKS REQUIRED BY LAW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE KITCHEN AREA 2-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER STORED COVERED WITH FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS UNCOVERED OR LOOSELY-COVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 5 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT AREA: 3 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH SHELVES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ALONG THE WEST BASEMENT WALL, 2 DEAD COCKROACHES BENEATH CHEST FREEZERS NEAR STAIRWELL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD COCKROACHES AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF DEAD INSECTS OR OTHER PESTS.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS IN ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOWLS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE IN THE KITCHEN AREA MISSING ADEQUATE DRIP PREVENTION, NO GREASE DRIP GUTTERS PROVIDED AND GREASE DEIP BUILD-UP ON SURFACES OF HOOD SYSTEM ABOVE GRILL AND STOVE BURNERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DUCTING OR OTHER COMPONENTS TO ADEQUATELY PREVENT GREASE DRIP ABOVE EXPOSED FOOD, EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AND ACCESSIBLE ANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C)

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

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WOMENS WASHROOM CLOSING COMPLETELY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNSEALED WALLS IN WOMEN AND MENS WASHROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALLS SMOOTHLY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND NON ABSORBENCY.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF UTILITY SINK WITH BLACK RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.