| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|
4
|
1
|
Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use |
No |
Yes
|
No |
2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed open employee cup and an open soda can stored in kitchen. CDI- Drinks removed. |
|
13
|
1.50
|
Food separated and protected |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw chicken stored above cooked sweet and sour chicken on speed rack in kitchen. CDI- Foods moved to walk in cooler and stored by final cook temperature.
3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. Observed number of foods not covered in walk in cooler including all egg rolls cooked days earlier. CDI- All foods properly covered with lids. |
|
14
|
1.50
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized |
Yes |
No
|
No |
4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed a few dishes and pans stored as clean with food stuck to them, especially around handle indentions of food tubs. CDI- Dirty items placed in 3 comp sink for re-washing. |
|
20
|
3
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed various foods removed from cold holding, being left out at room temp for extended period of time awaiting reheating including: chicken wings and bowl of rice. CDI- Rice disposed of, wings placed in fridge unit. |
|
31
|
1
|
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
No |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed large number of foods being left out to cool at room temperature without cooling methods in use. Observed chicken wings and sweet and sour chicken stored in very deep tubs or pans to actively cool in walk in cooler. CDI- All foods moved to shallow vented pans and stored in walk in cooler to meet cooling requirements. |
|
33
|
0.50
|
Approved thawing methods used |
No |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed raw chicken strips and raw beef left out at room temperature to thaw. CDI- Workers placed thawing foods in walk in cooler. |
|
37
|
1
|
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display |
No |
No
|
No |
3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Observed worker place flat pan for fried chicken on top of open trash can, CDI- worker stopped before placing chicken on pan, pan moved to 3 comp sink for cleaning, chicken placed on clean pan on prep table. |
|
43
|
0.50
|
Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used |
No |
No
|
No |
4-502.13 Single-use and single-service articles may not be reused. Observed a couple no. 10 metal cans being re-used for different sauces. CDI- PIC disposed of cans. |
|
45
|
0
|
Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used |
No |
No
|
No |
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed racks in prep cooler rusted and peeling, needing replacing soon. |