Inspector: MAGALY CICERO-ASQUERI, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II
Risk-Based Violations
Person in charge does not ensure active managerial control in the establishment as evidenced by
the violations noted on the inspection report: hand washing; unsanitary equipment, unsanitary conditions, food
cross contamination, hot and cold holding temperatures.
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Kitchen, Front Food Service area- Food employees wearing single-use gloves to wash and handle
unclean equipment / utensils then handled clean utensils and between entering and exiting the preparation areas
prior to engaging in food preparation without changing gloves between tasks. Proper glove usage was discussed
with management.
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Backroom area - buckets of peeled potatoes stored uncovered on food storage shelf inside walk in
cooler.
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Backroom area, bags of raw chicken breast stored in metal container along with bags of ground
sausage, on food storage shelf inside walk in cooler. COS, all food were moved to proper storage during
inspection.
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Front Food Service area, employee was observed cutting a raw chicken breast and with the same
knife cutting tomatoes to proceed in the perpetration of a sandwich. COS, employee was asked to stop
perpetration and cross contamination practices were discussed. Management voluntarily discarded all tomatoes.
Backroom area, raw shell eggs stored on shelf above ready to eat containers of cream cheese, inside walk in
cooler. COS, eggs were moved to proper storage during inspection.
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Print Date: 3/30/2023
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Citation Description: Surface of utensil or equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature control for
safety food not cleaned at any time when contamination may have occurred; at least every 24 hours for iced tea
dispensers and consumer-self service utensils; before restocking consumer self-service equipment or utensils;
or in equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such
as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tunes,
coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer, or absent
manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. 4-602.11(E)
Observation: Backroom area, Interior of Blueair ice machine, ice bin and ice shoot, with mold like residue
throughout unit. COS, Ice machine was properly washed rinsed and sanitized during inspection. Cake processing
area, icing piping tips, icing sleeves, utensils, baking pans and molds found encrusted with old food residue not
cleaned as required.
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Meat Processing area- Old food residue encrusted on interior of the blade and wheel of band saw,
on the meat tenderizer. COS, All equipment was properly washed, rinsed and sanitized during inspection.
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Back Processing area, underside of large mixers, found with encrusted old food residue. COS, All
equipment was properly washed, rinsed and sanitized during inspection.
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Front Bakery area, Ham and cheese and spinach empanadas, found between 127*F to 129*F,
inside hot holding display case when probed with a calibrated thermometer, COS, All product was voluntary
discarded during inspection.
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Person in charge does not correctly respond questions that relate to preventing transmission of
food borne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause a food borne
disease. Copy of Employee Health Guidelines and employee reporting, signing agreement provided.
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Front Food Service area, found rice pudding and bread pudding between 56*F to 59*F, inside cold
holding display case when probed with a calibrated thermometer. COS, All product was voluntarily discarded
during inspection.
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Backroom area, found several metal trays with left over cooked meat from previous day, with no
date marking inside walk in cooler. COS, all foods were dated during inspection.
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Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to a
vomitor diarrhea event in the establishment.
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Front Food Service, Back Processing area, several toxic cleaners and alcohol bottle, found on
multiple food prep tables while employee working with open foods and stored along single service items and food
storage shelves. COS, all toxic cleaners were removed and placed in proper storage during inspection.
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Back processing area, found employee medicine bottle stored above food prep table while working
with open foods. COS, all medicines were removed and place in proper storage during inspection.
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Back Processing, Food Service, Kitchen, Meat, Deli and Bakery processing areas- Multiple food
employees' water and coffee open cups and drink bottles, found on the various preparation tables throughout the
establishment departments, while working with open foods.
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Citation Description: Food employee not cleaning hands in a handwash sink or approved automatic
handwashing facility. Food employee cleaning hands in a sink used for food preparation or warewashing, or in a
service sink. 2-301.15 Pf
Observation: Back Processing, Food Service, Kitchen areas - Food employees washed hands in the rinse
compartment of the ware wash sink.
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Back Processing, Food Service, Kitchen, Meat, Deli processing areas - Food employees did not
wash hands after exiting the processing area and returning to continue to work with clean utensils and open
foods, then serving food to customers, and prior to donning gloves to continue working with open foods. COS,
employees were ask to stop and wash hands and don new gloves during inspection. Proper hand washing
procedures were discussed with management.
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Back processing area - Large trash can was blocking access to hand sink as well as wet wiping
cloths and reusable gloves stored inside hand sink next to large ware wash sink. Bakery area, plastic container
filled with water stored inside hand sink in front of hot case. Front Food Service area, pot stored inside hand sink
next to ware wash sink. COS, All hand sink were made accessible during inspection.
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Backroom area, no hand wash sign provided at hand sink inside employees unisex restroom.
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Good Retail Practice Violations
Retail area, No Microbiological testing for bagged ice. COS, all bagged ice were removed form
retail sale and voluntarily discarded during inspection. Food Establishment has decided to discontinue bagging of
ice for retail sale.
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Front Food Service area, Back processing area, Kitchen, Bakery and Meat department, multiple
clear squirt bottles and container, containing oils, sauces, sugar, salt, water, backing powder and flour not
labeled with common food name that have been removed from original packaging.
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Retail area, no labels provided on bagged ice inside reach in cooler. COS, all bagged ice was
removed from retail sale and voluntarily discarded.
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Retail area, packaged containers of Chimichurri made in food establishment were found missing
all ingredient information. COS, product was removed from retail sale and place behind counter in display case.
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Backroom area, found milk crates with food product been held for credit and stored along with
wholesome food for retail sale, inside of walk in cooler.
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Backroom area, found several boxes of meat and produce stored on floor inside walk in cooler.
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Front Food service and Kitchen area, employee engaged in open food preparation wearing several
bracelets and rings with stones. COS, management made employees remove all jewelry during inspection.
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Front Food Service, Kitchen, Meat and Back Processing areas, Wet wiping cloths were found on
various preparation tables not held in sanitizer between uses.
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Front Food Service area, clean utensils stored not inverted so only handles area touched.
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Front Food Service area, found clean cutting knife been stored between unclean wood stud and
counter.
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Front Food Service, Back Processing, Kitchen, Meat areas, several scratched and scored cutting
surface with deep cuts that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, nor resurfaced.
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Backroom area, cardboard boxes were being used as liners on food storage shelves, inside walk
in cooler and walk in freezers.
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Citation Description: Materials used in the construction of utensils or food-contact surfaces of equipment,
under normal use conditions, are not durable; corrosion-resistant; nonabsorbent; sufficient in weight and
thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and resistant
to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion or decomposition. Equipment or utensil not designed
or constructed to be durable and to retain its characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. 4-101.11(B)-(E)
and 4-201.11
Observation: Back processing area, observed employee cutting washed tomatoes on an unclean piece of a
cardboard box. COS, all tomatoes that had been cut along with the cardboard box were voluntarily discarded.
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Backroom area, observed heavy ice buildup on condensing unit inside walk in freezer.
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Front Food Service, Back processing, kitchen, Meat and Bakery areas, old food residue on
multiple food prep table legs and shelves, outside of cooler doors and handles.
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Kitchen area, Burned on grease deposits and carbon residue encrusted on the exterior of
numerous baking trays and pots/pans throughout the processing area.
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Backroom area, observed heavy ice buildup from water leak in condensing unit inside walk in
freezer.
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Front/Back Processing areas, direct connection exists at ware wash sink, with no 2" air gap
installed according to law.
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Backroom area, no covered trash can provided inside employees unisex restroom.
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Backroom area, employees unsex restroom door not self-closing.
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Outside grounds, large amount of trash and old food debris spillage around floor of large green
dumpster.
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Outside grounds, large green dumpster not kept covered, after they are filled.
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Outside grounds, large green dumpster missing drain plug.
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Front/Back Processing, Kitchen, Meat and Bakery areas, observed broken floor tiles through all
food preparation areas. Back processing area, broke and missing ceiling tiles above hand sink.
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Front/Back Food service, Kitchen and Backroom areas- Old food residue and grease deposits,
encrusted on the floor, walls, and ceiling tiles near the stove, ware wash sink and under food storage shelves of
walk in cooler/ freezer.
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2023 Food Permit not conspicuously displayed in food establishment.
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Print Date: 3/30/2023
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INSPECTION: VENDED WATER/VENDED ICE
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