TOWER'S CAFE

One dead cockroach observed on a rolling cart and one other dead cockroach on a shelf. Per PIC, they do not have professional pest control services. Observed gel bait placed throughout the facility, per PIC, they placed it themselves. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches. Provide pest control services as needed.

1. The upright cooler is in disrepair and not maintaining PHFs at 41F or lower. Ambient temperature measured at 50F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. 2. Facility has a non ANSI upright freezer and airfryer. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation).

Repeat Violation: Faciltiy is reusing old single use food containers (sour cream and other tubs). [CA] Single use food container shall not be reused to store food.

Repeat Violation: Facility prepackages/repackages food (potato salads and yogurts parfaits) and offers for sale in self-service area without proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

1. Hashbrowns were found in the non-ANSI airfryer measuring at 88F. 2. Repeat Violation: Chicken was measured at 61F above the prep cooler. 3.Repeat Violation: Egg Whites were measured at 82F above the prep cooler. 4. PHFs in upright cooler (sausages, cheese, tuna salad, chili) measured between 45-50F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] PIC agreed to discard PHFs held above the prep cooler after 4 hours of removal from temperature control. Discussed use of TPHC with facility. TPHC guidelines provided and approved onsite. PHFs in the upright cooler were discarded. See VC&D report.

Second Repeat Violation: Facility prepackages food (fruit salads, and yogurts parfaits) and offers for sale in self-service area without proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

A white crystalline powder was unlabeled both in the kitchen and self service condiment area. [CA] Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.

1. At the sandwich prep cold hold, on a plate stored above the inserts, diced chicken was measured at 61°F. Per PIC, they were extras from an order made approximately 30 minutes prior. 2. Eggs were found measuring at 60F on top of the cold hold inserts at around 11:30 am. Per PIC, they cooked them at 8:00 am. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] The chicken was moved to the cooler for rapid cool down. [COS] PIC agreed to discard the eggs after 4 hours of removal from temperature control.

Repeat Violation: Facility has a non ANSI white freezer and microwave. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation).

In the walk in cooler rice was found ot be stored in a macaroni salad container. [CA] Single use food container shall not be reused to store food.

In the ice chest filled with ice meant for consumption, a can of redbull was found stored. [CA] Beverage bottles/cans shall not be stored fully submerged in ice in customer self-service area.

Facility has a non ANSI white freezer and microwave. [CA] New and/or replacement food equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ETL Sanitation).

REPEAT VIOLATION: Facility repackages food and offers for sale in self-service area without proper labeling. [CA] Food prepackaged in a food facility shall bear a label with the following: 1) common name of the food, 2) list of ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, 3) quantity of contents, 4) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

In the microwave, on a plate, chicken was measured at 80°F. Per PIC, they defrosted the chicken and they were going to place it in the cooler to cool down. [CA] Frozen potentially hazardous food shall only be thawed in one of the following ways: 1) under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or below, 2) completely submerged under potable running water for a period not to exceed two hours at a water temperature of 70°F or below, and with sufficient water velocity to agitate and flush off loose particles into the sink drain, 3) in a microwave oven if immediately followed by immediate preparation, 4) as part of a cooking process. If using the microwave to thaw PHFs then it must be immediately cooked to 165°F.

At the sandwich prep cold hold, on a plate stored above the inserts, chicken was measured at 61°F. Per PIC, they removed it form the cooler about 30 minutes prior for an order and forgot to place it back. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] The chicken was moved to the cooler for rapid cool down.

Near the cash register, in a bowl, hard boiled eggs were observed to not be protected from possible contamination. [CA] Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.