- K30: Food storage: food storage containers identified
1. Large bulk bin of white substance is not labeled or otherwise identified.
2. Various food items in the consumer self service area are not labeled with their common name.
[CA] Food shall be labeled if it is not easily identifiable.
Food related equipment (paper bags) was found stored outside.
[CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility.
- K06: Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessibleCritical
Both handwash facilities in the kitchen area lacked paper towels.
[CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
[COS] PIC restocked paper towels dispensers.
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Minor violation: 1. Handwash sink in the front of the kitchen area and handwash sink in the bathroom lacked soap in wall-mounted dispensers. Soap available in pump bottles for both locations.
[CA] Handwashing cleanser shall be provided in wall mounted dispensers.
2. Second Repeat Violation: Hand sink in the back of the kitchen area was completely obstructed with a metal pan placed directly on top of it.
[CA] Hand sinks shall remain unobstructed at all times that the facility is in operation.
[COS] Obstruction removed by PIC.
Note: Additional, unobstructed hand sink nearby.
- K45: Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Repeat Violation: Food/grease buildup observed on the wall underneath/behind the 3 compartment sink, and on the wall behind the oven.
[CA] Walls in food preparation area shall be kept clean.
- K32: Food properly labeled and honestly presented
Facility offers various types of cream cheeses and bagels that are packaged in the facility and placed for sale in self service refrigerators. The cream cheeses are missing the quantity of contents on the labels.
[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.
- K44: Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Both front doors and side door observed to left open.
[CA] Doors shall remain closed to prevent the entrance of vermin.
Multiple personal items stored around/above food prep areas (phone, lotion, etc.)
[CA] Personal items shall be stored away from food prep or food storage areas.
- K43: Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Self-closing mechanism on bathroom door is non-functional.
[CA] Repair or replace self-closing mechanism.
- K08: Time as a public health control; procedures & recordsCritical
Facility is using TPHC for various items (cheese croissant, hot-dog roll, pesto bread, etc.) but items are not labeled, and TPHC procedures are not available for review. Per the staff, PHF was made an hour ago.
[CA] Provide written procedures and time marking for PHFs utilizing time as a public health control (TPHC).
When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review.
[COS] PHFs marked for discard after 4 hours of initial cooking/reheating.
- K27: Food separated and protected
Multiple bottles of sauce observed to be stored on the floor in the kitchen area.
[CA] Food shall be stored a minimum of 6 inches off the floor.
Raw bacon found stored above bagel dough.
[CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin below ready-to-eat food items.
- K47: Signs posted; last inspection report available
Second Repeat Violation: The Environmental Health Permit is not posted within public view.
[CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility. Failure to comply may result in further enforcement actions from this department including, but not limited to, additional inspections and any fees associated with additional inspections.
- K07: Proper hot and cold holding temperaturesCritical
1. Second Repeat Violation: Creamer, which measured 58F, and half-and-half, which measured 57F, observed to be left out on the counter in the customer service area.
2. In the self service area cream cheeses and milk measured above 41F. Per operator they have been in the cooler for over 24 hours.
[CA] PHF shall be held at or below 41F.
[SA] 1. PIC elected to use TPHC and will discard PHFs after 4 hours of initially leaving temperature control.
[COS] 2. PHFs were discarded. See VC&D report.
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Minor violation: Sliced tomatoes measured 43F, and sliced ham measured 45F, in upper prep inserts in the prep unit next to the side door.
[CA] PHF shall be held at or below 41F.
[COS] PHF in the upper prep inserts were moved to the lower part of the prep unit.
- K35: Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Repeat Violation: Two non-ANSI approved microwaves observed in use at the front kitchen area.
[CA] All utensils and 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: Ice machine is non-functional. Facility buys bagged ice and places ice into machine for storage.
[CA] Repair, replace, or remove ice machine. Remove the ice maker unit from the bin.
- K40: Wiping cloths: properly used, stored
Multiple soiled wiping cloths observed out on counters.
[CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium). Single use wiping cloths shall be discarded after becoming soiled.
- K01: Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification
One employee had an expired food handler card.
[CA] Each food handler shall maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment as food handler. A valid food handler card shall be provided within 30 days of after the date of hire.