GYU-KAKU JAPANESE BBQ RESTAURANT

The sake dispenser is in disrepair and leaking. [CA] Ensure to maintain equipment clean and in good repair.

The garbage enclosure room has a large amount of rodent droppings and evidence of nesting in discarded furniture. Per PIC, the property manager is responsible for maintaining the room clean. [CA] Refuse enclosure not kept clean of debris. The area is an attractant and harborage for vermin. Clean the refuse enclosure room.

Small drain flies were observed in the bar area. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin.

The waste pipes leading to the floor sink near the ice machine lack an air gap. [CA] All equipment that discharges liquid waste shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an airgap into a floor sink or other approved type of receptor.

There was no soap available at the only handwash station in the cookline. The soap dispenser was missing from the handwash station. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. Reinstall a wall mounted soap dispenser and maintain restocked. [SA] A pump bottle of soap was made available.

1. The floor behind the upright freezer at the cookline has an accumulation of food debris. 2. The floor at the bar has an accumulation of food debris and is sticky. 3. The floor and wall behind the upright dishwasher has an accumulation of debris. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.

Facility lacks testing materials for their hot water dishwasher. [CA] Testing equipment and materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing.

Raw chicken was found stored above produce in the drawer coolers across the fryer. [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. [COS] PIC rearranged the items in the cooler.

The Environmental Health Permit is not posted. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility.

1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: - 1 live nymph behind a handwash reminder sign. - several nymphs and an adult cockroach in the hinges of cabinets where food is placed for service. - Cockroach feces along the ceiling tiles of the kitchen and facility. - a hatched ootheca in the kitchen on the floor between the prep sink and prep cooler 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: Yes 4. Notification: The person in charge during inspection, Marc Devera, has been informed that the facility must close immediately. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. The facility is required to cease operations immediately and must remain closed until all corrective actions on the provided checklist are completed. Requirements Before Reopening: 1. Email the signed and completed Reopening Checklist to the assigned inspector. 2. Submit a copy of the pest control report from a licensed provider.

The walls of the kitchen area have an accumulation of dust and the ceiling tiles have an accumulation of black spots. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.

REPEAT VIOLATION: In the kitchen area, at the prep sink, a bag of tuna and roast beef were found thawing at ambient temperatures. Both items were measured at 52°F. Per staff they had been out for about 30 minutes. [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. Failure to comply may result in further enforcement actions from this department. [COS] Staff moved the items to the upright cooler next to the prep sink.

Staff were observed using their cellular device in between washing dishes and failed to wash their hands prior to returning to their task. [CA] Properly wash hands with soap, warm water and dry using single use paper towels as required. [COS] Inspector instructed staff to wash their hands.

In the back of house area, at the ware washing area, staff were observed skipping the sanitizing step of ware washing due to the following: 1. Improper use of the dishwasher machine 2. Improper methods of manually sanitizing. Staff dipped dishes in the quaternary ammonia sanitizer solution for less than the required time, 60 seconds. [CA] Manual sanitization shall be accomplished in the final sanitizing rinse by contacting a chlorine solution of 100 PPM concentration for at least 30 seconds or by contacting a quaternary ammonium solution of 200 PPM concentration for at least 60 seconds. [COS] 1. PIC was able to fix the dishwasher and have it function properly. Dishwasher measured at 1604°F. [COS] 2. Inspector instructed staff to properly sanitize dishes for 60 seconds.

When entering the facility there was no Person in Charge available. [CA] A “person in charge” who is responsible for operation of facility shall be present at the food facility during all hours of operation.

REPEAT VIOLATION: Several flies were found in the back of house area near the ware washing area and the front bar area. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Failure to comply may result in further enforcement actions from this department.

1. In the bar area, at the hand washing sink, there was no soap available. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [COS] PIC restocked the soap dispenser at time of the inspection. 2. In the men's restroom, paper towels are not in a dispenser. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers.

In the kitchen area, in an electric rice warmer, rice was measured between 130-135°F at around 2:10 pm. Per Staff the rice finished cooking around 11:30 am. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] The rice warmer was kept closed and temperatures quickly rose above 135°F.