Handcut Foods,llc
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
2022-05-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 3 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS ON SERVICE LINE ACROSS FROM LIBRARY COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNUSUED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT COFFEE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2022-04-27 Fail Canvass 4 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS ON SERVICE LINE ACROSS FROM LIBRARY COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CHECKING HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNUSUED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT COFFEE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2021-02-03 Pass Canvass 2 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST DETAIL DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM BLADE ON MOUNTED CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA, MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN STAFF TOILET ROOM OFF KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
2020-02-07 Pass Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN 1ST & 4TH FLOORS COFFEE STATION AREAS. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
2019-03-14 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER IN HAND CUT FOODS KIOSK ON 4TH AND SECOND FLOOR . A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
2019-03-08 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 9 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINK WITHOUT HOT WATER (68 F), WHICH WAS CORRECTED ON SITE. ALSO NOTED GIRLS AND BOYS WASHROOM ON 3RD FLOOR TEMPERATURE RANGE FROM 75 F - 85 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 AT ALL TIMES.INSTRUCTED...
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDWASHING SINK AT HAND CUT FOODS KIOSK FOOD DISPENSING AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030-(C).CITATIO...
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN, HAM,EGG) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND COLD HOLD UNIT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. 5 LBS OF HAM AT 47.8 F. 7 EGGS AT 49.8F . 10 LBS OF ROASTED CHICKEN ...
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE REACH IN COOLER LOCATED IN FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO, NOTED NO THERMOMETER IN REACH IN COOLER OF FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS (LADDLES, TONGS, SPATULAS, WHISK, PITCHERS) OVER THE PRE-SCRAPE SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. NOTED FOOD DEBRIS ON HANGING DISHES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE EQUIPMENT WHERE IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH OR OTHER CONTAMINATIO...
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS USED FOR FOOD STORED IN DRY STORAGE WHERE DUST IS PRESENT. SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS MUST BE STORED IN BOX OR PLASTIC SLEEVE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED GASKET PARTIALLY MISSING AND LOOSE ON WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER IN HAN CUT FOODS KIOSK ON 4TH AND SECOND FLOOR . A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. -
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA OF KITCHEN WITH BURNT OUT LIGH BULB . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE.
2018-04-02 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 2 ▾
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
OBSERVED TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN SET UP IMPROPERLY FOR DISHWASHING WITH ONE COMPARTMENT OF SOAPY WATER AND THE OTHER WITH QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZER (TESTED AT 200 PPM QUAT). DISHES ARE CLEANED IN THE SOAPY WATER THEN IMMEDIATELY PLACED IN...
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED DISH WASHING AREA DETACHED FROM MAIN KITCHEN, ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAFE SERVICE AREA, WITHOUT PROPER HANDSINK. ONLY A 1 COMPARTMENT EYE WASH STATION IS PROVIDED, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESI...
2017-04-13 Pass Canvass 5 ▾
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
FOUND GRAYISH BUILD-UP INSIDE BOTH ICE CHUTES AT THE ICE MACHINE IN THE STUDENT CAFETERIA.INTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ABOVE STATED EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND ACCUMUALTED GREASE ON THE FLOOR AT THE WEST CORNER OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
FOUND DIRTY WALL CAULKING ABOVE THE SPRAYER AT THE DISH MACHINE AREA. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE/REPLACE CAULKING AT ABOVE STATED AREA.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
FOUND NON-WORKING THERMOMETERS AT 2DR REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA. ALSO FOUND NO THERMOMETER AT THE REACH-IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE STUDENT CAFETERIA.MUST ALWAYS PROVIDE WORKING THEMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGERATORS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS.
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
OBSERVED FOOD PREP STAFF WITH BEARDS AND MUSTACHES NOT WEARING FACIAL HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST ALWAYS PROVIDE FACIAL HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD PREP STAFF WITH BEARDS AND MUSTACHES.
2016-06-16 Pass License 2 ▾
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ON THE SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS.INTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ON WALLS BENEATH THE DISHMACHINE AREA AND REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
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