Routine inspection conducted. Facility is generally in satisfactory sanitary condition and is well lit. The following observations were made:
1. Temperatures (Max: 4C for coolers, -18C for freezers; Min: 60C for hot-holders)
- Front display cooler at 3-4C. Gulab jamun and milk-based sweets, including Rasgulla, adequately stored at 4C
- Walk-in cooler at 1C
- Chest freezer at -21C
- No hot-holding conducted at time of inspection
- Temperature logs are present; however, employees have not started to log for the month of October. Ensure that you log your temperatures daily!
- Cooling practices: Employee states that thick stews are cooled with ice wands
- Samosas and potatoes observed cooling in the kitchen area at time of inspection. Samosas were at approximately 50C, and potatoes at approximately 30C
2. Hygiene and Sanitizing
- Hand wash station in back kitchen area and washroom stocked with hot/cold running water, liquid soap, and single-use paper towels
- Sanitizing pail at 100 ppm chlorine residual
- 2-compartment sink used for warewashing. EHO reviewed proper washing, rinsing, and sanitizing procedure with employee. Employee was reminded to not mix soap and bleach together - the sanitizing step is separate after the equipment has been washed and rinsed
- To sanitize: Reminder - fill up the left compartment sink halfway, then add 6 full capfuls of bleach to yield a 50 ppm chlorine residual solution
- Tongs and utensils, pots are generally in good sanitary condition. Dough mixer pot is removed and cleaned inside the large sink (right-compartment of two-compartment sink) at the back of the premise
3. Storage
- Storage area is generally well organized and in sanitary condition
- Food is elevated at least 6" off the floor
- Majority of cooked items are inside cylindrical containers with tight-fitting lids
4. Pest Control
- No signs of recent pest activity observed at time of inspection
- Professional pest control company conducts routine audits
- Recommendations: Reset the mechanical mouse trap by the dough mixer. The sticky adhesive is worn out and will no longer work.
5. Administrative
- One employee has FoodSafe 1, one employee has FoodSafe 1 that is expired. NOTE: Ensure that when the employee with FoodSafe 1 is not on duty, there is at least one person on site with current FoodSafe 1 certification taken within the last 5 years |