Routine inspection conducted. The following was observed:
1. Temperatures
- Prep cooler is no longer working and its use has been discontinued. All ingredients are currently taken from the walk-in cooler. Operator to submit plans on its replacement to the EHO by first week of February
- Walk-in cooler at 4C
- Walk-in freezer at -21C
- Chest freezer at -20C
- Beer walk-in cooler at 1C
- No temperature logs were recently taken. Also, sanitizer logs were not present. You need to maintain DAILY temperature logs and sanitizer logs to ensure that your equipment is functioning properly!
2. Hygiene and Sanitizing
- Hand wash sinks stocked with hot/cold running water, liquid soap, and single-use paper towels
- Quaternary ammonium compound spray bottle contains 200 ppm QUATS. Dispenser, however, releases 400 ppm. Operator will be calling technician to repair tomorrow morning - in the meantime, dilute and verify with your QUATS test strips
- High-temperature dishwasher sanitizes at final rinse cycle of 75C at the plate (Min: 71C)
- Utensils and equipment, including meat slicer, generally maintained in good sanitary condition in the general kitchen area and inside the storage drawers
- Washrooms are well maintained
3. Storage
- Most food products are covered
- Raw foods separated from cooked and ready-to-eat foods
- Chemical storage is located in separate room in the men's restroom
4. Bar Area
- Hand sink stocked with hot/cold running water, liquid soap, and single-use paper towels
- Ice for consuming is kept separate from ice for cooling the fountain guns
- Reminder: Cover the ice, remove the fountain gun, and thoroughly clean and sanitize the inside
5. Pest Control
- No visible signs of recent pest activity at time of inspection
6. Administrative
- Permit posted. Cheque for permit fee was recently mailed to the billing department; operator is awaiting decal to place on the permit
- Operator has FoodSafe 1, but has expired (see violation code above)
A follow-up inspection will occur to ensure that appropriate cleaning has been conducted in the kitchen. |