Routine inspection conducted of facility. Facility is generally in satisfactory sanitary condition.
A. Temperatures (Max: 4C for coolers and -18C for freezers; Min: 60C for hot-holders)
- Upright freezer: -18C
- Chest freezers: -20C
- Walk-in cooler: 2C
- Prep coolers / stand-up coolers at: 2C
- Hot-holder: 54C* (noted down as a violation above)
- Bar cooler: 2C
- Bar prep coolers at 4C
NOTE: Sushi rice had a pH of approximately 4.0. Head chef was not aware of pH test strips. pH test strips were supplied to the head chef. Ensure that pH of sushi rice is monitored each day.
NOTE: Cooling wells at the top of the cook line do not maintain 4C or cooler
B) Hygiene and Sanitation
- Handwash sinks in kitchen area, bar, employee and customer washrooms are all stocked with hot/cold running water, liquid soap, and paper towels
- Sanitizing dispenser releases 200 ppm quaternary ammonium compound (quats)
- Ice machine is in sanitary condition
- Low-temperature dishwasher contains 100 ppm chlorine residual (final rinse at the plate) - minimum required: 50 ppm. Chlorine test strips available for monitoring.
Bar:
- Bar glasswasher contains 12.5 ppm iodine residual (final rinse at the glass)
- Bar soda nozzle and tray are both in sanitary condition
C) Storage
- All food items are elevated off the floor (6" or above)
- Apart from the violation noted above (Code 209), raw items are kept below ready-to-eat and cooked items
- Meats in prep cooler such as chicken and shrimp are individually packaged per serving - good
- Pest proof bins are employed for dry storage goods. Scoops with handles are inside the container, handles were not in contact with the dry-storage goods at time of inspection
- Back receiving area is clear of debris and clutter
D) Administrative
- Head chef has FoodSafe 1 (Reminder: FoodSafe 1 certificates issued before July 2013 expire on July 29, 2018. Please refer to www.foodsafe.ca for more details on renewal)
- Permit posted
- No temperature logs were conducted yesterday. Head chef has updated temperature and dishwashing logs for today. Please maintain your logs on a daily basis as per your food safety plan
E) Pest Control
- Professional pest control company conducts monthly checks
- Last pest control report did not indicate any pest activity during inspection
- Mechanical traps were free of pests/rodents
F) Deficiencies from Previous Inspection
- Ceiling tile above bar walk-in cooler replaced
- Broken floor tiles in dishwashing area have been addressed. Dishwashing floor area has been regrouted and China White (FRP) board has been replaced in sink area. Excellent.
Recommendations:
- Do not crowd all of the packaged chicken in the prep cooler on the bottom tray. Allocate the chicken over the bottom 2 or 3 trays to improve circulation. The chicken at the front was significantly warmer (5.6C) than the chicken at the back (1.8C) due to inadequate circulation of cold air. Chicken at the front was moved back (second tray)
- Please run the sanitizing dispenser for approximately 10 seconds before using it for sanitizing pails to flush out the residual liquid in the system. Residual liquid left behind in the dispenser does not contain the required (200 ppm) amount of quats sanitizer
- Stainless steel plates will be installed in dishwashing area to cover gap between sink and FRP board to prevent water and food debris from dripping to the floor - good
- As stated earlier, please routinely maintain temperature and dishwashing logs each day |