Routine inspection conducted. Kitchen area is not in use except to cook crystal noodles as a topping for ice cream. Premise produces gelato on-site and sells directly to customers. The following observations were made:
1. Temperatures
- Walk-in cooler at 4C
- Walk-in freezers at -18C
- Stand-up gelato freezers at -18C
- Beverage cooler up front at 4C
- Crystal noodles were cooling in walk-in cooler at time of inspection at ~10C
2. Hygiene and Sanitizing
- Handwash stations in all restrooms and kitchen adequately stocked with hot/cold running water, liquid soap, and single-use paper towels
- Sanitizing pail in front service area for ice cream has 200 ppm chlorine residual
- Low-temperature dishwasher releases approximately 100 ppm chlorine residual
- Gelato machine is disassembled, clean-in-place, rinsed with hot water, and then run through with Diversol (chlorine-based) hard surface sanitizer
- Restrooms are in good sanitary condition
- Utensils in sanitary condition
3. Storage
- All food items are elevated off the floor
- Dairyland Creamer bags stored in crates inside walk-in cooler
- Bulk storage items, including pistachios, sugar inside food-grade bins with tight-fitting lids
- Scoops for ice cream in front service area stored inside running dipper well - good
4. Administrative
- Operator has FoodSafe 1 (Expiry: July 29, 2018 - ensure that this is renewed by August 31, 2018)
- Permit posted and up-to-date
5. Pests
- No signs of recent pest activity at time of inspection. KetchAll traps are used as part of pest control program
- Facility contracts professional pest control company to conduct routine audits. Total of 7 mice removed from Ketchall traps
- Continue to monitor for pest activity and consider more frequent inspections (e.g. twice a month) if more mice are observed
6. Future Plans
- Low-temperature dishwasher will be removed as operator no longer plans to run restaurant in facility, and will be replaced by a 3-compartment sink. An additional gelato machine has been purchased and will be placed where the kitchen space / cook line is currently located. One stove, deep fryer, and one grill will remain in cook line for the noodles
- Ensure that floor plans are submitted to the health authority and approved prior to making any changes |