Araxi's Restaurant - Inspection Report

Inspection Information:
Facility Type:Restaurant
Inspection type:Follow-Up
Inspection date:January 09, 2013
Number of critical violations:2
Number of non-critical violations:  0
Follow-up Required:  Yes

Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.

Code   Description / Observation / Corrective Action
403  Critical Cold potentially hazardous foods are stored/displayed at or below 4 degrees C (Sec 14(2))
Observation: The line cooler has not yet been repaired. Temperature of cooler around 9 degree Celsius at the time of this inspection. As per Executive Chef, the temperature of this cooler was 5 degree Celsius in the morning.
Corrective Action: The line cooler must be repaired to maintain less than 5 degree Celsius temperature all the times. Remove all hazardous foods from this cooler.
403  Critical Cold potentially hazardous foods are stored/displayed at or below 4 degrees C (Sec 14(2))
Observation: Observed warm vacuum packed veal tenderloin stacked up in the drawer of the line cooler. Surface temperature of veal measured 15 to 20 degree Celsius.
Corrective Action: Vacuum packed meats must be quickly cooled down in a water bath to 4 degree Celsius before storing for refrigeration.
507  Critical Equipment, utensils and food surfaces are washed and sanitized (Sec 17(2))
Observation: The high temperature dishwasher is not reaching 71 degree on the dishes. The rinse temperature gauge on the dishwasher appears to be inaccurate. This is an uncorrected critical violation.
Corrective Action: Repair the dishwasher within one day from the date of this inspection. In the meantime, all the utensils and dishes must be manually sanitized after running through the dishwasher. Failure to correct this violation in a timely manner may result in a $230 violation ticket being issued.

Comments:

Discussed the results of this inspection with James Walt, the executive chef.

A written food safety plan has now been provided for the sous-vide cooking process.