Observation: The line cooler of the fridge opposite the stove/fryer was noted with potentially hazardous food stored at +15C.
Corrective Action: Potentially hazardous food should not be stored within the line coolers over night. This should now be repaired.
Observation: The service fridge for front of house was noted at +7C.
Corrective Action: This should now be repaired.
Observation: The dessert fridge was noted at +7C.
Corrective Action: This should now be repaired.
Observation: Dairy food products, which were understood to have been delivered 15 minutes prior to the inspection were noted at +17C.
Corrective Action: Food temperatures on delivery should be monitored and recorded in line with good HACCP practices and discarded where necessary and should be placed within a temperature controlled environment +4C(min) immediately upon delivery.
Observation: Spray bottles of sanitizer for cleaning food contact surfaces after use were empty and not labelled.
Corrective Action: A readily supply of sanitizer for use in line with the sanitation plan should be available for cleaning purposes at all times.
Observation: Day/date labelling of potentially hazardous food products was not consistently being carried out.
Corrective Action: For food stock control and food status awareness a system of control should be provided and used consistently.
Observation: Packaged food was noted in storage on the floor of the walk-in coolers and walk-in freezer.
Corrective Action: Food should be stored off of the floor to prevent risk of cross contamination to food contact surfaces.
Observation: The food slicer was noted in need of additional cleaning.
Corrective Action: The food slicer should now and routinely be thoroughly cleaned after each period of use.
Observation: Additional cleaning was required beneath the dishwasher, stove and reach-in fridges.
Corrective Action: These areas should now and routinely be thoroughly cleaned.
Observation: The ice sink had a slime deposit beneath the cooler block for the carbonated drinks.
Corrective Action: The ice sink should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each period of use.
Observation: There was no liquid soap provided at the wash hand sink within the bar area.
Corrective Action: Liquid soap for hand washing should be provided at times.
Observation: The liquid soap dispenser over the sink adjacent the walk-in cooler was empty and difficult to reach.
Corrective Action: This should be relocated to a more easily reached position and routinely replenished.
Observation: The painted ceiling area in front of the walk-in cooler was flaking.
Corrective Action: This should now be scraped back and repainted/sealed leaving a smooth, impermeable and cleanable surface.
Observation: The protective light fitting cover over the light fitting above the food mixer was missing.
Corrective Action: This should now be replaced.
Observation: There is rusty shelving within the walk-in cooler and within some of the reach-in refrigerators.
Corrective Action: These should now be replaced or repaired leaving a smooth, impermeable and cleanable surface.
Observation: There is condensate water dripping onto food within the walk-in cooler.
Corrective Action: The leak should now be repaired.
Observation: Many of the reach-in fridge door edge seals were in disrepair.
Corrective Action: The following door seals should now be replaced; dessert fridge, L/H salad fridge, fridge adjacent stove, fridge opposite stove, R/H drawer of drawer fridge opposite stove.
Observation: Three handles to the reach-in fridges, line coolers and drawer fridges have been repaired using adhesive tape.
Corrective Action: These cannot be cleaned efficiently and should now be replaced.
Observation: The towel dispenser within the male washroom was not working.
Corrective Action: This should now be repaired.