BG Urban Grill - Inspection Report

Inspection Information:
Facility Type:Restaurant
Inspection type:Routine
Inspection date:March 20, 2013
Number of critical violations:0
Number of non-critical violations:  6
Follow-up Required:  Yes

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

Code   Description / Observation / Corrective Action
116   Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
Observation: The drywall underneath the window sills next to the back entrance and the surrounding walls is worn and cracking and cannot be properly cleaned.
Corrective Action: Refinish this area so that the walls are smooth, non-porous and easily cleanable and finished with a water resistant surface. Follow up for this item is next routine inspection.
503   Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are in good working order (Sec 16(b))
Observation: 2 drawers for the main line cooler are broken and have been broken for over 2 years.
Corrective Action: Repair the broken cooler drawers. Reinspection for this item at the next routine inspection. Continued non-compliance with this item may lead to ticketing.
504   Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are operated in a safe/sanitary manner (Sec 16(c))
Observation: The spray bottles used for sanitizing were not labelled.
Corrective Action: Label the spray bottles and indicate the chemical name or brand name (e.g. bleach, D10, Quat Sanitizer) on the spray bottle.
505   Food premises maintained in a sanitary condition (Sec 17(1))
Observation: Enhanced cleaning is required in the premises.
Corrective Action: Focus on the following areas: There is a spill in the wine/cream cooler storage area, underneath the bar area near the glasswasher, the glass sliding upright cooler door in the kitchen, the outside of the kitchen garbage can, underneath the ice machine, underneath the dishwasher/grease trap area, the dry storage shelves, the outside of the dry storage bins, the inside of the prep coolers.
508   Adequate equipment/facilities available for sanitary maintenance (Sec 17(3))
Observation: There are no paper towels, or an empty and non functioning paper towel dispenser in the kitchen hand sink, in the bar hand sink (next to the glasswasher), and in the soup service area hand wash station.
Corrective Action: Provide a hook or dispenser for the paper towel next to the glasswasher. Fix the paper towel dispensers for the kitchen hand sink and the servery area handsink.
707   Procedures include cleaning and sanitizing requirements for the establishment (Sec 24 (2)(a))
Observation: Many items in the premises that are not required to be cleaned daily show an accumulation of dirt as outlined in item 505.
Corrective Action: Provide a monthly or weekly cleaning schedule that includes enhanced cleaning of hard to reach/non-daily cleaning items - such as inside the coolers, the outside of dry storage bins, garbage bins, behind the grill, dry storage shelves, the taps and sink counter to all the hand sinks, behind and underneath equipment such as the glasswasher. Each item should be assigned to a particular frequency and indicated on a calender - For example, 2nd week of the month - garbage bins and dry storage bins to be cleaned, 3rd week of the month, enhanced clean underneath grill and glasswasher. The frequency can be adjusted as needed. Please submit a workable cleaning plan for BG Urban Grill to this office within 3 weeks.

Comments:

The main line cooler is functioning correctly at time of inspection and maintains 4C or below.

Reinspection to be conducted in 1 week to assess items 504, 505 and 508.
Items 116 and 503 to be checked during next routine inspection in 6 months - recommend addressing these items during downtime at shoulder season.
Item 707 to be submitted by fax/email within 3 weeks.

· Refrigeration temperatures are satisfactory (< 4 degrees C / 40 degrees F)
· Temperatures are monitored, and recorded and records are complete and up to date.
· Freezer temperatures are satisfactory (< -18 degrees C / 0 degrees F).
· Hot holding temperatures are satisfactory (> 60 degrees C / 140 degrees F)
· The mechanical dishwashing procedure is satisfactory (final rinse chlorine concentration is > 50 ppm).
· Mechanical glass washing procedure is satisfactory (final rinse iodine concentration is between 12.5 ppm and 25 ppm in rinse water >24 degrees C/75 degrees F)
· All food observed is received from approved sources.
· No cross connections observed.
· Backflow devices are present.
· No expired/ old food was observed.
· No evidence of pests observed at time of inspection.
· The washrooms are clean and well-supplied.
· The garbage disposal area is well-kept.
· There is adequate lighting and covers for the lights.
· There is adequate ventilation.