Observation: There is extensive use of storing food on ice at the food prep stations.
Corrective Action: This is an unnecessary and poor practice and does not store food at an acceptable temperature. It should be ceased immediately.
Observation: There are varied temperatures throughout the hot side cold line drawer fridge and many of the drawers do not close securely and interfere with each other.
Corrective Action: This equipment should now be repaired to ensure a maximum temperature throughout of +4C.
Observation: At the time of the inspection the food slicer was in need of cleaning. After being cleaned it was still substantially in need of cleaning.
Corrective Action: The food slicer should routinely and regularly be thoroughly cleaned and staff should be trained in the cleaning procedure for this equipment. The food slicer was recleaned to a satisfactory standard.
Observation: Thawed and prepared potentially high risk food products are not being consistently covered and day/date labeled.
Corrective Action: For food protection, good stock control and food status awareness this should be consistently carried out.
Observation: The floor areas beneath work equipment is dirty.
Corrective Action: These areas should routinely be cleaned to prevent attraction of pests.
Observation: It is unknown when the grease traps were last emptied.
Corrective Action: This information should now be provided.
Observation: The room service wash hand sink was not provided with clean dry hand towels.
Corrective Action: This should now be provided.
Observation: The ice maker is in need of cleaning.
Corrective Action: This equipment should now and routinely be thoroughly cleaned.
Observation: The cross connection control device used with the ice making machine is believed to be of the incorrect type and no cross connection control device is used with the water filter.
Corrective Action: The Plumbing Inspector should be consulted for cross connection protection advice and application of permits.
Observation: The water filter located adjacent the ice making machine are not dated.
Corrective Action: These should be dated to ensure routine and regular replacement.
Observation: The floor to the walk-in cooler is in disrepair.
Corrective Action: This should now be replaced with floor cover that is fit for the purpose and nonslip.
Observation: There is rusty shelving within the walk-in cooler.
Corrective Action: The rusty shelving should now be replaced/sealed leaving a smooth, cleanable and impermeable surface.
Observation: Within the reach-in bar prep fridge one of the door surface covers is loose and now difficult to clean effectively.
Corrective Action: This should now be secured.
Observation: The light fitting within the walk-in meat cooler is faulty and of low intensity and will affect cleaning.
Corrective Action: The lighting should now be repaired.
Observation: One of the food hot hold lamps within the staff restaurant is not working.
Corrective Action: This should now be repaired.
Observation: Liquid hand soap is not provided to the wash hand station within the staff restaurant.
Corrective Action: This should now be provided.