THE COVE RESTAURANT AND TIKI BAR

Basic - Ceiling tile missing in warewash area. Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in kitchen and warewash area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Observed torn door gaskets at four drawer reach in cooler at cookline in kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Reach in cooler door gaskets at cookline in kitchen. Warning

Basic - Standing water in bottom of two door arctic air reach-in-cooler opposite grill in kitchen. Warning

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in warewash area. Warning

Basic - Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in warewash area. Warning

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Observed torn door gaskets at reach in cooler drawers at cookline in kitchen. Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at splitter, with two attached hoses, added to hose bibb next to triple sink in kitchen. Warning

Basic - Dead shellfish and/or shellfish with broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one broken fresh clam in container at reach in cooler drawer at cookline in kitchen. Warning

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensil water 79F with in use scoop stored on food prep table in kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Interior of reach in cooler door in disrepair/has exposed insulation. 1. Two door arctic air reach in cooler opposite grill at cookline. 2. Two door reach in cooler opposite oven at cookline in kitchen. Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees next to triple sink in ware wash area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Standing water in bottom of both two door reach-in-coolers opposite cookline in the kitchen. Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to hose bibb with two attached hoses. Warning

Basic - Dead shellfish and/or shellfish with broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one broken fresh clam in container at reach in cooler drawer at cookline in the kitchen. Warning

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Utensil water 79F with in use scoop stored on food prep table in kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Interior of reach in cooler door in disrepair/has exposed insulation. 1. Two door arctic air reach in cooler opposite grill at cookline. 2. Two door reach in cooler opposite oven at cookline in kitchen. Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees next to triple sink in ware wash area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler opposite cookline in kitchen. Warning

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in use utensils in Utensil water 109F. Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in ware wash area. Operator posted hand wash sign. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old "use first" sticker on container stored clean on clean utensil rack in ware washing area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed soiled dry towel stored on food prep table at cook line. Warning

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed raw tuna thawing in sealed reduced oxygen packaging. Tuna thawing for less than three hours, operator opened packages. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Torn door gasket on chef majesty three door reach in cooler in kitchen.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Reach in cooler door gaskets on single door avantco and three door Chef majesty reach in coolers in kitchen.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed metal container stored clean on cleaned utensils rack in ware washing area.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Two door flip top cooler on cook line at sliced tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (54F - Cold Holding); cheese (53F - Cold Holding)chef said items less than four hours, moved to working cooler and called for maintenance

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Not all tags were dated only a few.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bartender replaced paper towels Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. 1. Employee picked up towel off the floor, took towel to the trash, dried soiled gloves at the handsink with paper towels , returned to cook line and then handled clean plates. Operator reviewed handwashing procedure with employee. Employee washed hands and changed gloves. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Clams/mussel/ tags not marked with last date served.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed tongs in the basin of the hand sink in prep area. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed frozen tuna thawing in ROP packages in reach in cooler in kitchen and walk in cooler in prep area. Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in the warehouse wash sign. Operator posted sign at the hand wash sink during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Door gaskets on three door reach in cooler opposite stove in kitchen. 2. Avantco two door reach in cooler, door gaskets, by stove in kitchen.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed on pans at clean drain board and stored on cleaned utensil rack in ware wash area.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of Avantco reach-in-cooler next to stove in kitchen. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Operator reset booster and retested 160°F Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp stored above cooked chicken wings in cook line cooler. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Clams/mussels tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. Observed at pans on cook line. Operator replaced tags Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled at tiki bar, frozen beverage dispensers soiled at tiki bar. Can opener blade soiled. Operator moved can opener to ware washing area Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed at tuna in walk in cooler. Tuna still partially frozen. Operator opened up packaging Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of ice machine ledge. Operator cleaned and sanitized and moved to pan Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at right side flip top cooler on cook line

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top two door cooler on the cook line at cooked shrimp, tuna (58F - Cold Holding), manager stated that items were in unit for approximately two hours, removed from cooler and placed in walk-in cooler and called for maintenance Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine and quaternary test strips not available at time of inspection

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Basting brush used paint brush not a food grade brush, chef discarded Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear liquid , water, not labeled bartender labeled Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink not reaching 100° on the cook line

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Manager discarded Corrected On-Site

Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Two hood filters missing