CHILI'S SOUTHWEST GRILL & BAR 246

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on right cold rail contains cut marks

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone charging on back prep table. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Paper cup in container of cooked pasta at cookline. Employee removed cup. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Pack of raw slider burgers slacking on back prep table. Manager moved burgers to cooler to properly finish thawing. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like buildup around top of ice bin at ice machine.

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Extinguisher by back door reading showing in red undercharge zone.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In center tabletop steam well unit, alfredo sauce (108F - Hot Holding); cooked shrimp (103F - Hot Holding). Per employee, in unit since 11:30am. Manager noticed unit not turned on. Items removed to griddle reheat for proper hot holding. Unit removed from line - will not turn on. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks in dry storage area not secured. Manager replaced chain to secure. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Container soiled with food debris after cleaning in ware washing area. Operator moved container to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on shelf in warehouse washing area. Operator removed old labels. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle with garlic butter not labeled in cook line. Operator labeled garlic butter. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 4 drawer cooler in cook line ;cooked ribs (44F) pulled from walk in cooler less than 4 hours ago. Operator placed on ice to quick chill, at end of inspection, Cooked ribs at 42F. Foods not prepared or portioned today. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on top serving bowls in cook line. Operator moved cell phone Corrected On-Site

Basic - One Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.

High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee working on cook line, After instructed, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooling drawers ; cooked chicken (42-50F - Cold Holding), per employee food held less than 2 hours. observed food stored above the rim line. Employee moved food out o temperature to WIC for a quick chill. Corrective Action Taken

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

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bar area, HWS blocked by a blender, employee removed Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area-Employee provided Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. bar area-Employee provided Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -Under dishwasher area - behind soda grips Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. WIC-WIF- broken tiles with standing water

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Self dispense paper towel, build up of grease and dust. In front of WIC

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination To go container on storage table in bar area. Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wiping cloths stored on sanitizer bucket without sanitizer solution. Operator fill up both buckets with quaternary sanitizer Corrected On-Site

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Leaking tile by AC conductors- dining room area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-09-23: Observed partially repaired of leaking, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. 5 Cook line prep cutting boards Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-09-23: Same, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended

Intermediate - Observed two large plastic cambros and one small plastic cambro soiled with food residue on dry dish rack in dish area. Cambros cleaned and sanitized by employee. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wiping cloth on cutting board in kitchen. Moved to sanitizer bucket by manager. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Cook Line Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm), remade 200ppm Quat Corrected On-Site