CAXAMBAS AN AMERICAN CAFE

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. There is an with no hair restraint preparing food. Employee put on a hat. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. There is a hand cart in front of the hand washing sink by the triple sink. Operator moved the hand cart. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The bottom hinge on the walk in door is broken.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On a counter on the cook line butter (71F - Cold Holding). See stop sale.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On a counter on the cook line butter (71F - Cold Holding). See stop sale.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. There is a cart in front of the hand washing sink in the dish station.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. There are no paper towels at the hand washing sink at the bar. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-24: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside reach in freezer at the bar. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-24: Operator turned off the reach in freezer. Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. There are no paper towels at the hand washing sink at the bar.

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. There is no soap at the hand washing sink at the bar.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. There is a employee with no hair restraint preparing food in the back kitchen. Employee put on a hat.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in cooler. There is a buildup of ice on the condenser in the make table cooler in front of the flat top grill.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. There-is a buildup of grease on the hood filter over the grill.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. There is a black mold like substance on the walls and ice chute in the ice machine.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. There is a cart in front of the hand sink in the dish pit. Operator moved the cart. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. There are no paper towels at the hand sink between the hot line and the pantry. Operator provided hand towels. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice on the wall next to the blower in the walk-in freezer.

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. On the dry storage shelf not segregated from the undamaged cans there is one can of V8 with dented rims.

High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Temperature 155F). Operator set up triple sink for sanitation purposes. Corrective Action Taken

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

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. There is a mold like substance on the ice chute in the ice machine.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. There is a cart of utensils in front of the hand washing sink in the dish pit. Operator moved the cart. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. There is no consumer advisory. Inspector provided the operator with the consumer advisory and the operator placed the advisory at the hosts stand.

Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. On the dry storage shelf not segregated from the undamaged cans there is one can of V8 with dented rims. See stop sale.

Basic - Food stored on floor. There are cases of food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. An employee in the salad station handled ready to eat food with their bare hands. The inspector educated the employee on proper food handling. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the double door reach in cooler in front of the ice machine raw fish is stored on top of cooked bacon. In the double door over/under teach in cooler in the pantry there us raw salmon stored over artichoke hearts, washed celery and washed carrots.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In a container of bread crumbs in dry storage there is a plastic to go container with no handle. This is a repeat violation from 9/23/2021. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. In the salad station an employee is eating a chicken wing while preparing food.

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment between uses. On the cooks line there are tongs hanging from the front of the range.