FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #54

Basic - Dumpster lid broken.

Basic - Grease on the ground around grease receptacle.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.

Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured near by ice machine.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At prep area near by dishmachine; vents soiled with accumulated dust.

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken at prep area..

Basic - Floor soiled with accumulation of food debris under cooking equipments.

Basic - Single-service food containers not stored inverted or protected from contamination dry storage. Operator stored inverted. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line; chopped tomatoes (61F - Cold Holding) Per operator chopped tomatoes removed from reach-in cooler and kept at cook-line for two hours. Operator voluntarily discarded chopped tomatoes. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee wearing bracelet other than a plain ring on his arm while preparing food. Discussed with operator and employee removed his bracelet. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored next to clean coffee pots at server station. Operator removed sanitizer bucket and placed it at proper storage. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Maintenance ladder resting against ice scoop mounted on the wall next to ice machine. Operator removed the ladder, washed ice scoop in dishwasher. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed servers wearing rings, watches and bracelets. discussed with operator and servers removed jewelry Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Bottom part of wall next to walk-in cooler damaged. Warning

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters not covered. Operator covered. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee running dishwasher did not wash his hands from dirty to clean. Discussed with operator the importance of hand washing. Observed employee wash hands between dirty to clean and rewash dishes. Repeat 9/12/2022 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm); operator changed all buckets. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee loading dishes into the dish machine with gloved hands and then while wearing the same soiled gloves, unloaded the clean and sanitized dishes from the machine. Glove change and hand washing was needed. Discussed proper hand washing with operator Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phones stored on shelf with single use containers on expo line. Operator removed phones Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Operator separated broken pasteurized shell eggs from whole pasteurized shell eggs. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored near clean food equipment. Operator moved chemical to proper location. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in back food prep area blocked by trays. Trays moved. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Operator labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed hot water temperature temperature reaching 86F (waited 3 minutes). Observed hot water temperature at hand wash sinks in women's restroom reaching 81F (waited 3 minutes).

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Operator removed label. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tomato basil soup at 110°F hot holding, broccoli cheddar soup at 67°F hot holding less than one hour per operator at steam table across from dishwashing area. Employee reheated soup. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee glasses next to clean utensils over food prep area across from three compartment sink. Employee removed glasses. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Walking or driving surfaces not maintained. Observed concrete outside of back door with multiple deep holes.