CAFE HAVANA

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Female employee wearing gloves touched raw chicken and raw beef then continued to work with building cuban sandwiches and stirring plantains without washing hands.

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched nose then continued to bag wrapped sandwiches from grill without washing hands.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on cart over dry stored items.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on top of bins of dry storage items near hand sink. Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in sugar near back door.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plates and trays at front counter. Repeat Violation

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (sugar ). Manager removed bowl. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees purse stored above chicken peas and in dry goods storage area . Manager placed purses on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink.

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

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed the following items cooked the day before and placed in the reach in cooler to cool overnight: rice (46F - Cold Holding); Pulled pork (48F - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed the following items cooked the day before and placed in the reach in cooler to cool overnight: rice (46F - Cold Holding); Pulled pork (48F - Cold Holding)

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed handsantizer stored above bag of individual pepper packets. Manager relocated pepper packets and sanitizer. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee purses stored above container of chick peas. Manager placed chick peas on food shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a bag of rice stored on the floor in the dry goods storage closet. Manager placed bag on shelf. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Tomato sauce 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler overnight. Also, Yuka 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler over night.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Tomato sauce 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler overnight. Also, Yuca 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler over night. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in beans on shelf under prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on shelf over ice bin. Discarded. 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. Purses on top of bin of beans. Manager moved. Cellphone on shelf over single service items. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic bins on clean dish shelf.

Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Gaskets on reach in freezer in kitchen are torn. Cutting board has deep groves and is no longer cleanable.

Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge for ware washing. Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop inside flour. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados in reach in make table with stickers indicating fruit has not been washed prior to use.

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked beef in the 6 door reach-in cooler, 51F. ALSO, heavy whip cream, 51F in the 6 door. ALSO, fish that was water bath thawed earlier today, was at 68F. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-03: Sliced ham in the 6 door reach-in cooler:46F Milk in the 6 door reach-in cooler: 47F The milk was placed in an ice bath, both items were moved to the upper right hand corner of the 6 door reach-in cooler Other items in the 6 door reach-in cooler, that were in the upper right hand area, that are Time/temperature control for safety, were 39-42F. Admin Complaint Corrective Action Taken

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed the scoop for the hash browns was touching product. ALSO, the ice scoop in the kitchen was touching product. The scoop was adjusted by the manager. Corrected On-Site - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-03: Scoop for hash browns, no change Time Extended

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine has slimy substance around tray. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two chemical bottles. Manager added labels. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food stored on top shelf of reach in cooler, moved all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse hanging on shelf near gloves. Moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In sugar container, handle in sugar. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site