MECATOS BAKERY & CAFE

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Staff put her hair up on the front service counter and began working. Management educated staff and she washed her hands. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (51F - Cold Holding); ham (51F - Cold Holding). Less than 4 hours held in make table. Tomatoes held above the cold line.

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with blue substance and other chemicals on the counter next to coffee grinder. Staff removed the items. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Staff removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Management removed. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shelled eggs ambient (75F - Cold Holding). Held outside of prep table. Less than 4 hours.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken pastry (122F - Hot Holding); blood sausage (112F - Hot Holding). Less than 4 hours. Manager says they use time control.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front counter sink with pitchers in front of sink and towels in the sink. Manager removed the items . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple drinks throughout the kitchen. Manager moved the drinks. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives and spatulas between prep table. Staff removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On handle of stove manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided poster. Staff hung the poster. Corrected On-Site

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Black reach in cooler.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers. Manager turned them over. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Stirs, utensils and, cups

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Tongs inside hand wash sink front counter Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket with aji next to drive thru Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Corrected On-Site