ANGRY PEPPER TAPHOUSE

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/1/26

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun holsters soiled behind bar

Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. No quat test kit

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in reach in cooler prepared on 2/8

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled sanitizer bottles at entrance to kitchen.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open soda can on shelf over prep table on cook line Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on shelf with dressings on cook line Walls

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic cups at bar

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Accumulation of grease under fryers

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on floor in walk in cooler

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cook line

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test kit for Quat sanitizer Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee can beverage on shelf over prep table in kitchen Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled.

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor walk in cooler in a customer accessible area not secured when not in use Repeat Violation

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor ice machine not secured by gate when not in use Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line - milk for breading (70F - Cold Holding), staff voluntarily discarded Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Opened packages of pre sliced deli meats not dated in cooler on cook line

Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employee in kitchen was asked about sanitizer for cleaning food contact surfaces, he advised he uses wiping cloths in hot water. Inspector discussed requirement for proper cleaning

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test kit for quat sanitizer tablets Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table on cook line, removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cutting board in kitchen

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic cups behind bar

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets on cook line

Basic - In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses.

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Glasses chest cooler behind bar

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in standing water, staff removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor walk in cooler not secured when not in use

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Out door ice machine not secured when not in use

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable at the bar area . Reviewed with the person in charge - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-21: Time Extended

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line. a. #10 can of marinara sauce Repeat Violation

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upright refrigerator at 11:20am operator moved items upright freezer in warewashing area. Re temped at 11:55am a. cooked chicken wings (49F - Hot Holding) 42f Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener used more than 4 hours ago soiled.

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

Intermediate - Two spray bottles located on bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line and on shelf next to upright refrigerator containing toxic substance not labeled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line. a. #10 can of marinara sauce Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on shelf above prep table on cooks line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelves of prep table is rusted.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Three 5 gallon containers of pickles stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Employee removed from floor and stored on pallet. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Light not functioning in warewashing area.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in cooler doors on cook line soiled with debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Reach-in cooler on cooks line interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.

Basic - Walk-in cooler blue shelf has pitted the surface.

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of hydrogen peroxide stored on shelf near 3 compartment sink.

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two #10 cans of seasoned black beans.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer used more than 4 hours ago, located on bottom shelf of prep table. Soda-gun located in bar area.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles located in bar area. Squeeze bottle with chemical substance on mop sink located outside not labeled

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on reach-in cooler on cook line. Brown cutting board located on bottom shelf of prep table.

Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Two #10 cans of seasoned black beans. Operator segregated cans. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to reach-in cooler.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored above prep table on cook line.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal pans located on shelf above 3 compartment.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Celery in pickle bucket stored on floor in walk-in cooler.

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored above prep table between plastic container.

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven used more than 24 hours ago.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in coolers and stand-alone refrigerator on cook line. Gasket on stand-alone reach-in freezer in kitchen.

Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Walk-in cooler located outside in back of establishment is not secured. Operator locked walk-in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside in back of establishment is not secured. Operator locked ice machine. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unidentified season on shelf near 3 compartment sink not identified by common name. Operator labeled seasoning with common name. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun interior located at the main bar just outside of the expo window shows mold like substance and accumulation of debris in interior of soda gun spray nozzle. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle in the three compartment sink area with purple liquid inside not labeled. Employee labeled as degreaser. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards in the kitchen show grooved cut marks. 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 located on shelf above steam table in the kitchen. Employee moved phone. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket is torn on the single door, stand up freezer located in the kitchen to the left of the stand up two door cooler to the right of the hand wash sink. Gaskets also torn on two door stand up freezer located to the left of the hand wash sink. Gasket torn on the glass chiller located in server area by the draft tap wall.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket shows accumulation of debris on the single door, stand up freezer located in the kitchen to the left of the stand up two door cooler to the right of the hand wash sink. Gaskets on keg cooler door located in kitchen to the left of the three compartment sink. Hoods in kitchen above the fryers show accumulation of grease and debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo containers not inverted properly. Employee flipped to go containers to correctly have inverted storage. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood at front bar are with the tap wall has wood shelves that are not properly sealed. Also wood not sealed at main bar just behind the expo window, untreated wood used for shelving base where cups dry on rack. Repeat Violation

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. In rear of restaurant where hose is installed. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: No vacuum breakers installed at the time of call back inspection. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Red and brown cutting boards in kitchen show cut grooves. Small white cutting board at the bar shows cut and groove marks. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Cove molding only missing behind the cook line in the kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of smoker behind building has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods on cook-line show accumulation of debris. Gaskets on three door deli cooler in kitchen shows tearing and accumulation of debris. Gaskets at bar below the mirrored liquor display. Bottom of cooler at front bar shows accumulation of debris inside cooler at bar on the end door by the outside window. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Trash receptacles not provided where needed in establishment. No trash receptacle by hand wash sink in rear of kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-04: Time Extended

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Hydrogen peroxide on shelf above food items in kitchen. Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed brisket cooked previous day not marked at reach in cooler by prep sink. Employee day dotted it. Corrected On-Site

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

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 shelf above food prep area. Employee removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Sour cream containers washed for reuse

Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Walk in cooler in parking lot must be locked at all times. Operator locked the cooler. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Deli turkey opened package no date mark.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. Soda guns at bar.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked brisket made on 10/17/2021 no date mark. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid in spray bottle at bar.