WAFFLE HOUSE (Adairsville) 1101

Observed several employees wearing bracelets or watches while actively cooking and plating food. CA: Employees shall not wear jewelry, with the exception of a single band such as a wedding band, while prepping or handling food. COS: Employees removed jewelry

Observed employee personal food and drinks stored above facility food in WIC. CA: All employee personal items shall be stored in order to prevent potential contamination of facility food or equipment. COS: PIC relocated employee items

Observed employee enter kitchen from the outside via the back door then proceed to bust a table of dirty dishes and then she prepared a drink for a customer and ran food to a table without first washing her hands. CA: Employees should wash hands between changing tasks. COS: Employee washed her hands before continuing work

Observed shell eggs using time as a public health control past the 4-hour discard time. CA: Food items using time as a public health control starting at 41 degrees F must be discarded at the 4-hour mark. COS: Eggs discarded.

Observed pork chop and ground beef with boxes touching. CA: Items moved to proper location.

Observed TCS foods hashbrowns 45 degrees F, cheese 45 degrees F, lettuce 47 degrees F improperly cold holding on prep top cooler. Observed cream pie and milk improperly cold holding in reach in cooler. CA: All TCS foods must hold at 41 degrees or below. COS: Lettuce, cream pies and cheese discarded had been out for over 4 hours. Hashbrowns and milk placed into cooler to cooler to cool had been out less than 4 hours.

Observed toxic glass cleaner stored above single service articles. CA: Toxic items must be stored separate from food items and equipment. COS: Toxic bottle moved.

Observed employee handle fully cooked bacon with bare hands; bacon had fallen off the serving plate and with bare hands was moved back on to the plate. CA: Discussed with PIC. Bacon was discarded.

Observed improper separation of raw animal food and ready-to-eat/fully cooked foods in the walk-in cooler; tray of raw shell eggs was stored above half and half and touching cartons of chocolate milk on the same shelf. CA: Discussed with PIC. Eggs were relocated so they were stored based on minimum internal cook temp.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS food (hash browns) improperly cold holding above 41F in the reach-in cooler; see temp log. CA: Discussed with PIC. Unknown how long hash browns were out of temp and PIC discarded. All other foods in the cooler were at temp. Discussed proper methods of cooling and ensuring all foods are at 41F or lower when placed in the reach-in cooler.

Observed employee with painted nails handling raw bacon with no gloves on. CA: Discussed requirement to wear gloves while handling/prepping food if nails are painted/artificial.

Observed wet wiping cloths stored on the counter. CA: Spray sanitizer is in use rather than sanitizer buckets. A clean, single use paper towel must be used to wipe down surfaces if using the spray sanitizer method.

Observed live pests in several areas throughout the kitchen (walls, 3 compartment sink, clean dish storage). CA: Discussed with PIC. Dishes need to re-cleaned and stored in a different location until pest issue is resolved. Facility to email pest control records every two weeks.

Observed outer openings not protected; exterior back door propped open/not properly closed. CA: PIC closed the door.

Observed improper separation of raw animal food and ready-to-eat/fully cooked foods; in the reach-in cooler raw shell eggs were stored above chili, creamer, lettuce and tomato. In the walk-in cooler raw bacon was stored above fully cooked chicken sausage patties. CA: PIC reorganized food so it was stored by minimum internal cook temp.

Observed cook handle raw beef while wearing single use gloves, change gloves to handle ready-to-eat mushrooms without washing hands in between glove changes. Observed PIC handle cell phone while wearing single use gloves, then handle packages of chicken sausage in the walk-in cooler without removing soiled gloves, washing hands and donning clean gloves in between task change. CA: Discussed with PIC. Cook washed hands and put clean gloves on.

Observed front hand wash sink containing several spray bottles in it. Faucet was rotated so it was over top of the dish wash area and no longer in the hand wash sink. CA: Employee removed bottles and faucet was turned back so it could be used at the hand wash sink. Discussed requirement for all hand wash sinks to be accessible at all times and used for hand washing only.

Observed re-use of chemical spray bottles for a different chemical; manufacture label on spray bottle states "Sani-tyze food contact surface sanitizer," and in marker "bleach" has been written several times on the bottle. PIC stated that once the sanitizer is used up, the bottle gets rinsed and diluted bleach is added for cleaning the bathrooms. CA: Discussed purchasing empty spray bottles for the diluted bleach bathroom cleaner and not reusing bottles of toxic substances for other purposes.

Observed sanitizer bucket for kitchen stored directly on the floor. CA:PIC will move bucket so it is not stored directly on the floor.

Observed opened half gallon of chocolate milk in reach-in cooler not date marked. PIC stated milk was opened previous night. CA: PIC discarded milk and was educated on date marking procedures for holding opened containers of food over night

Observed bottle of sanitizer stored directly above togo plates and utensils and next to opened syrup dispensers. CA: PIC had employee move bottle to approved location

Observed cooks actively preparing food not wearing proper hair restraints. CA: PIC placed hat on and asked other cook to put hairnet or hat on

Observed facility displaying inspection report that is not most recent. CA: Discussed with PIC that most recent inspection report always has to be displayed regardless of score.

Observed raw chicken stored above raw hamburger meat in reach-in cooler by grill. CA: PIC moved chicken to bottom shelf

Observed raw shell eggs held on Time as a Public Health Control at the grill with no time marking. CA: Instructed PIC that eggs held on time as a public health control must always have a time marking. PIC discarded eggs

Observed a lack of food safety knowledge and training throughout the facility based on violation observations seen. CA: PIC will retrain employees to Health Department standards

Observed PIC not accessing training needs of employees based on several risk factor violations taking place in facility. CA: PIC will meet with Health Department to access topics to retrain employees on.

Observed open employee drink siting on food prep counter. CA: PIC discarded the drink

Observed front hand sink containing several bottles of dish soap and makin it inaccessible to use. CA: PIC removed bottles

Observed large metal fan blocking hand sink in back prep area making hand sink inaccessible. CA: PIC moved fan

Observed bulk ice machine not cleaned at a frequency necessary to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. CA: PIC will have employee clean ice machine at end of shift

Observed drink nozzle not cleaned at a frequency necessary to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. CA: PIC will have employee soak, wash and sanitize nozzles

Observed sanitizer bucket for kitchen stored directly on the floor. CA:PIC will put crate under the bucket

Observed waffle batter prepped at 10:30AM temping at 45F in tightly sealed containers in reach-in cooler. CA: Discussed proper cooling methods with PIC.

Observed busted gaskets in all reach-in coolers causing them to not be in good repair. CA: PIC will order new gaskets

Observed build-up of water and food in bottom of reach-in cooler. CA: PIC has repair man on the way to work on water issue. Employees will clean out the coolers

Observed floors under coolers, sinks, counters, ect with excessive grease and food debris accumulation. CA: PIC will have staff deep clean behind and under equipment

Observed severely broken tiles in dry stock room allowing wall to bend. Accumulation of food debris behind and on tiles and walls. CA: PIC will clean areas thoroughly

Observed sweep on back door broken and allowing light to enter. CA: PIC will have sweep prepared

Observed employee items (energy drinks and food) stored in an inappropriate location in reach-in cooler. CA: PIC moved employee items to an approved employee area.

Observed multiple time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods cold holding above 41 degrees in prep top cooler and reach-in cooler (prep top cooler: cubed ham- 43F; sliced tomatoes- 44F; hashbrowns- 53F; reach-in cooler: waffle batter- 44F; waffle batter- 50F; milk- 50F; see temperature chart). CA: Items on prep top cooler had been held for less than 4 hours. PIC immediately moved items to walk-in freezer to rapidly cool. Educated PIC on keeping lid of prep top cooler closed between uses and monitoring temps. Items in reach-in cooler had been held for longer than 4 hours. PIC discarded items holding in reach-in cooler. <b>Reach-in cooler must be serviced and must be rechecked by Health Department before bringing back into use.</b>

Observed ice machine not cleaned at a frequency necessary to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. CA: Educated PIC on ice machine cleaning frequency and informed PIC that interior of ice machine lid needs to be cleaned.

Observed employee at grill handle raw shell eggs with gloved hands, then handle ready to eat bread without changing gloves and washing hands between tasks. CA: Educated food employee and PIC on changing gloves and washing hands when changing tasks from working with raw foods to working with ready to eat foods. PIC discarded bread. Employee removed gloves, washed hands, and put on new pair of gloves.

Observed multiple time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods cold holding above 41 degrees Fahrenheit in prep top cooler by grill area (diced ham- 48F; sliced cheese- 45F; cubed tomatoes- 49F; sliced tomatoes- 49F; lettuce- 45F; see temperature chart). CA: Discussed with PIC. PIC stated that items had been held in prep top cooler for less than 4 hours. PIC immediately moved items to walk-in freezer to rapidly cool to 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less. <b>Call Health Department to recheck prep top cooler if requiring service.</b>

Observed time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food hot holding below 135 degrees Fahrenheit in rear area steam well (gravy- 121F; see temperature chart). CA: PIC immediately moved gravy to grill to properly reheat to 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Observed raw shell eggs held on Time as a Public Health Control at the grill with no time marking. CA: Instructed PIC that eggs held on time as a public health control must always have a time marking.

Observed mechanical dish machine not reading final rinse temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit per manufacturer's specifications. Final rinse temperature reading at 150 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: Discussed with PIC. Facility will use three compartment sink for dish washing until mechanical dish machine can be serviced.

Observed pipe below handwashing sink backing up and causing water to pool below handwashing sink. CA: Informed PIC that plumbing below handwashing sink must be maintained in good repair. PIC will have handwashing sink plumbing serviced.

Observed multiple Time and Temperature Control for Safety foods not cold held ≤41°F in the front reach in cooler: salsa 58°F, milk 56°F, chocolate milk 57°F, hanging thermometer 58°F; see temps. PIC stated maintenance is working on replacing parts on the cooler. CA: Instructed PIC that TCS foods must be kept in the proper temperature range in a working cooler and this cooler cannot be used for food storage until it has been repaired and verified to be holding. PIC had employees move the food items to different coolers. *Cooler cannot be used for food storage until temperatures have been verified by the Health Department.

Observed raw shell eggs held on Time as a Public Health Control at the grill with no time marking. CA: Instructed PIC that the eggs held on time must always have a time marking.