Fire It Up BBQ

Observed bulk ice machine with excessive build up on side walls behind interior flap. CA: Food contact surfaces should be cleaned at a frequency to maintain cleanliness to sight and touch.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (sour cream, tub of ranch, ranch cups, BBQ ranch cups) improperly cold holding above 41F (see temp log). CA: Cold held TCS foods must maintain an internal temperature of 41F or below. COS: Per PIC, foods were out of temp for less than 4 hours and moved to the freezer to rapidly cool.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (cooked wings, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, potato salad) improperly cold holding above 41F (see temp log). CA: Cold held TCS foods must have an internal temperature of 41F or higher. COS: Per PIC, foods were out of temp for less than 4 hours and moved to the freezer to rapidly cool. Discussed proper set up and maintenance of an ice bath.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS food (cooked beef brisket, cooked pork) improperly hot holding below 135F (see temp log). CA: Hot held TCS food shall maintain an internal temperature of 135F or higher. COS: Foods were out of temperature for less than 4 hours and were rapidly re-heated to 165F.

Observed employee personal drink stored in reusable cup and stored on a food prep table. CA: Employee personal drinks stored in the kitchen must be in a single use cup with lid and straw and stored in designated areas away from food prep/storage. CA: PIC removed cup.

Observed cooked chicken wings with a label indicating they were prepped on 9/30 still in use past the 7 day expiration. CA: Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food that requires date marking shall be discarded if it exceeds 7 days. COS: PIC discarded wings.

Observed sanitizer bucket stored on food prep table with pans of food on and below it. CA: Toxic substances must be stored separately to prevent contamination. COS: Employee relocated sanitizer bucket.

Observed large, sealed containers of cooked collard greens cooling in the walk-in cooler at 95F. Observed baked beans prepped from room temperature ingredients cooling in large, lidded containers that were stacked on top of one another at 60F. CA: Cooling TCS foods shall be accomplished by an approved method (ex. placing food in shallow pans, uncovered, use of rapid cooling equipment, stirring, etc.). CA: PIC moved the collards to ice baths and unstacked and uncovered the baked beans.

Observed employee bathroom in kitchen with door open. CA: bathrooms shall be provided with a tight-fitting and self-closing door. COS: PIC closed door. Discussed installing a self-closure device.

Observed several vents throughout the facility with heavy dust build up on and around them, a ceiling vent cover missing and damaged ceiling that has insulation falling through. CA: physical facilities shall be maintained and kept in good repair. CA: Facility has 60 days to repair/replace.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods improperly cold holding above 41 degrees F. (see temp log). CA: All TCS foods must be cold held below 41 degrees F. COS: Ranch, sour cream, and shredded cheese were moved to RIC to rapidly cool. Catfish and cooked chicken wings were kept in RIC to cool.

Observed dishwasher with no detectable chemical sanitizer on test strips. CA: Chemical sanitizing dishwasher must have proper concertation of sanitizer. COS: Work order was placed to correct sanitizer levels. Three-comp sink must be used in meantime for all dishes.

Observed several cell phones on prep tables in kitchen. CA: All employee items must be kept in a designated area to prevent contamination. COS: Cell phones were moved to designated areas.

Observed multiple employees put on a clean pair of gloves before washing their hands to prep foods. Observed employees prep food, discard gloves, and put on a new pair when switching to the next task without washing their hands. CA: Discussed when to wash hands with all employees and PIC. Employees discarded gloves, washed their hands, and put on a new pair to prep food.

Observed ice machine not cleaned at a frequency necessary to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. CA: PIC had ice machine cleaned by employee.

Observed no measurable amount of sanitizer inside of sanitary bucket, dishwasher, and 3-compartment sink. CA: Notified PIC. PIC will need to have dishwasher and 3-compartment sink sanitizer pumps serviced. Until serviced, 3-compartment sink must be used and a chlorine bleach sanitizer must be used until pumps on the dishwasher and sink are serviced. <b> PIC must notify Health Department once cooler is fixed. </b>

Observed multiple employees in the kitchen prepping food without hair restraints. CA: PIC asked employees to put on hair restraints.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (chicken tenders and chicken wings) cold held at a temp greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: PIC discarded chicken tenders. PIC placed chicken wings into walk-in cooler to rapidly cool. PIC needs to have cooler serviced.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS food items (baked BBQ beans and Brunswick stew) hot held at a temperature below 135 F. CA: PIC rapidly reheated TCS foods to 165 F and placed them back into the warmer.

Observed ice machine and drink nozzles not cleaned at a frequency necessary to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. CA: PIC will have ice machine and drink nozzles deep cleaned.

Observed sanitizer in bucket reading 0ppm. CA: PIC replaced sanitizer in bucket with a new batch.

Observed multiple employees in the kitchen prepping food without hair restraints. CA: PIC asked employees to put on hair restraints.

Observed multiple boxes of single service items stored on the floor in the dry storage room. CA: Informed PIC that items must be at 6" off the floor.