Waffle House 924

Observed coffee mugs stored face down on dirty trays. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS by cleaning.

Observed gallon of milk that expired 1/13 stored in front cooler. Milk and time/temperature control safety foods that are labeled as “keep refrigerated” and that are for sale or service to the consumer or used as an ingredient in other foods shall be immediately discarded and shall not be sold, served, or used after the manufacturer’s expiration date or the sell-by date. P

COS by discarding.

Observed water leak at 3-compartment sink pipes. Plumbing must be in good repair. Must fix.

Observed employee handle raw meat with gloved hands and fail to change gloves prior to handling ready-to-eat (RTE) foods; employee handle bread with contaminated gloves. If used, single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with ready-to-eat food or with raw animal food, used for no other purpose, and discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation. COS by discarding bread.

Observed all time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods in reach-in cooler nearest back kitchen entrance being cold held above 41°F. Ambient temperature of unit was 40.5°F however, all TCS foods ranged between 43-45°F. None of the items were recently prepped. COS by discarding.

Note: heater was blowing extremely hot at time of inspection and there is an air vent in close proximity to unit. Ambient temperature was measured after PIC lowered thermostat temperature. Heater may have been the cause of temperature abuse.

Observed grits in grill steam table being improperly hot holding below 135°F. Temperature of grits was 123°F due to no water being in steam well. COS by reheating. Water was added to steam well.

Observed egg mixer (far right of grill) not cleaned every 4 hours. Employee stated that they do not clean and sanitize during their entire shift (2-9PM). Mixer must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours at the minimum. Mixer was visibly dirty. Must clean and increase cleaning frequency in accordance with Rule.

Observed chili, gravy, and waffle batter not date marked. TCS foods prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. COS by discarding.

Observed no date on several cartons of hash browns. Per the Waffle House Variance, Waffle House, Inc. must prepare the hash browns in accordance to Basic American Foods’ instructions. These instructions indicate that all cartons must be date marked. COS by discarding.

Observed one chlorine sanitizer bucket at 0 ppm. Concentration must be between 50-100 ppm. COS by changing sanitizer.